Dina Weiss is a New York City based artist and educator, she received her BS in Studio Art from NYU and her MFA in Sculpture from Parsons The New School for Design. Dina has held many positions in the non-profit arts education and museum education, as well as teaching and lecturing at universities.
Dina Weiss is a New York City-based artist and educator, she holds her M.F.A. in Sculpture from Parsons, School for Art & Design, and a B.S. in Studio Art from the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University. She also studied art history at the American University of Paris in France and studio art at the Pennsylvania State University in State College, PA. Exhibition venues include Equity Gallery, NY; The James Gallery at CUNY Graduate Center, NY; San Diego Contemporary Museum of Art, CA; City Without Walls, Newark, NJ; Hudson Valley Contemporary Center for Art, Peekskill, NY; The LAB, San Francisco, CA; Untitled Space, New Haven, CT; and Art in General, New York City. Works are included in public collections at The Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY; The New York Public Library, New York City; and The West Collection at SEI, Philadelphia, PA.
Currently, she is the Assistant Chair of Fine Arts at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. Recently, she was the Executive Director at Artists Alliance, Inc. a small not for profit arts organization located on the Lower East Side of New York City, which provides exhibition and studio opportunities to emerging and underrepresented artists. Weiss has taught courses as an adjunct faculty member at Parsons The New School for Design, where she also has developed curriculum and partnered Parsons with the Museum of Art and Design's education department to develop a portfolio preparation program for NYC high school students. Additional related art education experience, Weiss was an education consultant at the New Museum where she co-authored a chapter of curriculum in an art education book published by Routledge and the New Museum, entitled Rethinking Contemporary Art and Multicultural Education and worked with the G:class program writing curriculum and teaching NYC high school students. In prior positions, she coordinated the arts education programs for The Drawing Center and the Dia Art Foundation both in New York City, working directly with NYC public schools. Exhibition venues include the Equity Gallery, NY; The James Gallery at CUNY Graduate Center, NY; San Diego Contemporary Museum of Art, CA; Mixed Greens Gallery, NY; City Without Walls, Newark, NJ; Hudson Valley Contemporary Center for Art, Peekskill, NY; The LAB, San Francisco, CA; Untitled Space, New Haven, CT; Art in General, New York City. Her work is included in public collections at The Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY; The New York Public Library, New York City; and The West Collection at SEI, Philadelphia, PA.
Artist Statement
My work encompasses a diverse array of practices, including weaving, sewing, drawing, painting, and photography. Through these mediums, I engage in a tactile dialogue with the materials that compose the urban landscape, from the sturdy structures of steel, glass, and brick, to the resilient concrete. For more than twenty years, I have called New York City home, and during this time, I've undertaken extensive documentation of this metropolis. My lens captures not only the grandiose landmarks but also the often-overlooked, mundane facets of city life. In my archive, one can find a trove of photographs that immortalize both iconic structures and the discarded remnants of urban existence strewn upon sidewalks.
I consider myself both an archivist and a flâneuse, a wanderer who gracefully navigates the urban terrain. Through my artistic view, I respond to the lived experiences of a city dweller, offering a unique perspective on its ever-evolving narrative. Within my creative practice, I consciously evoke traditional crafts and explore the interwoven relationship between feminism and urbanism. This examination provides the sustaining energy for my art, as I endeavor to examine the complex interplay between the city and its inhabitants.
As these urban experiences continue to shape my artistic identity, I continually identify new avenues of exploration that evolve in my desire to present a distinctive perspective of this ever-changing cityscape.
Contact & Information
For inquiries: dina.weiss@gmail.com