Jessica Diamond (born June 6, 1957) is an American conceptual artist who is known for her wall drawings and installations. She has explored themes of anti-commercialism and social and sexual roles in her artworks. Diamond was born in

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. She received her BFA from the

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in 1979 and her MFA from

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in 1981. She has exhibited her work globally since 1983. She did a series of wall drawings influenced by and responding to the work of Japanese artist

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. Her work is in the collection of the

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, the

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, and New York's

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References

* Moos, David, and Jessica Diamond. Jessica Diamond. Toronto: Art Gallery of York University, 2001. Print. * Pakesch, Peter, and Inge Scholz-Strasser. Freud and Contemporary Art: The Collection of the Sigmund Freud Museum, Vienna : April 25-July 8, 2006. New York: Austrian Cultural Forum, New York, 2006. Print. * Schaffner, Ingrid, Bennett Simpson, and Tanya Leighton. The Big Nothing. Philadelphia, PA: Institute of Contemporary Art, 2004. Print. * Felix, Zdenek. Das Jahrhundert Des Multiple: Von Duchamp Bis Zur Gegenwart. Stuttgart: Oktagon Verlag, 1994. Print. {{DEFAULTSORT:Diamond, Jessica American conceptual artists American women conceptual artists Columbia University School of the Arts alumni School of Visual Arts alumni 1957 births Living people 21st-century American women artists 20th-century American artists 20th-century American women artists 21st-century American artists Artists from New York City

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