Selected Solo Exhibitions
2008                        ECHOES, K.B. Gallery, NYC
2005                        Being, Aphrodisiac, NYC
2003                        Reverent Awe and the Search for Beauty, Studio 12N, NYC
1997                        tHE aNIMUS mOLDING oF A hOUSE wIFE, Gill Exhibition Hall,
                                      New Rochelle, NY
1994                        Lepel Houding, The Triangle Gallery, Purchase, NY
1993                        Dead Pregnant Men, 1010 Gallery, Purchase, NY
1992                        One Woman Show, 1010 Gallery, Purchase, NY

                                                                                                           Selected Group Exhibitions
Upcoming 08’         The Body as Image, Philoctetes Center, NYC
                                PERFECT8 Magazine Stand Project, NYC streets & Haven Arts, NYC
                                Heart and Soul, Younity, NYC   
                                Trading Places, Canco Loft, Jersey City, NJ   
2008                        Beneath the Skin: a Perfect 8 Exhibit, Chashama ABC, NYC
                                NoMAA Grantees, Malcolm X Center, NYC
                                Salad Days, Haven Arts, NYC
                                Women Power and Politics, International Museum of Women,
                                      San Francisco,CA
                                 Ides of March, ABC No Rio, B
2005-8                      Uptown Art Stroll, High Bridge Park, Bodre, Ring Garden,NYC
2007                         Resonance New York, in association with Perfect 8, Monkdogz, Chelsea                                          NYC
                                 Younity “Crossover”, Showroom Gallery, NYC
                                 Canco Art Show, JCTC & Arts on the Hudson, Jersey City, NJ
                                 Sketch Detail, Ryan Chelsea-Clinton Community Health Center, NYC
                                 Chashama North Artist Residency Show, Mountain Cow, Pine Plains, NY
                                 Integrity, Irvington Hall, Irvington, NY
2005-7                      Permanent Collection, Tiny Fine Art Gallery, NYC
2006                         Penetrating Empathy, Haven Arts, NYC
                                 Tiny Fine Art Exhibit, Art at Large Gallery, NYC
                                 Redhead, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, NYC                       
2005                         Entangled Orbits: you could be me, Play Space Gallery, San Francisco,CA
                                 Secret Affinities-Encountering the Communion of ‘The Other’,                                                          Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
                                  Alumni Exhibit, The Mooney Center Exhibit Hall, New Rochelle, NY
                                  Crossed Destinies - A Tarot of the Artists, Williamsburg Art &                                                             Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
                                 Big Proportions, Galeria Galou, Brooklyn, NY
2004                         Sensuous Abundance, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn
                                 Preview, Galeria Galou, Brooklyn, NY
                                 Art 101, Red Wing Gallery, Tarrytown, NY                       
2003                         Accumulative Efforts, Phoenix Gallery, NYC
                                 Three Graces, Galeria Galou, Brooklyn, NY
                                 Drawing Exhibition, ASL Gallery, NY
                                 Eat Art 5, HEREart Co-Gallery, SOHO, NYC

                                                                                                                      Selected Publications
2008                         Manhattan Times, article, “New Exhibit at K.B. Gallery”
                                 Artist Unite, review, “Diana Schmertz at Gallery”
2007                         The Herald, article, “Unity in Irvington”
2006                         TV Interview on “The New Yorkers”
                                 Artist Unite, review, “Da Bronx”
                                 The Best of New York, Kennedy Promotions, NYC
                                 Manhattan Times, article, “The Opening Reception”.
2005                         Manhattan Times, article, “Art, Art, Everywhere Art”.
2004                         Direct Art, article, “Recent Works at Limner Gallery”.
1995                         Durma, Dutch Art magazine, article,  “Problemen Kan Ik  Sublimeren
                                       In Mijn Kunst”

                                                                                                                                      Residencies
2007                        Chashama North, New York
2000                        School of Visual Arts Residency Program
1994-95                   De Ateliers 63.  Amsterdam, Holland

                                                                                                                     Curator and Director
2008                        Curator “Beneath the Skin”, a Perfect 8 Exhibit, Chashama ABC, NYC
2006-Present           Creator & Art Director of the Perfect 8 magazine.
2005-Present           Creator & Director of artist organization:  More Art Discourse.
2007                        Curator for “Unity” @ Irvington Hall, Irvington, NY
2006                        Curator for “Penetrating Empathy” exhibit @ Haven Arts, NYC.

                                                                                                                       Grants and Awards
2008                        Lower Manhattan Cultural Council – Manhattan Community
                                        Arts Grant
2007                        Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance - Artist Grant
2006                        The Best of New York, 1st Place - Acrylic Painting, Kennedy Promotions
2003 & 2005           Irvington Education Foundation Grant - create permanent sculptures                                                     within the town and community
2003-2005               Irvington Education Foundation Grant - run free photo classes for                                                     children
2001                        Irvington Education Foundation Grant - create public murals with HS
                                        High School students
2000                        Mural @ The Jefferson Valley Mall - create mural with HS students
1998                        “Lakeland Alternative Mural Project for Active Learning” - public                                            mural create with "At-Risk" students
1994-1995               De Ateliers 63 -  Grant awarded by the Dutch Government to live and work in
                                      Amsterdam, Holland for two-years.

                                                                                                                                        Education
2003                        College of New Rochelle, Masters of Science in Art Education,
                                      New Rochelle, NY
1999                        College of New Rochelle, Masters of Science in Art Therapy,
                                       New Rochelle, NY
1993-1994                De Hoeg School Voor De Kunst, Fine Arts and Art History, Amsterdam,                                       Holland
1993                        SUNY Purchase, BFA, Major: Painting, Minor: Psychology, Purchase, NY
1990                        Music and Art High School, NYC