Diana
Heise

Diana Heise is a filmmaker, photographer, writer, performance and social practice artist. My work has been exhibited in galleries and festivals internationally, including the Brooklyn Museum, the Film Anthology Archives, Oriel Myrddin Gallery, Cantor Art Center, Institut Français de Maurice, and the Des Moines Art Center.

I am a recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship in Creative and Performing Arts to Mauritius, a Performance Art Fund Grant from the Franklin Furnace Inc. as well as a Presidential Fellowship at the American University in Cairo. I have participated in residencies at the Vermont Studio Center, Visual Art Center of New Jersey, Open Wabi and the Wassaic Project.

I have spoken about my work at venues such as Parsons School of Art and Design, Stanford University and Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art.

I hold a MFA in Photography, Video and Related Media from the School of Visual Arts in New York, NY and a BA from Vassar College. I am an Associate Professor at the Kansas City Art Institute.