Ellen Dieter

Living between San Diego and Honolulu, I am always practicing being where I am. Life and art are a journey, contemplating and discovering relationships, going deeper, skimming the surface, there are so many aspects and possibilities of adding to and taking away. We are all connected in some way and I tend to push and pull, battle with the senses and the formats until a place of happy angst is found. A place where I can say, ok, yes. The work/life evolves organically with constant intent combined with reckless abandon. The push/pull of life....

Cooper School of Art, Cleveland Institute of Art, Les Arts Appliques a Paris

Living abroad for over a decade.

Continuing with workshops and learning on a daily basis through travel and life in general.

2021 - TWA at the Oceanside Museum of Art - NOW. Twenty Women Artists will bring their view on The world today in a diverse, creative, thought provoking exhibition.

Art Auction at Oceanside Museum of Art March 28, 2020
All three of my works sold.

EXHIBITION HISTORY:
SOLO EXHIBITS:

2017-2018 Color, Joy, Shape, Vitality. Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside California
2017 Below the Surface - Martha Pace Swift Gallery, San Diego, CA
2017 D.B.A. - Cedar Street Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii
2015 The Street Where You Live - Martha Pace Swift Gallery, San Diego, CA
2014 Mostly Charcoal, A Little Fire - San Diego Art Institute, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA
2014 I Wouldn't Be Here Today Two Years Ago - L Street Gallery - San Diego, CA
2014 Surrender to the Muse - San Diego Art Department, CA
2013 This'a Way or That'a Way - San Diego Art Institute - Balboa Park, San Diego, CA
2013 Crossing the Divide - (with Pia Stern) L Street Gallery, San Diego, CA
2012 Choices Made - Cedar Street Galleries, Honolulu, HI
2012 Push/Pull - San Diego Art Institute, - Balboa Park, San Diego, CA
2011 Life on Broadway - Alexander Salazar Fine Art Gallery - DT San Diego
2010 Brushes With LIfe - Martha Pace Swift Gallery – Liberty Station, SD CA
2009 COLLABORATION – SDAI Museum of the Living Artist, Nov. San Diego, CA
2009 Faces. Market Street Gallery, Jan. And July
2007 Widening Circles, Scripps Hospital – Arts For Healing
2007 Widening Circles, Infusion Gallery – Los Angeles, CA
2006 ArtWalk San Diego, CA
2006 Ray@Nite – Expressive Arts Gallery – San Diego, CA
2005 RAY@NITE – Expressive Arts Gallery – San Diego, CA
2004 RAY@NITE - Expressive Arts Gallery – San Diego, CA
2003 ArtWalk San Diego, CA
Power House Gallery – Cleveland, Ohio
1991 Bank Street Gallery – Cleveland, Ohio
L’Avant Sceine Galerie – Paris, France
Galerie Des Trois Amis – Paris, France
Galerie du Balley – Paris, France


GROUP EXHIBITS:
2019-2020 Oceanside Museum
2017 The Contemporary Show, Association of Hawaiian Artists
2017 Oceanside Museum of Art Artist Alliance at the Museum - jurors Katie Mcguire
2017 Documents and Pictures, SDMAAG, Poway, CA - juror Mark-Elliot Lugo 2nd place
2016 Group Show - Hyde Gallery Grossmont College, San Diego, CA
2016 Sunny Side of the Street - Arton30th - Vol de Joir, 1st place, Liz Jardine juror
2016 Aloha Show - Association of Hawaiian Artists, Honolulu - 2nd place for Journey of Discovery - Mark Brown, Juror
2015 San Diego Art Fair - with Adelman Fine Art Gallery - CA
2015 La Jolla Art Association Annual B&W exhibition - First Place for Mud Bath - CA
2015 International Juried Exhibition - SDAI, San Diego, CA
2015 Aloha Show - Honolulu Hale - ASA - Honolulu, HI
2015 San Diego Dreaming - Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA
2014 OMA/Herbert B. turner Gallery-Artist Alliance Juried Exhibition III
2014 Southern California/Baja Norte Bi-Annual juried exhibit, SDAI/MoLA
2014 OMA/Herbert B. turner Gallery-Artist Alliance Juried Exhibition II
2013 35th Annual Japanese Chamber of Commerce "Commitment to Excellence" Art Show, HI
2013 North County Society of Fine Arts April Juried Show
2013 San Diego Museum of the Living Artist, monthly Regional and 1 Foot exhibits
2012 San Diego Museum of theLiving Artist, monthly Regional and 1 Foot juried exhibits
2012 North County Society of Fine ARts April Open Show - Commendation Award for Fishing
2011 Association of Hawaiian Artists 42nd Annual Contemporary Show, 3rd place award
2011 Honolulu Hale - Group Show with Association of Hawaiian Artists
2011 57 Degrees - Group Show with