JULIA DESCENDING THE LAVA FIELDS | 30in x 20in on  34in x 24in | Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle Baryta Paper |  Edition: 5 + 1 AP

JEON, Diana Nicholette

(USA)

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Honolulu, Hawaii-based artist Diana Nicholette Jeon earned her BA in Studio Art from  the University of Hawaii, followed by an MFA in Imaging and Digital Art from the University of Maryland. Diana went on to teach digital imaging and motion graphics at the college level in Hawaii, and in 2013, chose to pursue her art on a full-time basis.

 Jeon's work has been exhibited widely throughout the United States and Europe. Galleries include the Museo di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto, the Honolulu Museum of Art, the San Diego Art Institute, the Hawaii State Art Museum, Soho Photo, and Tethys Gallery. 

Diana has received multiple awards for her work including three Recognition Purchase Awards from the Hawaii State Foundation of Art and Culture; 1st Place at the 38th Annual HJCC Commitment to Excellence, Honorable Mention at the 2016 International Photo Awards, was a finalist  the 10th Julia Margaret Cameron awards, in two categories in the 2016 Pollux Awards, 2nd Place at Hawaii Photography 2016 and 1st Place at the 5th Annual Mobile Photo Awards. Jeon’s art has been featured in a wide array of publications, including the Huffington Post, Lens Culture, In the In-Between, The Hand Magazine, Don't Take Pictures, Binfeng Space Art/Culture magazine, PhotoPhore, Corriere della Sera, L’arena and the Honolulu Star Advertiser. 

Her works are in numerous public and private collections, including the permanent collection of the State of Hawaii Art in Public Places program, the International Printing Museum, the Albert O. Kuhn Library Special Collections Department at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, and Haverford College.