My latest work--totems, sculptures and wall reliefs-- are inspired by my specific memories, both emotional or physical. For instance, the ceramic marine mollusks are reminiscent of my trips to the beach. My newest totems reflect my interest in exploring the city's architecture, construction and traffic patterns.
My abstract clay sculpture and wallscapes also show how I've studied movement as the clay moves, twist and rolls- flowing in space.
These organic forms are made from slab-constructed and extruded coils of clay, which have been draped over molds. The molds are often made with recycled materials like styrofoam, plastic lids and tennis balls.
The glazed surfaces reflect the colors, textures and patterns found in nature and in man-made forms. These 3-D organic sculptures and wall reliefs represent my positive perspective on life. Viewers have an opportunity to derive their own personal interpretation – whether my art evokes images that are figurative, natural or non-objective.
Artist Biography
Diane Marimow is currently a Philadelphia ceramic artist as well as an educator. For 8 years, until the pandemic, she taught in the Education Department at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Recently, Diane has taught clay classes at the Smith Playground Day Camp and clay classes for adults and children in her studio at 1241 Carpenter Street in Philadelphia. Last winter Diane also gave tours of the sculpture surrounding City Hall.
Diane received a graduate degree in Art from Tyler School of Art and taught art to children and young adults in public and independent schools on the East Coast for more than 30 years.
Diane has exhibited her ceramic sculptures and wall pieces in galleries in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Florida and Arizona. Her sculptures reside in private collections throughout the U.S.- including one that was purchased by the Berman Institute of Bioethics at Johns Hopkins University.
Education
1973 Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA M.A.Ed
1969 Elmira College, Elmira, NY BA, Liberal Arts
Collection
Berman Institute of Bioethics at John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Affiliation
2017-Present
Philadelphia Sculptors
2016-Present
InLiquid
2007 - Present Associate Artist, the Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Professional Experience
2007 – Present Museum Educator, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Exhibitions
Solo
9/2016 - 1/2017 Constructing Organics, South Tower Gallery, Park Towne Place, Philadelphia, PA
2015 – 2016 Of The Sea, Philadelphia International Airport, Terminal A, Philadelphia, PA
2014 Wallscapes, Cosmopolitan Club, Philadelphia, PA
2011 Cityscapes, Studio Christensen, Philadelphia, PA
Group
2020
Our Say in Clay, Artspace 1241, Philadelphia, PA
2019
Wallspaces #2, The Waverly Gallery
2018
Philadelphia Sculptors Presents, Philadelphia City Hall, PA
Plates, Platters, And Nothing Else Matters, Long Beach Island Foundation, Long Beach Island, NJ
2013 Triennial Art Exhibit, William Penn Charter School, Philadelphia, PA Invitational
2011 Opposites Attract- Collaborative Installations, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA Invitational
2010 2010 Ceramics Invitational, Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion, Trenton, NJ Juried Exhibition
Eleven Associate Artists of The Clay Studio, Clay College of Cumberland County, Millville, NJ Invitational
Jersey Shore Clay National 2010, M.T. Burton Gallery, Surf City, NJ Juried Exhibition
Merging Paths in Clay, Center for Emerging Visual Artists Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Juried Exhibition
Abstract Clay – Form and Surface, Art in City Hall, Philadelphia, PA Juried Exhibition
