Diane Cherr is a printmaker and painter from New York City now residing in Westchester County. Women’s empowerment, personal traditions and interpretations of stories and legends are prominent themes in her work. Her prints and other works pull from personal histories, mementos and storytelling. Works feature intriguing, well-informed interpretations of iconography and symbology, joyously expressed as playful images with important ties to her heritage.
Her portfolio also includes collages and drawings, inspired by patterns, narrative and whimsy. Colorful works are created in small editions and as unique prints. She introduces and elevates items from her family, such as vintage fashion accessories, into universal symbols of femininity in combination with objects, including hamsas, lunar cycles, water and pomegranates, long established symbols associated with Jewish heritage, traditions and mysticism. Diane often looks to Judaic scholars and women of the Bible and Torah, as she creates her art. She is greatly influenced by quilt motifs and their rich storytelling history.
