Dyanna Dimick

Dyanna Dimick explores the human relationship with the natural world.

Dyanna perpetually collects materials for tools and inspiration. She selects pieces that catch her eye, choosing them for their initial color, texture or shape. The act of collecting keeps her attuned to her direct environment. By repurposing items and by being resourceful with her materials, Dyanna challenges her own consumption habits and promotes an ecological consciousness.
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Her artwork features a balance of natural visual elements and man-made materials, with items like sun-bleached plastic and vintage paper serving as the foundation for many of her pieces. These materials act as visual inspiration whether they make it into the finished piece or not. Dyanna captures a snapshot of her environment through her these carefully selected materials. She keeps a balance between a pleasant abstract aesthetic with muted natural colors and less refined materials. Dyanna's use of these materials reflects the intrusion of man-made objects into our natural environment and the complex relationship between humanity and the natural world.
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Dyanna’s signature lexicon of saw blade waves represent the interplay between the harshness of the industrial and organic softness of ...

Fine Art, sculpture emphasis

SELECT SOLO EXHIBITIONS/GRANTS

2021 Float, Avenue 12 Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2020 Weight, Avenue 12 Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2019 POP, The Great Highway Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Whose House, Avenue, San Francisco, CA
2017 Becoming The Beach, The Great Highway Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Vanity ll, The Laundry, San Francisco, CA
2016 Fall OS Show, Joy Gallery, San Francisco, CA

SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021 In Balance, Heron Arts, San Francisco, CA
Robo Art, i.d.e.a Museum, Mesa, AZ
Altered and Reimagined, Village Theatre Art Gallery, Danville, CA
Earth Action Initiative, UC Berkeley, CA
2020 Fragments ARC Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Future Tense, Drawing Room SF, San Francisco, CA
Root Division’s Annual Art Auction, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
Earth Action, UC Berkeley Campus, Pauley Ballroom, Berkeley, CA
Snap, ARC Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2019 Vol. 14 Sketchbooks, The General By Vans, Brooklyn, NY
Vol. 14 California Sketchbooks, Los Angeles, CA The Other Art Fair
2018 100 Under 100, Fleet Wood, San Francisco, CA
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