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TiffinArts / Diane Kidd Gallery

Diane Kidd Gallery

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Mission

The mission of The Diane Kidd Gallery at Tiffin University is to educate, enrich lives, and enlarge the world of students, staff and the larger community by providing a dedicated venue in which to present quality arts exhibitions and programs by talented professional, amateur and student artists.

Hours

The Diane Kidd Gallery is open to the public during the academic year Monday, Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Wednesdays 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Fridays by appointment only by appointment by contacting Joseph Van Kerkhove at Tiffin University at vankerkhovejm@tiffin.edu. The Gallery is closed during Tiffin University academic vacations.

Group tours of the gallery’s shows are also available. The Diane Kidd Gallery is located in the Hayes Center for the Arts. For a campus map, click here.

Exhibitions

2023-2024 Schedule


anachronism” – Matthew cook

Matthew Cook is an emerging hyperrealist painter, born in Toledo, Ohio. Best known for his highly detailed portraits, he creates work that show his take on historical and traditional painting subjects and themes through a contemporary lens. Cook received his B.F.A. in Art Education (2013) and his M.F.A. in Painting (2017) from Bowling Green State University and has shown his work throughout the United States.

I have always loved paintings that are about people; about who they are, their struggles and triumphs, and their relationships. Whether the subjects are real or fictional, their stories are always fascinating to me. Inspired by works of the Dutch Masters, French Academic painters, and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, my paintings tell the stories of people with a highly detailed naturalistic approach. My paintings are crafted using an underpainting that consists of the color complements of the painting subjects, then consecutive layers of transparent and semi-transparent glazes of color. The process is a slightly modified version to that of realist painters throughout history. In addition to their process my work also calls back to the subjects and themes used by historic realist painters to create my own interpretations of religious painting, commissioned portraiture and depictions of classic literary works.


The Diane Kidd Art Gallery operates under the direction of the School of Arts and Sciences at Tiffin University. Decisions regarding exhibitions are made by the Art Gallery Committee, and exhibitions are planned at least one year to two years in advance. Daily gallery operations are managed by Joseph Van Kerkhove, Art Gallery Director. Exhibition proposals may be sent to Mr. Van Kerkhove using the contact information below:

Tiffin University
J. Van Kerkhove/Hayes Center for the Arts
155 Miami St
Tiffin, OH 44883

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Please include:

  • A minimum of twenty high-resolution digital images
  • Each image must be identified with First and Last Name, Title, Medium, Size, Date of artwork
  • Brief biography
  • Exhibition history
  • List of publications
  • Statement about proposed exhibition
  • Contact information: mailing address, telephone, email

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