Diana Riesco-Lind

This year, as last year,  I  co-cordinated Noche de Musica y Arte , fundraiser for the American Women's Literay Club. I was in charge of all the  art exhibition from the curatorial work to the graphic design for the event.  It was hard work but quite a success. Artists showed and sold their work,  half of the  money form the art sales went to  the artist and the  other half to the educational fund of the AWLC witch  sponsors  Enseña Peru (Institution  that sends top professionals right out of Universities to teach in challenging  location Peru ) and The Pedagogical institute of Monterrico teaches Peruvian future Teachers. The event  felt very warm and welcoming. There was a lovely  piano concert, cocktail and art exhibition. As an artist I feel that it was  great to see the artists that were invited interacting with the public,  creati...

Esta residencia para mi tiene que ver con la experiencia de estar presente, conocer compartir y experimentar en lo posible lo que se hace aquí y hacer piezas fruto de este conocimiento e intercambio.  Primero visite a todos y me presenté a todos, los invité a mi casa a compartir un café y les hice un resumen de mi experiencias como artista con un pequeño proyector y ellos compartieron sus experiencias. Con varios estoy haciendo proyectos y muchos han influenciado con su trabajo las obras que presentaré el 27 de Febrero en la exposición llamada Presente. This residency for me has to do with being present and experimenting with what is being done here and create pieces fruit of this sharing knowledge  First I met everyone and I presented myself. I invited everyone to have a coffee at my space and I sowed them what I have done as an artists and they have done the same. With many of the artists in Smedbyn I am did projects and many have influences the pieces that I wil...

I will be putting up my art on this web page. You can also buy prints and they send it directly to you, framed if you like. I first had a problem with printing my art. But I really think that I want as much people to enjoy may work as possible and in one house that is not going to happen. The original peaces still are and will always be as precious as they will ever be. http://www.saatchiart.com/diana_riesco_lind Painting:  Oil and sand   on   Canvas . Size:  118 H  x  90 W  x  2.5  cm This oil painting with sand is part of a series called Origin. It is an image from several walked through the Amazon region in Peru, place where I was born but left when I was very young. I have dedicated many years in going to this areas reconnecting myself with this land. These fallen levees have dried, fallen on soil, been rained on and dried again, it represents natural cycles and how nature is the closest to our own essences humans. The c...