New Works:

Paint The Mother Series (2022-2026)

ARTIST STATEMENT

Paint The Mother Series (2022-2026)

Paint The Mother (2022–2026), explores themes of early motherhood, such as isolation and connection, joy and fulfillment, representation, self-realization, and personal power, alongside divisions of domestic labor and cultural expectations.

I work in acrylic, using vibrant color and layered brushstrokes on large-scale canvases to create an immersive experience and emulate the feeling of caregiving, which is all-consuming and can at times be overwhelming. I work in acrylics because they dry quickly and give off fewer fumes, both important considerations when working in a shared space with small children.

As a stay-at-home mother of two young children, my time for myself can be drastically limited. I have to be very deliberate in finding time for my own self-care, connection to my community and a world outside of my home, my relationship with my partner, and painting in my home studio. This has forced me to become very purposeful in my art practice and very focused, present, and grateful for each minute I spend making work. Mothers have to be strong and compassionate, patient and loving, protective and determined. We are often left to figure many things out on our own, carrying an overwhelming mental load while we privately drown in exhaustion, guilt, and isolation.

As women artists, specifically mothers, continue to fight for representation in the art world, we are left with little time for art fairs or gallery openings. We are often, circumstantially, left out of the traditional realms where these connections happen. I am hopeful that my work will help align other artists and parents who are naturally isolated by circumstance so that we may find our way toward each other and build a nurturing community of support for each other. It also seeks to deepen understanding of the vital role mothers play, bringing visibility to the often unseen mental and emotional labor they carry, offering a direct and unfiltered view into the lived experience of motherhood.

ARTIST BIO

Diane Belgrod is a contemporary painter inspired by emotional experience, color, and form. Her work draws attention to the often unseen. In her ongoing series Paint the Mother, she examines motherhood as a lived experience shaped by identity, labor, love, and the shifting emotional landscape of care, and in her newest series Before Form, she explores the gathering of energy through color before it becomes fixed into form.

She received her B.S. from New York University (2000) Magna Cum Laude in Communication Studies, with a minor in Studio Art, including a semester at NYU Florence (1999).

Her work has been included in group exhibitions including Every Woman Biennial (La MaMa Galleria, New York), Power (Artwork Gallery, digital exhibition), and exhibitions at Brooklyn Fire Proof, Trans-cen-der Art, and The Sideshow Gallery in Brooklyn. She has also had a solo exhibition at South Fourth Gallery, Brooklyn.

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DIANE BELGROD

Born 1978, Long Island, New York

EDUCATION

B.S. Communications Studies Magna Cum Laude, Minor, Studio Art, New York University, New York, NY 2000

Study Abroad in Florence, Italy, Studio Art concentration, New York University, Florence, Italy 1999

SELECTED WORKS/SERIES

2022-2026 Paint The Mother, 8 Large Scale Acrylic Works on Canvas

EXHIBITIONS

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2016 Nature, South Fourth, Brooklyn, New York

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023 Power, Artwork Gallery, Digital Exhibition, artworkgallery.net

2021 Textures, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA

2019 Every Woman Biennial, La Mama Galleria, New York, NY

2019 Figures and Genders, Mark Quinlin Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2019 420, Safehouse, Brooklyn, NY

2018 Bakers’ Dozen, Brooklyn Fireproof, Brooklyn, New York

2018 Flowers and Monsters, Trans-cen-der Art, Brooklyn, New York

2018 Leonard Cohen, South Fourth, Brooklyn, New York

2018 Friends We Know, South Fourth, Brooklyn, New York

2017 Flowers, South Fourth, Brooklyn, New York

2016 Dada Trump, The Rosemont, Brooklyn, New York

2016 The Sideshow Bazaar, Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, New York

2015 Color’s Swarm, a Microscopera, Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, New York

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Meet Diane Belgrod of San Diego, SD Voyager, June 1st, 2026

Art Unites Bazaar Instagram Featured Artist, April 11th, 2025

Meet Diane Belgrod, Bold Journey, August 11th, 2023

Meet Diane Belgrod, Canvas Rebel Magazine, August 9th, 2022

Meet Diane Belgrod | Artist, Shoutout So Cal, March 22nd, 2022

Conversations With Diane Belgrod, SD Voyager, November 8th, 2021

Ryzik, Melena, An Art Show for Hundreds of Women. And That’s Just the Artists, New York Times, May 16th, 2019

Wagley, Catherine G., The Every Woman Biennial Defies Critical Evaluation, Hyperallergic, June 11th, 2019

Contact

For any and all art inquiries please contact Diane Belgrod at hello@dianebelgrod or contact here. Thank you!

Selection of Past Works