Diana Lehr

Stalking the ephemeral

I am drawn to invisible forces that animate our world, I am fascinated by the effects of tides, wind, gravity and light. I engage these elements in my paintings, videos and light installations.

In my video work, a crucial component is the editing process, where I challenge perception by sculpting time. By slowing down or speeding up time, I take the viewer on a journey into things that are often unnoticed or overlooked. The wind as it sways a field of grasses, a crystal clear tide pool churned into a thick blanket of undulating foam, a field of fireflies twinkling at dusk.

The interplay between the primordial and the transitory lasts for mere seconds. Yet together they produce revelations. Within the ever fleeting, lies a glimpse of the eternal.      

Diana Lehr

Bio

Diana Lehr is a visual artist who lives and works in Hawaii and Pennsylvania.

She is a multi disciplinary artist who is known for her paintings, video installations and work with light.

Lehr’s work has been exhibited in galleries, alternative spaces, film festivals and museums across the US.

 In 2017 a clip from her video, Midsummer Night’s Dream, went viral on multiple platforms - aired/posted around the world by media outlets such as ABC News, The Telegraph UK, The Australian, Bioguia TV, and others, garnering upwards of 100 million views. 

In January 2020, her video installation “Surfing Beneath the Surface” opened at the Flatiron Prow Art Space. NYC, (curated by Cheryl McGinnis Projects). This exhibit was featured in Untapped New York’s January art guide as the #2 public art installation not to miss.

In July 2022 her video, A Midsummer Nocturne, was exhibited in conjunction with Bucknell University as part of a special collaboration with Lehr. 

Contact

email: DianaLehrArt@gmail.com