What
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Education
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing
Class of 2023
Solos
“It’s What You Don’t See” - New Image Art, Los Angeles, CA 2023
“Wildest Dreams” - Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, Philadelphia, PA, 2023
Group Exhibitions
“Mad Black Phantasms” Picture Theory curated by Evyn Bileri Banawoye, New York, NY 2024
“Until it’s faced” New Image Art curated by Jideofor Chikeruba, Los Angeles, CA 2023
“Softly Interlude” - Blah Blah Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2023
“Expression” - Chili Art Projects, London UK, 2023
“What It Could Be” - Stony Island Art Bank, Anthony Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2022
“Saltfish” Swim Gallery - New Image Art, Los Angeles California 2022
“Decouvertes” - LouiSimone Guirandou Gallery, Abidjan Ivory Coast 2021
AXA Art Prize 2021 (Finalist) - New York Academy of Art, New York City, NY 2021
Special Projects
Visiting Artist at The Pennsylvania Academy Of The Fine Arts, Philadephia, PA, 2024
Philadelphia International Airport exhibition, Terminal D, Philadelphia PA, 2023
“Deli Delight” for Adult Swim Mural Project, Philadelphia, PA, 2022
Awards & Accolades
Illumimnate the Arts Grant by the Philadelphia Council 2024
Innovate Grant Honorable mention - 2024
Dean's list - University of The Arts 2023
Florence Whistler Fish Award - University of The Arts 2023
Ted Carey Award - University of The Arts 2023
Richard and Patricia Henkel Award - University of The Arts 2023
Publications:
Philadelphia Citizen - Art For Change “The Bold Self-Portraitist, words By Logan Cryer, 2024
BOOOOOOOM - Artist Spotlight Zeinab Diomande 2024
Philadelphia Tribune - Z the Rat paints worlds of leisure and stillness inspired by Black womanhood, words by Kiersten Adams 2023
Thrillist - A New Magic Gardens Exhibit Highlights the Importance of Quiet Serenity for Black Women, words by Iman Sultan 2023
It’s Nice That - Zeinab Diomande’s ethereal and whimsical paintings show “the Black figure in leisure” words by Olivia Hingley 2023
Philadelphia Tribune - Adult Swim Mural Project will highlight Black artists, words by Kathia Woods, 2022
Juxtapoz Magazine, “U’ve seen it, U can’t Unsee it” Z the Rat @ Thinkspace Projects” 2022
Soft Punk Mag, Issue 3 “Beginning Ends”, 2020
Dyptik Mag (in French) “5 Artistes Ivoiriens a Suivre”, 2020