Ann Diener
Education
MFA, University of California, Santa Barbara
BA, University of California, Los Angeles
Magna Cum Laude
One Person Exhibitions
2008 Cathedrals of Commerce, Edward Cella Art + Architecture,Santa Barbara, California - October
2008 Growth, Bank, Los Angeles California - Jan.19 - Mar. 1
2004 Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, California, Exploring Borders
(selected by Elizabeth East, LA Louver Gallery, Los Angeles for CAF’s Call for Entries Competition), catalogue with essay by Colin Gardner
2001 Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, California, Alias Wavefront, The Blue Wall
1994 Parnas Gallery, Santa Monica, California
Selected Group Exhibitions
2008 Group Drawing Exhibition, Otis College of Art and Design
2007 Welcome to Our Neighborhood, Edward Cella Art + Architecture
2007 ArtLa (Bank), Santa Monica, CA
2007 Preview Berlin (Bank), Berlin, Germany
2007 Pulse London (Bank), London, England
2006 Sprawl, bank gallery, Los Angeles, California
2006 draw, paper, scissors, Domestic Setting, Los Angeles, California
2006 ArtLA, Santa Monica, Bank, Los Angeles California 2006 Aqua Art Fair, Miami, Bank, Los Angeles, California 2005 Aqua Art Fair, Miami, Bank, Los Angeles, California
2005 M Theory, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, California
2005 North by Northwest, Hunsaker Schlesinger Fine Art, Santa Monica, California 2002 Small Images, Sullivan Goss Fine Arts, Santa Barbara, California
2002 Formulations, Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, California 2001 Friends of Paul Tuttle , University Art Museum, University of California, Santa Barbara
2001 Sketchy, Acuna-Hansen Gallery, Los Angeles, California 2000 Hot Summer Color, Frame, Santa Barbara, California
1999 Wallworks, LA Artcore, Los Angeles, California
1998 Venice Art Walk, Venice, California
1997 U.C.S.B. Womens' Center Fall Exhibition, Obsessions
1995 Art About Town, Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, California
1994 Parnas Gallery, Santa Monica, California, Drawing Exhibition
Reviews
Los Angeles Times, “Drawings capture dangerous energy”, Christopher Knight, January 2008
Santa Barbara News-Press, “Here comes the neighborhood”, Josef Woodward, March 2007
Art on Paper, “Draw, Paper, Scissors”, Peter Frank, Sept/Oct 2006
Los Angeles Times, “Artists who stand out from the group”, Christopher Knight, June 2006
Los Angeles Times, “What this group can do with paper”, Leah Ollman, June 2, 2006
Los Angeles Times, “Affordable Art ? Right this way”, Scott Timberg, August 25, 2005
Santa Barbara Independent, “Drawing Outside the Lines”, Sanam Petri, October, 2004
Santa Barbara News-Press, “Exploded enclosures”, Josef Woodard, September 24, 2004
Artweek, “Sketchy at Acuna-Hansen Gallery”, David DiMichele, October 2001
Santa Barbara Independent, “Hot Summer Color: Works by Tony Askew, David Dahl, and Ann Diener”, D.J. Palladino, August 24, 2000
Santa Barbara News-Press, “The Long Hot Summer”, Joan Crowder, September 1, 2000
Professional Experience
2007 Lecturer, University of California, Santa Barbara
2007 Lecturer, Department of Art, University of California, Santa Barbara
2006 Speaker, Saigon Biennale Company, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
2005 Speaker, Otis College of Art and Design
2005 Slide Registry, The Drawing Center, New York, New York
2004-2003 Curator, The Glass Box, Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA
2004-2003 Search Committee, Executive Director, Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA
2003 Panelist, Drawing: Personal Journeys, talk in conjunction with FINE LINES, drawings from the collection of Wynn Kramarsky,Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum
2003-1999 Board member, Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA
Awards
2005 Dissertation Fellowship, University of California, Santa Barbara, California
2005 Abrams Prize, given to an outstanding graduate student in the arts at the University of California, Santa Barbara
2004 Abrams Prize
2004 Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, Inter-disciplinary Humanities Center, University of California, Santa Barbara
2004 Israel Levitan Graduate Award, University of California, Santa Barbarae
2005-2003 Teaching Assistant, University of California, Santa Barbara
Publications
2005 New American Paintings, MFA Annual
2004 New American Paintings, Pacific Coast Edition
Public Collections
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Prudential Insurance Company of America