Diane Alire

Artist Statement

I am attracted to gritty sometimes controversial material for my 

photos. My intention is to juxtapose connected or disconnected

 images in a way that provoke or amuse the viewer. Sometimes 

the connections are obvious in the paired images, but often they

 are open to interpretation

My process for making these photographs is to simply use my

camera as a collection  device. I collect the images intuitively,

randomly and then reassemble them later along with found

objects or found photos that I scan. I use the computer along

with photoshop to collage and manipulate the images in order to

create the transparencies that are then transferred to a plate.

I enjoy the process of making photo gravures. It enables me to

have more physical involvement with the image making. I get

my hands dirty. There is a depth and richness in the colors that I 

can achieve in the plate to print process and uniqueness in each 

and every print in the edition that I find appealing.
 

Biography

Date and Place of Birth: 1954, Montgomery, Alabama

Art Education:

Bachelor of Arts, Auburn University
Master of Fine Arts, University of Texas

Gallery Representation: 

New Grounds Print Workshop & Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
 

Exhibitions:

2009: Upcoming Solo Show, New Grounds Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

2008: Made in New Mexico, Wolverhampton College, Wolverhampton, U.K.

         Made in New Mexico, Proyecto Ace, Buenos Aires, Argentina

2007: Taco and Grits, Solo Show, New Grounds Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

Major Collections:

Proyecto Ace, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Wolverhampton College, Wolverhampton, U.K.

El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso, TX

Albuquerque Museum

Museo de la Estampa, Mexico City

Western University, Silver City, NM

UNM Law School, Albuquerque, NM

UNM Hospital, Albuquerque, NM

Loyola College, Baltimore, MD

University of Texas at Austin

Auburn University
Birmingham Museum of Fine Arts
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts

State University of New York at Oneonta

Hematology Oncology Clinic, Albuquerque, NM

University of North Carolina at Fayetteville