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Diana Al-Hadid elected to the National Academicians in the Class of 2024

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September 24, 2024

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Diana Al-Hadid

Kasmin congratulates Diana Al-Hadid on her election to the National Academicians in the Class of 2024. She joins a group of 28 artists and architects elected this year, including Amy Sherald, Sheila Pepe, and others, each recognized for their contributions to contemporary American art and architecture.

Current Academicians include Judith Bernstein (NA 2016) and Joel Shapiro (NA 2012), and past members include Jane Freilicher (ANA 1980, NA 1982), Robert Motherwell (ANA 1990), George Rickey (NA 2001), and James Rosenquist (NA 2013).

The annual nomination and election of National Academicians dates back to the National Academy’s founding in 1825 as the United States’ first artist- and architect-led organization. New Academicians are nominated and elected by the current members of the National Academy, a growing community of no more than 450 artists and architects across the country.

“We’re thrilled to welcome this exceptional class of newly elected Academicians. As the Academy embarks on an exciting new chapter, the induction of these twenty-eight artists and architects—whose diverse and ambitious work captivates across various mediums—powerfully reaffirms our commitment to celebrating bold and visionary contributions to contemporary art and architecture.” – Said Gregory Wessner, Executive Director, National Academy of Design.

In addition to providing leadership and vision for the National Academy and its programs and exhibitions, Academicians are also invited to donate a representative work – called the Diploma Work – to the National Academy’s collection. With more than 8,000 paintings, sculpture, works on paper, architectural drawings and models and more, the National Academy’s collection has been assembled almost entirely through the donations of its artists and architect members. It is one of the most significant collections of American art and architecture in the world.
Induction Video Premiere
A public, online video program documenting and celebrating the Class of 2024 National Academicians will be streamed on the Academy’s website, nationalacademy.org, at 7 pm on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, following its premiere at an invitation-only in-person celebration in New York City. More information will be available at nationalacademy.org.

Induction Exhibition
A special exhibition featuring the recent work of the 2024 National Academicians is anticipated for May 2025 at the National Academy’s gallery at 519 West 26th Street, 2nd floor, New York, NY 10001. Details will be announced in the coming months on our website, nationalacademy.org.

About Diana Al-Hadid
Diana Al-Hadid (b. 1981) received a BFA in Sculpture and a BA in Art History from Kent State University (2003); an MFA in Sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University (2005); and attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (2007). She examines the historical frameworks and perspectives that continue to shape discourse on culture and materials today. With a practice spanning sculpture, wall reliefs, and works on paper, the artist weaves together enigmatic narratives that draw inspiration from both ancient and modern civilizations. Al-Hadid lives and works between upstate New York and Brooklyn, NY. She has been the recipient of a Joan Mitchell Grant, a New York Foundation for the Arts Grant, a Pollock-Krasner Grant, and The Academy of Arts and Letters Art Award. She is also a USA Rockefeller Fellow and was awarded a Fellowship with the Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship Program. Al-Hadid’s work can be found in numerous institutional collections worldwide, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens, Greece, among others.

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