About
Born in France, Diane Barthélemy lives and works between Paris and New York.
Her practice is a continuous exploration of transformation — of matter, color, and self. Through painting, installation, photography, and crafted garments, she creates immersive environments where the boundaries between the visible and the invisible dissolve, inviting the viewer into a state of perception rather than observation.
At the core of her research are the primary colors — red, blue, and yellow — symbols of the essential forces from which all things arise. Diane explores metamorphosis as both a physical and spiritual process: how gesture becomes language, how the self becomes reflection, how light guides the path.
Her ongoing Visual Journal — 42 Days in Fragments: Mongolia, Tibet — traces this inner and outer journey across landscapes, cultures, and elemental encounters, revealing the interconnectedness of all things.
In 2021, she initiated SOLARGATE, transforming remnants of the Atlantic Wall into sanctuaries of renewal, enveloped in light and color. In 2022, she founded REGARDE, a sustainable art and fashion brand blending ethics, materiality, and visual poetry.
Through her work, Diane invites us to cross new thresholds, reminding us that transformation — in all its forms — is the essence of being.
Exhibitions
Face2Face, 2024
Château Chênevert, Bordeaux
Group show with Edouard Denis and Henri Calvet
Spirit in Creation, 2020 curated by Jim deWoody
Church of Heavenly Rest, New York City
Slow Design, 2019 curated by Jingru Li
New York Fashion Week, New York City
Performance, 2019
Spring Break Art Show, New York City
Measures, 2018 curated by Sang Huynh
The Art Vacancy, Brooklyn, New York
New Works, 2018
Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
Vibración Cubana, 2017 curated by María Magdalena Campos Pons
Brookline Art Center, Boston
Colorful Minds, 2016 curated by Kevin Marcell Escalona
Dojo Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
Opposite Distracts, 2015 curated by Jim deWoody
New York Institute of Technology, New York City
Self-portrait triptych, Château Chênevert, 2024. Red. Blue. Jaune.
“Sunflowers are like people to me”
Studio, Paris, 2025
Info
Contact, Inquiries, Press
ayellowstudio@gmail.com
@dianebarthelemy
@regardecollection
Le Monde - Le M de la semaine : Porte du Soleil, 2024 de Diane Barthélemy
Residencies
Primarily Paintings, 2018 curated by Billy Kearins
COAST, Key West Florida US
La Esperanza, 2019 curated Billy Kearins
COAST, Stock Island, Florida US