ABOUT
Since 1998, mixed-media artist Diane Tuft has traveled the world recording the environmental factors shaping Earth’s landscape. Her photographs document the expansive beauty of our planet and the dire situation that it continues to face if we do not provide a sustainable environment for its future.
Diane Tuft exhibits and lectures at institutions across the globe. Her work is included in such esteemed collections as the Whitney Museum of American Art; Nevada Museum of Art; International Center of Photography; and Parrish Art Museum, as well as many private collections. Tuft’s publications include UNSEEN: Beyond the Visible Spectrum (2009), Gondwana: Images of an Ancient Land (2014), The Arctic Melt: Images of a Disappearing Landscape (2017) and Entropy (2024). Tuft is also an award-winning director and producer of multiple short films, including Coastal Requiem (2019). She lives and works in New York City.
Education
1981-89 - Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
1965-69 - University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT – B.A. Mathematics
Solo Exhibitions
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January 26 – April 27 : “Entropy” |
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January 17 – March 22 : “Entropy” |
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2023 |
November 20 - January 15, 2024 : "Frozen In Time" |
September 17 - 30 : "Entropy" |
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June 28 - August 9 : “Frozen In Time” |
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2019 |
May 23 - January 20, 2020 : “Frozen In Time” |
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June 20 - August 25 : "Frozen In Time" |
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June 7 - July 28 : "Frozen In Time" |
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2017 |
September 1 - February 20, 2018 : "The Arctic Melt" |
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June 21 - July 20 : “The Arctic Melt” |
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2016 |
July 15 - August 11 : “Salt Lake Reconsidered” |
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2015 |
October 28 – February 1 : “Antarctic Photography: Selections from Gondwana: Images of an Ancient Land” |
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2014 |
June 4 – July 5 : “Gondwana: Images of an Ancient Land” |
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2013 |
July 12 – August 4 : “The Arctic” |
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2012 |
March 20 – April 21 : “Aftermath” |
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2010 |
“Unseen Arctic” |
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2009 |
“Salt Lake Reconsidered” |
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“Diane Tuft: An Exhibition of Photographs” |
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2008 |
“Salt Lake Reconsidered” |
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2007 |
“Safely Hidden” |
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2006 |
“A Survey” |
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2005 |
“Distillations” |
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2004 |
“Truth is in the Eye of the Beholder” |
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“Embracing Elements” |
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“Black and White Aesthetic Photography” |
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2003 |
“Photographs of Diane Tuft” |
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1999 |
“Distillations” |
Installation
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2006 |
“Internal Reflection” |
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2005 |
“Internal Reflection” |
Group Exhibitions
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2024 |
May 15 - 19 : Photo London 2024 |
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March 21 - May 3 : “Reframed” |
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January 19 - March 2 : “Lake Effect” |
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2023 |
December 1 - January 5, 2024 : “Wintertide” |
March 17 - May 21 : “Women's Work” |
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2022 |
October 1 - December 17 : “Celebration of Trees” |
March 28 - Ongoing : ArtMuse - “Mother Nature” |
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2021 |
April 17 - July 11 : “eARTh: Artists as Activists” |
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2019 |
February 8 - January 2020 : “art.now.2019 - metamorphosis: changing climate” |
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2017 |
October 13 - 15 : “Arctic Circle Assembly” |
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April 14 - May 29 : “East End Collected3” |
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2015 |
Creative Climate Awards |
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Land, Sea, Air |
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“A Measure of Salt: Contemporary Artists Engaging Great Salt Lake” |
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2014 |
“The Collection” |
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2011 |
“The Bank and Trust Show” |
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2009 |
Alta Club, Salt Lake City, Utah |
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2007 |
Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, New York |
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2006 |
“Land-Sea-Sky” |
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“Strictly Black and White” |
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Winston Wachter Mayer Fine Art, New York, New York |
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2003 |
“Black & White”, Cheryl Hazan Fine Art, New York, New York |
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2001 |
Juried Group Show |
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2000 |
Southampton College, Southampton, New York |
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1998 |
Platinum Gallery, New York, New York |
Awards and Grants
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2019 |
Champion of the Arts Award |
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2015 |
Creative Climate Awards |
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Forty Over 40: Women to Watch |
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2012 |
National Science Foundation Artists and Writers Grant |
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Harbers Family Foundation |
Speaking Engagements
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2024 |
”Entropy” Panel Discussion and Book Signing |
Panel Discussion: “Creative Call To Action To Save Our Great Salt Lake” |
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2023 |
Presentation: “Frozen In Time” |
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2018 |
Lecture: “The Arctic Melt: Images of a Disappearing Landscape” |
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Panel Discussion: Global Fine Art Awards (GFAA) - “Global Voice, Conversations on Art” |
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Panel Discussion: “D.C. Art Science Evening Rendezvous on Ice” |
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2017 |
Panel Discussion and Presentation: “The Arctic Melt: Images of a Disappearing Landscape”, organized by World Policy Institute, hosted by The Arctic Circle |
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Presentation: “The Arctic Melt: Images of a Disappearing Landscape”, Taihe Civilization Forum, hosted by Taihe Institute |
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Presentation: “The Arctic Melt: Images of a Disappearing Landscape” |
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Presentation: “The Arctic Melt, Images of a Disappearing Landscape” |
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Panel Discussion: “The Arctic Melt: Images of a Disappearing Landscape”, with Rebecca Suhrawardi |
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Presentation: “Gondwana: Images of an Ancient Land” |
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2015 |
Panel Discussion: “Exploring Antarctica” |
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2009 |
Presentation: Art and Science Symposium with Dr. Bonnie Baxter |
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2006 |
Presentation: “Infrared Photography” |
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2004 |
Presentation: “The Platinum Print and Infrared Photography” |
Monographs
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2024 |
Entropy |
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2017 |
The Arctic Melt: Images of a Disappearing Landscape |
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2014 |
Gondwana: Images of an Ancient Land |
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2009 |
Unseen: Beyond the Visible Spectrum |
Permanent Museum Collections
- Nevada Museum of Art - Reno, Nevada
- International Center of Photography - New York, New York
- Whitney Museum of American Art - New York, New York
- Parrish Art Museum - Water Mill, New York