Photo by Sally Twickler Johnston

Photo by Sally Twickler Johnston

Diana Zipeto

Diana Zipeto studied painting and illustration at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. She has exhibited in group and solo exhibitions, including the Ceres Gallery in New York, the Jonathan Ferrara Gallery in New Orleans, and numerous Massachusetts galleries. Her paintings are in private collections and institutes in the United States. In 2021 and 2017, she received artist grants from the Lowell Cultural Council to produce group and solo exhibits. She lives in Lowell, MA, and works in Lowell's energizing artist community at Western Avenue Studios.

Solo Exhibitions

2022 Resonance, Galatea Fine Art, Boston, MA
2021 The Liberty Series, The Flower Mill, Lowell, MA
2021 Virtue Signaling, Galatea Fine Art, Boston, MA
2020 Tectonics, Galatea Fine Art, Boston, MA
2018   In The Folds, Firehouse Gallery, Newburyport, MA

Two-Person Exhibitions

2019 Complex Systems, Conant Gallery, Groton, MA
2018   Color Play/Paper Folds, Uncharted Gallery, Lowell, MA

Select Group Exhibitions

2021 85th Regional Exhibition, Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA
Women in Abstraction, virtual gallery, New Art Center @ Trio, Newton, MA
Comm•unity, Brush Art Gallery, Lowell, MA
2020 ART4EQUALITY X Life, Liberty and The Pursuit of Happiness
The Untitled Space, NY, NY
2020 Red, White and Blue, Loading Dock Gallery, Lowell, MA
2020 Light from Above: Emerging Out of Isolation, Galatea Gallery, Boston, MA
2019 Freedom: Art as the Messenger, Cato Institute, Washington, D.C.
2018   83rd Regional Exhibition, Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA
           Juror: Francine Weiss, Senior Curator at the Newport Art Museum
2018   New England, Arts League of Lowell, Lowell, MA
2018   Women Looking at Women II, Artspace Gallery, Maynard, MA
2017   Saints, Sluts and Sirens, UnchARTed Gallery, Lowell, MA
2017   Unmentionables, Loading Dock Gallery, Lowell, MA
2017   No Dead Artists, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2017   New England Collective VIII, Galatea Gallery, Boston, MA
           Juror: Charles Giuliano, Publisher/Editor, Berkshire Fine Arts
2017   Mon•o•chrome, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2017   Habitat/ion, Bakalar Gallery, Massachuestts College of Art, Boston, MA
2017   Women Looking at Women, ALL Greenwald Gallery, Lowell, MA
2017   WAGE ON! Women, Art, and Money, Ceres Gallery, New York City, NY
           Juror: Helga Christoffersen, Assistant Curator, New Museum, NY
2017   Women in Jeopardy, MRT Gallery, Lowell, MA
2017   20 Lessons from the 20th Century, LTC, Lowell, MA
2016   Juried show, Newburyport Art Association, Newburyport, MA
           Jurors: Paula Estey, Paula Estey Gallery, Newburyport
            Sandra Lepore, Lepore Fine Art Gallery, Newburyport

2016   100 Years of Women in Government, Dole Gallery, Crystal Lake, IL
           Sponsored by Illinois State Representative Barbara Wheeler
2016   Juried show, Abigail/1710, MRT Gallery, Lowell, MA
           Juror: Tlaloc Rivas, Director
2016    Members Show, Newburyport Art Association, Newburyport, MA
2016    Alienation, National Juried Show, The Loading Dock Gallery, Lowell, MA
2016    Juried show, 45 Plays for 45 Presidents, MRT Gallery, Lowell, MA
2016    Art Projections, The Brewery Complex, Jamaica Plain, MA
2016    Juried show, The White Chip, MRT Gallery, Lowell, MA
2013    Juried show, Whistler House Museum, Lowell, MA
2013    Lowell Illustrators’ Show, Zeitgeist Gallery, Lowell, MA
2012    Juried show, Whistler House Museum, Lowell, MA
2012    Regional Juried Show, Newburyport Art Association, Newburyport, MA
2012    Members Show, Newburyport Art Association, Newburyport, MA
2011     Juried show, Whistler House Museum, Lowell, MA
2011     Hair of the Dog, Essex Art Center, Lawrence, MA
2011     Looking at Lowell, Whistler House Museum, Lowell, MA
2011     Les Femmes, Arts League of Lowell, Lowell, MA
2011     The Sketchbook Project, Brooklyn Art Library, NY
2010    Off the Wall, Danforth Art Museum, Framingham, MA    
            Juror: Jen Mergel, Sr. Curator, MFA; Helen Molesworth, Chief Curator, ICA
2008   Juried show, Essex Art Center, Lawrence, MA    
            Juror: Carole Anne Meehan, Curator, ICA, Boston, MA
2007   100 Under 100, Gallery 181, Lawrence, MA
2007   Juried show, Essex Art Center, Lawrence, MA
2007   Landscapes/Mindscapes, Gallery 181, Lawrence, MA
2007    artSEEN Project, Lawrence, MA
2007    Our Town, Inaugural Event, North Andover, MA
2006    100 Under 100, Gallery 181, Lawrence, MA
2006    Juried show, Essex Art Center, Lawrence, MA    
             Juror: Brian Allen, Director, Addison Gallery, Andover, MA
2006    Seekers and Visions, Gallery 181, Lawrence, MA

Bibliography/Video

2022 Carrigan, Hannah. “Rendering Disorder: Diana Zipeto’s Resonance Grapples with Loss.” Artscope Magazine. November/December 2022.
2021 Morris, E. “6 Art Galleries to Safely Visit in Person this Winter.” ArtsBoston. 16 Feb. 2021. Web.
2020 Shurtleff, S. “Fall for ArtoberFest.” Lowell Sun. 1 Oct. 2020. Web.
2020 “May/June 2020 Centerfold.” Artscope Magazine, Boston Publishing House LLC, 18 May 2020. Web.
2020 “Western Avenue Artist Talk: Diana Zipeto.” YouTube, uploaded by Marte Media, 12 June 2020, Web.
2020 Bennett, S. “Artist Profile: Diana Zipeto.” Blog. Galatea Fine Art. 16 Jan. 2020. Web.
2018   So To Speak. Online Journal. Summer 2018. Web.
2017    ‘Women Looking at Women’ Kicks Off Women’s Week.” Blog. Nancye’s World. 8 Feb. 2017. Web.
2015    "Local Artist Diana Zipeto’s Collage & Object Paintings at Carry Out Cafe." North of Boston Magazine. N.p., 11 Sept. 2015. Web.
2006    "Seekers and Visions Exhibit Blends Spirituality, Art." Lawrence Eagle Tribune 2006: n. pag. Print.

Exhibits Organized/Curated

2021   Liberty Series, Lowell, MA
2018   Women Looking at Women II, Maynard Artspace Gallery, Maynard, MA
2017   Women Looking at Women, ALL Greenwald Gallery, Lowell, MA

Grants/Residencies

2022 Finalist, Dementia Spring Grant Award
2021     Lowell Cultural Council/Massachusetts Cultural Council grant
2020 Florence Residency, Feminist Art Collective (postponed)
2017     Lowell Cultural Council/Massachusetts Cultural Council grant

Affiliations

Galatea Gallery, Boston, Artist Member
Loading Dock Gallery, Lowell, Artist Member
Western Avenue Studio Artist Association, Member

Education

2006    BFA, Massachusetts College Of Art and Design
1991 Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Training

2020 Assets for Artists, North Adams, MA
2017     Assets for Artists, North Adams, MA
2009    Essex Art Center, Lawrence, MA
2000    Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA

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