Diana Nicosia maintains art studios in Boston, Massachusetts and Gulf Stream, Florida. She also lived and worked in her home and studio in Italy for over twenty years.
EDUCATION
R. H. lves Gammell Studio, Boston, MA
Wheaton College, Norton, MA Bachelor of Arts
Colby Sawyer College, New London, NH Associate of Arts
Massachusetts College of Art (State Scholarship Program), Boston, MA
MUSEUM COLLECTION
Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, New York, NY
Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Intrepid SEA • AIR • SPACE Museum, New York, NY
PROFESSIONAL HONORS
Invited by Sir Winston Churchill’s family to paint at Chartwell, England
Invited by the Vatican to paint the private Papal Gardens
Invited by the Government of Kuwait to paint “Tides of War: The Oil Fires of Kuwait”
First Artist to receive the Terzo Millenio award from the Italian Consulate in New York City
Trustee of The Foundation for Ethnobiology, Oxford College, England
Invited by Brazilian government to photograph and paint the rainforest at the Smithsonian
Institution’s project in the Amazon
Invited by Trustees of Versailles to paint at Claude Monet’s Giverny, France
Appeared on “Today Show” featuring painting donated to the Massachusetts Society of
Prevention of Cruelty to Children
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
David Findlay
Gallery, New York, NY, 2009
Philips Galleries,
Palm Beach, FL 2008
The Vault Gallery, Boston Private Bank & Trust Company, 2007, Boston, MA
Beyond Decor Fine Arts Gallery, Palm Beach, FL 2007
The Ritz – Carlton Hotel, 2006, 2007, New York, NY
The Ritz – Carlton Hotel, Marina Del Ray, CA, 2006
Beyond Decor Fine Arts Gallery, Palm Beach, FL 2006
The Ritz – Carlton Hotel, 2005, 2004, New York, NY
Comenos Fine Arts, 2003, Boston, Ma
Horton Gallery, 2002, Philadelphia, PA
Gasan Gallery, 2002, Seoul, S. Korea
Congro Gallery, 2002, Seoul, S. Korea
Horton Gallery, 2001, Philadelphia, PA
Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, 1999, New York, NY
The Vault Gallery, Boston Private Bank & Trust Company, 1998, Boston, MA
Al-Funoon Gallery, Dhahiat Abdulla Al-Salem, 1997, Kuwait
National US—Arab Chamber of Commerce, 1997, Washington, DC
The Union League Club, 1996, New York, NY
La Voile Rouge, 1994, Miami Beach, FL
Gainsborough’s House, 1993, Sudbury, UK
Rougham Estate, 1993, Bury St., Edmunds, UK
The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, 1993, Palm Beach, FL
Ergane Gallery, 1992, New York, NY
Roy Miles Gallery, 1992, London, UK
Rochan Gallery, 1991, Belgravia, London, UK
Third Avenue Gallery, 1991, Denver, CO
Nicole C. Gallery, 1990, Boston, MA
Sandra Higgins Fine Arts, 1990, London, UK
The World Trade Center, 1990, Boston, MA
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 1990, Boston, MA
Gallery on the Square, 1989, San Francisco, CA
The Oliver Building, 1989, Boston, MA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Beyond Decor Fine Arts Gallery, “Timeless Icons”, 2006, Palm Beach, FL
Mara-a-Lago, 2006, Palm Beach
Nantucket Preservation Trust Showhouse, 2005, Nantucket, MA
Beyond Decor Fine Arts Gallery, 2006, Palm Beach, FL
The National Arts Club, 2003, The Twelfth Annual Roundtable Exhibition, New York, NY
Horton Gallery, 2002, 2001, Philadelphia
Intrepid SEA • AIR • SPACE Museum, 1999, New York, NY
The Society For The Formative Arts, 14th International Biennial, 1996, Kuwait
Sherri French Gallery,
1993, Palm Beach, FL
Ergane Gallery,
1993, New York, NY
International Contemporary
Art Fair, 1990, London, UK
The World Trade
Center, 1989, Boston, MA
Alfred J. Walker
Fine Arts, 1988, Boston, MA
CORPORATE SPONSORS
BOSTON PRIVATE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
THE RITZ-CARLTON CLUB
ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
AMERICAN EXPRESS
BANK OF BOSTON, FLORIDA
THE BOSTON FIVE
TUCKER ANTHONY INCORPORATED
SELECTED CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
A.W. Perry Co. Inc., Boston, MA
Boston Private Bank & Trust Company, Boston, MA
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company, London, UK
Carnelian Investments, London, UK
Edward R. Broida Trust, Los Angeles, CA
Friends of Art and Preservation in American Embassies, Washington, DC
Gannet, Welsh & Kotler, Boston, MA
Himmel MKDG, Boston, MA
Hiroshi Itoh and Company, Tokyo, Japan
James J. Binns, Esq., Philadelphia, PA
London and New York Estates, London, UK
Petronel, London, UK
Saudi Arabia Marketing & Refining Company, New York, NY
Trammell Crow, Dallas, Texas
Trans National Group, Boston, MA
Westfield Capital Management, Boston, MA
REVIEW HIGHLIGHTS
“Diana Nicosia’s art has taken her all over the world… She paints in a series… even though each series focuses on a different locale, there are similarities. Nicosia depicts heroes in her Baseball Legends Series… but something is legendary about her Italian Landscapes, too… Tuscany is about Chianti and vineyards, but it’s also about the Etruscans, ruins, the Romans, aqueducts—all of which are wrapped in myth and history, she said. Such artwork adds passion, atmosphere and a strong sense of place to a room”.
Christine Davis—“Palm Beach Post” November 2005
“The Brazilian rain forest is a great mystery, which Ms. Nicosia affords through a hushed tone that features a palette that is all nuance. In various scenes, there is an openness and spare intent that captures the essence of the land in a few needed brushstrokes accompanied by a logical progression.”
R. B. Strauss—“University City Review” January 2002
“The world of Diana Nicosia is without limits, such as her inspirations…”
Consul General Giorgio Radicati—“Oggi” November 1999
“…In the letter of His Holiness Pope John Paul II to Artists, which was published on Easter Sunday of this year, the Pope recalled that the dialogue between the Church and artists has been long and fruitful, unbroken through two thousand years of history. This dialogue has not been dictated by historical accident or practical need, but it is rooted in the very essence of both religious experience and artistic creativity… And so, I am very pleased that Mrs. Nicosia can claim her work in the Vatican Gardens as a spiritual experience. I believe that as we enjoy the beauty of her work, we too will understand the transcendence and serenity illustrated in these paintings…”
Remarks of His Excellency Archbishop Renato R. Martino Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations at Casa Zerilli-Marimò, November 1999
“Brilliant Work”… an important show
“BBC Television” May 1993
“Diana Horton Nicosia cares passionately about the current thoughtless, greedy destruction of the rainforest…the finest (even if they do nudge the limits of super-realism) are the vast landscapes, with tropical palm foliage silhouetted against the hills and mists behind. The space and mystic vibrancy are memorable; I would say some of the most romantic jungle views I have seen… The physical content of all these pictures is subtle enough still to be art; their message is powerful enough to give them great urgency.”
Graham Hughes—“Arts Review” November 1991
“Paintings by Boston-born Diana Nicosia illustrate the contrasts between the spiritual beauty and violent history of Maremma, in the coastal area northwest of Rome…Fortunately, one need not wince at the thought of saccharine postcard memories. Instead, a group of quite sophisticated abstract works greet the viewer. The last phase of Nicosia’s development of each work, when she interprets a small area of the landscape—“the spiritual core”—through abstraction onto a large canvas, is handled excellently.”
Jane Ehrlich—“The American” October 1990
“Diana Nicosia’s work arises from the fairly conservative tonal landscape painting by local New England artists. Her more recent oil canvases take on the appearance of abstract fragments of her earlier representative landscapes, but interpreted on a much larger scale with deliberate geometric elements inserted to stress structure. They are works of considerable emotional power and are increasingly attracting the attention of British and Middle East collectors”.
Dr. Sasha Grishin—“The Canberra Times” April 1991
“Diana Nicosia’s color, saturated canvases sing with the buzz of insects and steam with tropical humidity.”
Jan Sjostrom—“Palm Beach Daily News” February 1993
“Diana Nicosia’s latest series: Tides of War: The Oil Fires of Kuwait are beautiful in an eerie sort of way”
Dan Cuellar—“Action News WPVI TV” March 1996
CLUB MEMBERSHIPS
St. Botolph Club
The National Arts Club, New York, NY
The Boston Athenaeum
Additional information available at www.diananicosia.com and by appointment in Boston or Florida.