artistic cv
diana aldrete, phd
education
University at Albany, SUNY — Ph.D. — 2014
Marquette University — M.A. — 2005
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee — B.A. — 2003
exhibitions
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
5.2.22-5.6.22: Invisible Suffering at Trinity College. Garmany Hall in Austin Arts Center; Trinity College; Hartford, CT. Exhibition Catalogue can be found here.
3.10.22 - 4.5.22: Invisible Suffering at Charter Oak Cultural Center; Hartford, CT.
GROUP EXHIBITS
8.16.21: 2021 Pride Virtual Art Show for New London Pride.
2.14.21: “Ice Cave” included in the Queer One Show at Free Center, Middletown as part of the OPENwALL edition 2.
10.23.20: “Jazz” written during quarantine and showcased at Free Center’s first Safe Spaces Exhibition ed. 01 in Middletown, CT.
6.22.19: “Pride” included in #Art2Unite2 held at ArtSpace in Hartford, CT. The painting was sold and the proceeds were donated to the funds associated to #Art2Unite2 to help local organizations.
performance AND PARTICIPATION history
11.9.21: “Invisible Suffering” conversation with Christina Heatherton, sponsored by the Trinity College Social Justice Initiative.
10.23.21: Honoring Latin Poets - Virtual Poetry Reading, sponsored by the Hartford Public Library and Margaret Gibson, CT Poet Laureate.
4.2021: “Ice Cave” painting included in Kaleidoscope’s inaugural literary and arts peer-reviewed journal from Long Wharf Theater.
2.28.21: Recitation of poem “Say Her Name” in Hartford Public Library’s NEA’s Big Read kickoff.
2.21.21: “Flow” included in audiovisual collaboration with Cuatro Punto’s “Coming Home: A Hartford Collage” and community conversation.
12.9.20: Musical and Poetry performance in A Little Bit of Death V at Long Wharf Theater. Video of performance can be shared upon request.
8.10.20: 2020 Pride Virtual Art Show for New London Pride.
4.25.20: “Warm Embrace” included in audiovisual collaboration with Cuatro Punto’s “Cross-Atlantic Quarantine Sessions” with violinist Elinor Speirs.
4.21.20: “The Reel” short story included in online magazine Powerful Latinas Rising.
4.20-5.20: “#ArtUnquarantined” – facilitated free virtual workshops via Instagram and email list with fellow abstract visual artist Rebecca Maloney as a response to the quarantine shutdown of 2020.
INTERVIEWS AND ARTICLES WRITTEN ABOUT MY ARTWORK
3.22.21: “The Restless Artist: Diana Aldrete on Academia and Endless Creativity” – interview by Dan Deutsch at the Greater Hartford Arts Council.
2.24.21: “Artist Profile: Meet Diana Aldrete” – interview by Steve Scarpa from the Hartford Public Library.
12.10.21: “‘A Little Bit Of Death’ Comes Alive On Film” – article write up from performance in A Little Bit of Death V from the Greater New Haven Arts Council.
12.10.21: “‘A Little Bit Of Death’ Captures A Lot Of Life” – article write up from performance inA Little Bit of Death Vfrom Brian Slattery at the New Haven Independent.
INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED AND ARTICLES WRITTEN
10.31.20: “Interview: Jenny Lorenzo” – via digital magazine Powerful Latinas Rising. Interview with Jenny Lorenzo, a first generation Cuban-American content creator, actor, and comedian. Lorenzo was a video producer for We Are MiTu and one of the co-founders of Buzzfeed’s Pero Like, and is now creating content that can speak to aspects of the Latino experience through the creation of different characters, including her well-known role as the endearing Abuela. In this interview Jenny discusses her struggles in the industry, and creating characters that call on her nostalgia.
9.11.20: “Article: Artivism in the Time of Uncertainty” – via digital magazine Powerful Latinas Rising. This article explores the artist that are joining their creative expression with a form of activism to push conversations on several social issues such as immigration. This article focuses on the border as a canvas for some artists.
6.29.20: “Interview: Jasmin Agosto; La Sala Femme: Creating Queer Spaces Amid COVID-19” – via digital magazine Powerful Latinas Rising. Since the creation of SageSeeker Productions, Jasmin Agosto has been creating imaginative spaces with her series La Sala Femme whose purpose is in “centering the artistry of Black womxn, womxn of color, non-binary, trans, and queer folx of color”. La sala (or the living room) has often been a space for community building. Since its inception on May 12th, 2018, La Sala Femme has been based in Hartford, CT, but Saturday, May 16th, would have been the first time it changed locations into New Haven, CT. However, given the restrictions on social distancing, this was the first iteration of the series in a virtual setting, conducted both via Zoom and Facebook LIVE.
4.30.20: “Navigating Lack of Belonging and Diversity in Higher Education” – via digital magazine Powerful Latinas Rising. After conversations of inequity and the reality of inequality after the racial exposition of violence against Black bodies in the Summer of 2020 with the death of George Floyd, many institutions in Higher Education called for more diversity in the make up of the student body, faculty, and administration. This article explores my personal experience both in graduate studies, and as a contingent queer faculty of color.