Hot Shots : Diane Meyer
Artist Statement
Using photography as my primary medium, I have long been interested in American mythos, humor, narrative clichés, and cinematic traditions that become restaged in unexpected ways. I often meld popular culture with historical inquiry, choosing to blur distinctions between reality and fiction. I often choose a theme and create an installation involving many bodies of work on that theme which play off and create a dialogue with one another. While my practice is rooted in photography, I use a wide range of other mediums and strategies in my work, including sculpture and installation. The first two images that I have submitted are from a recent project in which I created and photographed sculptural installations that I built in the Sleeper Car of a cross-country train. The third image is from a recent project that explores the American West as invented space and the means in which mythology displaces history.
Biography
Diane Meyer’s work has been exhibited in solo exhibitions at AIR Gallery, NYC, The Society for Contemporary Photography, Kansas City, and The 18th Street Arts Center in Santa Monica as well as numerous group shows in the United States and Canada including The Center for Photography at Woodstock, NY; The Helsinki Biennale; CUE Art Foundation, NYC; NEXT Art Fair, Chicago; The Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids; The Seaport Cultural Center, NYC; Cuchifritos Gallery, NYC; Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, NYC; Lennox Contemporary, Toronto; Rotunda Gallery, NYC; Jen Bekman Gallery, NYC; Spaces Gallery, Cleveland; Jessica Murray Projects, NYC; Arthouse, Austin; and the Holter Museum of Art, Helena amongst other places. She has been an artist in residence with the 18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica; the CUE Art Foundation, NYC; Smack Mellon, NYC; and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Residency in the Woolworth Building. Grants include those from the California Council for the Humanities California Stories Fund (2008) and the Durfee Foundation (2005). She received a BFA in Photography from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts and an MFA in Visual Arts from The University of California, San Diego. She is currently as Assistant Professor of Photography at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.