José Diniz was born in Niterói and lives in Rio de Janeiro
Studied photography at UCAM (Cândido Mendes University) in Rio de Janeiro and School of Visual Arts of Parque Lage (Rio de Janeiro).
Individual exhibitions
2017
• O CÉU VEM ABAIXO – Galeria Oriente – Rio de Janeiro
2016
• TANTO MAR – Festival Encontros da Imagem – Braga – Portugal
• MARESIA – Jack Fischer Gallery – San Francisco, USA
• SELECTED WORKS – Blue Sky Gallery – Portland – USA
• SERTÃO CERRADO – Galeria Arcimboldo – Festival Encuentros Abiertos – Buenos Aires – Argentina
• SERTÃO CERRADO – Atelie da Imagem – Rio de Janeiro - Brasil
2015
• RIO DE MAR – Espaço Furnas Cultural – Rio de Janeiro – Brasil
• PERISCOPE – Galeria Zoom – Festival Paraty em Foco – Paraty – Brasil
2014
• A LA DERIVA – Escuela Argentina de Fotografía – Festival de La Luz – Salta – Argentina
• Museo de Arte Contemporâneo de Salta – Festival de La Luz – Salta – Argentina
• FRONTERAS – Foto Club Uruguayo – Montevideo – Uruguay
2013
• FRONTERAS – Galeria FUCAC – Festival FOTOGRAMA 2013 – Montevideo – Uruguay
• MARESIA – Centro Cultural da Justiça Federal – Rio de Janeiro – Brasil
• ENSAYO SOBRE OTRO MAR – Museo Franklin Rawson – San Juan – Argentina
• DISQUIETING FORCE – ArtMedia Gallery – Miami – USA
• ULTRAMARINHAS – Fotospaço Fine Art Gallery –Rio de Janeiro – Brasil
2012
• ISLANDSCAPES – Galeria Quirino Campofiorito – Niterói – Brasil
• ABOUT SEA – Oko Gallery – PHOTOVISA Festival – Anapa – Russia
• ENSAYO SOBRE OTRO MAR – Centro Culltural Recoleta – Festival de La Luz – Buenos Aires – Argentina
2011
• MARESIA – Sala CdF – Montevideo – Uruguay
2008
• LITERARIAMENTE – Espaço Obarco – Mercearia São Pedro – São Paulo – Brasil
others
He has participated in collective exhibitions in Coleção Joaquim Paiva – Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro (2016), AQUÍ NOS VEMOS...Centro Cultural Kirchner – Buenos Aires (2015), ..OFF THE AMERICAS – Luag Lower Gallery, Lehig, Pennsylvania (2015) RIO SETECENTISTA – MAR – Museu de Arte do Rio (2015), Museun da Imagem e do Som – São Paulo (2015), New Photobooks Narratives – Rayko Center of Photography – San Francisco – USA (2015), Casa da Fotografia de Minas Gerais – Belo Horizonte (2015), among others events.
Some selected exhibitions and awards: the prize Marc Ferrez of Photography - FUNARTE - National Art Foundation, Ministry of Culture (2012), Finalist of Conrado Wessel Prize of Photography (2013 and 2014), Mention Honored in Concurso Fotolibro Iberoamericano - RM Editor Barcelona/Mexico (2012), Encuentros Abiertos – Argentina (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016); Prize Diário Contemporâneo de Fotografia – Belém – Pará (2014, 2013, 2011 and 2010); “deVERcidade” – Fortaleza (2010); Prize Leica-Fotografe (2009); Prize Almirante Tamandaré – Ministry of Marine – Salvador, Bahia (2009); Vivo Artemov – Festival de Arte em Mídias Móveis – Belo Horizonte (2009); FESTFOTOPOA – Porto Alegre (2010, 2009 e 2008); Photography Exhibition of Recife (2007 e 2008), III International Discoveries, selection of 12 photographers in the world by the FOTOFEST - USA curators, others.
He has photos in private collections and at:
• Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro/Joaquim Paiva Collection - Brazil
• Green Library / Stanford University – USA
• Luag Lower Gallery, Lehig University, Pennsylvania - USA
• MAR - Museu do Rio, Lehig University Art Galleries Pennsylvania – USA
• Museum of Fine Arts of Houston – USA
• Museum of Contemporary Art in Salta – Argentina
• Provincial Museum of Fine Arts Franklin Rawson in San Juan - Argentina
• Museum of Contemporary Art of Porto Alegre - Brazil.
• Others