Jemal Diamond - Curriculum Vitae
Commissions & Programs
- 2025 Guest Artist • Villages Arts & Crafts Association, San Jose, CA
- 2024-25 Commission • "Suns of Sunnyvale" • City of Sunnyvale, CA
- 2024 Commission • Flower Box Mural, KALEID Gallery, San Jose, CA
- 2024 Guest Live Painting • Cinequest Film Festival, San Jose, CA
- 2024 Guest Artist • Fremont Art Association, Fremont, CA
- 2023 Guest Muralist • 1Culture, Santa Clara County Fair, Santa Clara, CA
- 2023 Guest Artist • Sunnyvale Art Club, Sunnyvale, CA
- 2023 Commission • "The Great Box Cover-up!" • City of Sunnyvale, CA
- 2023 Guest Artist • East Valley Artists Art Club, San Jose, CA
- 2022 Commission • Utility Box Painting • City of San Jose, CA
- 2022 Guest Artist • Art Docents of Los Gatos, Los Gatos, CA
- 2022 Commission • Flower Box Mural, Works/San José, San Jose, CA
- 2019 Commission • Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital - Stanford, CA
- 2018 Commission • Utility Box Painting • City of San Jose, CA
- 2018 Guest Artist • Villages Arts & Crafts Association, San Jose, CA
Publications
- 2024 Canvas Rebel - Artist Interview
- 2021 SJ Spotlight - "The Alameda reawakens to sounds and tastes of Second Saturdays"
- 2020 Art for Activism - "South Core North" online feature
- 2019 Content Magazine - Featured spread & interview (Issue 11.3)
- 2018 Apéro Gallery - Fine Art Catalogue “Gravity”
- 2017 Apéro Gallery - Fine Art Catalogue “Introspection”
Education
- MFA in Studio Art The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (2003)
- BFA in Theater Performance Webster University’s Conservatory of Theatre Arts, St. Louis, MO (1992)
Curator
- 2023 "This is Not Art" Visual Philosophy, San Jose CA
Solo Exhibitions
- 2025 "Untitled Show TBD," KALEID Gallery, San Jose, CA
- 2024 "The Cloud Weaver" • Phantom Galleries, San Jose, CA
- 2023 "GODS LIKE US," KALED Gallery, San Jose, CA
- 2022 "Fairies, Lovers, Others," Visual Philosophy, San Jose, CA
- 2021 "Love In the Time of Karma," Visual Philosophy, San Jose ,CA
- 2021 "Pretty Things on the Upswing," KALEID Gallery, San Jose, CA
- 2019 "Moon Landing & The Summer Breeze" KALEID Gallery, San Jose, CA
- 2018 "Emotional Massacre with No Regrets Just Yet" Phantom Galleries,
San Jose, CA - 2018 "WiFi Machine meets DJ InkBlot" SoFA Market, San Jose, CA
- 2018 "Abstract Illustration by Jemal Diamond" Phantom Galleries, San Jose, CA
Group Exhibition
2025
- " Self in Focus: A Collective Exploration" Visual Philosophy, San Jose, CA
2024
- "VOTE!" Works/San Jose, San Jose, CA
- "Shadows of Summer" Visual Philosophy, San Jose, CA
- "The Playful Spirit" Museum of Northern California Art, Chico, CA
2023
- "Homecoming" Works/San Jose, San Jose, CA
- "Afterlife: Celebrating Life and Remembrance" Works/San José at School of Arts & Culture at Mexican Heritage Plaza, San Jose, CA
- "Our 120-Year Legacy of Advocacy" California Nurses Association at the Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA
- "This is Not Art" Visual Philosophy, San Jose CA
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"SURROUNDING(Self)" Gallery 1202, Gilroy, CA
- "Who Are You?" genARTS Open, San Jose, CA
- "County Strong" 1Culture, Santa Clara County Fair, Santa Clara, CA
- "Salon at the Triton 2023" Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
- "All for Ray, Ray for All!" Works/San Jose, San Jose, CA
- "Forfait été (Summer Pass)" Ameriprise Financial Building, San Jose, CA
- “Tierra y Raíces/Earth and Roots” Works/San Jose & School of Art & Culture at Mexican Heritage Plaza, San Jose, CA
- "Shapes and Colors" Gallerium Art Exhibitions, Toronto, Canada
2022
- "Xanh: Are You Feeling Blue?" Chopsticks Alley Art, San Jose, CA
- "Planter Box Artists Show," Works/San Jose, San Jose, CA
- "Day1s," 1Culture Gallery, San Jose, CA
- "The (In)famous (Anti) Valentine's Show," Works/San Jose, San Jose, CA
2021
- "Hindsight 20/21" Works/San Jose, San Jose, CA
- "Afterlife: Celebrating Life and Remembrance," Works/San Jose at School of Arts & Culture at Mexican Heritage Plaza, San Jose, CA
- "Clóis," Visual Philosophy Studios, San Jose CA
- "The (Anti) Valentine's Show," Works/San Jose, San Jose, CA
- "Hi, My Name Is..." Visual Philosophy Studios, San Jose, CA
- "heART's Delight" Martha Gardens Art District, San Jose, CA
2020
- "The Human Predicament" What's Next for Earth / Millennium Alliance for Humanities & The Biosphere / Stanford University, Stanford, CA
- "For Mr. Floyd, Ms. Taylor" Works/San Jose, San Jose, CA
- "Home" Ryland Museum of San Jose, San Jose, CA
- ”Foresight: 2020” Works/San José, San Jose, CA
- ”Creating Change: Arts & San José Politics” Visual Philosophy / San Jose Arts Advocates, San Jose, CA
2019
- ”Abstraction 2019” Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA
- ”Map it Out” Museum of Northern California Art, Chico, CA
- ”Unity in Diversity” Works/San José, San Jose, CA
2018
- “The More the Merrier” Art Ark Gallery, San Jose, CA
- ”I Pity the Poe” The Hive Gallery, L.A. CA
- ”Peep Show” Social/Policy, San Jose, CA
- “Infinite Memes” Works/San José, San Jose, CA
- "2020 - Sara Tomasello, Michael Singer, Jemal Diamond"
Phantom Galleries, San Jose, CA - “The (Anti)Valentine Show” Works/San José, San Jose, CA
2017
- “Tiny Monsters” Fe Gallery, Sacramento, CA
- "Juried Exhibit" Mobile Digital Art Conference (mDAC), Palo Alto, CA
- “Taking Liberties” Works/San José, San Jose, CA
- “Mapping as Source” Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA
- “Summer of Love” ArtSpan, San Francisco, CA
- “July Electron Salon” Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, L.A., CA
- “Chocolate & Art” SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
- “Very Instant” SPACE B, San Jose, CA
- “Alternative Facts” Works/San José, San Jose, CA
2016
- “Snap to Grid” Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, L.A., CA
- "Juried Exhibit" Mobile Digital Art Conference (mDAC), Palo Alto, CA
- "Summer Exhibition" Sunnyvale Public Library, Sunnyvale Art Club
- “Signature” RAWArtists, 1015 Folsom, San Francisco, CA
- “Artistic Independence” Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2015
- "Snap to Grid” Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, L.A., CA
- "Holiday Exhibit" Sunnyvale Art Gallery, Sunnyvale Art Club, Sunnyvale, CA
- "Juried Exhibit ’15" Mobile Digital Art Conference (mDAC), Palo Alto, CA
2013
- “Snap to Grid” Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, L.A., CA
2010
- “The Canvas Project” Art House Co-Op, Atlanta International Airport, GA
2009
- "Small Works for a Small Space" Red Door Gallery, Oakland, CA
2007
- “Destination: Artspace” Artspace Norwich Gallery, Norwich, CT
- “50-50-50” 20th Street Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2006
- “50-50-50” 20th Street Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA
- “Pink Week ’06” DEEP Gallery, Sacramento, CA
- “Pink Week ’06” Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA
- “Don’t Fail Me Now” Rock! Paper! Scissors! Gallery, Oakland, CA
2005
- “Danse Macabre” The Living Room Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2004
- “ArtWalls 2004” The Art Institute of Chicago / G2 Gallery, Chicago, IL
2003
- “The Dive Show” The Writer’s Guild, Chicago, IL
- “ArtWindows 2003” The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL