Professor of Art, Graduate Director for Art, Photography Area Head
diopcj@jmu.edu
Contact Info
Website: http://www.corinnediop.com
Corinne Diop Studios on Facebook
Education
- M.F.A., University of Washington
- B.S. in Art, James Madison University
Areas of Expertise
Digital photography, screen-based photo/video, performance for the lens, the photograph as document, portfolio development, darkroom photography, history of photography, contemporary art theory, art & creativity, team teaching and cross-disciplinary collaborations.
Previous Experience
Diop has been a faculty member at JMU since 1989. Prior to that, she taught at Community College of Baltimore, the College of Notre Dame of Maryland and School 33 Art Center in Baltimore, Md.
Professional Affiliation
- Society for Photographic Education
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Arts Council of the Valley
- JMU Safe Zone
Honors and Awards
Legacy Award, presented by the JMU Faculty Emeritus Association, JMU.
Distinguished Teaching Award, College of Visual and Performing Arts, JMU.
JMU Faculty Educational Leave for Exploring New Photographic Technologies: A Merge of Art Practice and Teaching and An Inquiry in New Media, and a JMU Faculty Research Grant, Math and Choice: Derivations in Digital Montage.
Selected for artist residencies at The Virginia Atelier at the Cite Internationale des Arts in Paris, the Ragdale Foundation in Lake Forest, IL, Oregon College of Arts & Crafts and Women's Studio Workshop.
Chosen for an Excellence in Photographic Teaching Award by the Santa Fe Center for Visual Arts and a College of Visual and Performing Arts Distinguished Service Award.
Service
Professional Service
- Graduate Director, MFA in Art
- Graduate Council
- Graduate Curriculum and Instruction (C&I) Committee
- Graduate Faculty Committee, Chair
- CVPA C&I Committee
- SADAH C&I Committee
- SADAH Leadership Committee
- Photography Area Head
- Technology Task Force
Public Service
Diop has served as juror for many exhibitions, among them the Virginia Beach Boardwalk Art Show, Washington County Museum of Fine Art’s photography salon, Lynchburg Fine Arts Center’s photography exhibition and the Westmoreland Arts and Heritage Festival.
Scholarship
SELECT EXHIBITIONS
2026
- Smith House Galleries, Likeness, Harrisonburg, VA. (Three person)
- LACDA (Los Angeles Center for Digital Art), June Electron Salon, Los Angeles, CA.
2025
- Second Street Gallery, Time and again, Charlottesville, VA. (Solo)
- Sasse Museum of Art, Interaction of Art & AI, Pomona, CA.
- McGlothlin Center for the Arts, Equilibrium, Emory & Henry University. (Solo)
- Praxis Photo Arts Center, The Artist Intervenes, Minneapolis, MN.
- Society for Photographic Education Conference, Members' Digital Pin-Up Exhibition, Reno, NV.
2024
- Smith House Galleries, Arts Council of the Valley Artist Members Show, Harrisonburg, VA.
- Artspace Gallery, Artists at the Atelier at Cité internationale des arts Residency, Richmond, VA.
- Second Street Gallery, The Art of Collage, Charlottesville, VA.
- Beverly Street Studio School Gallery, Unidentified Woman, Staunton, VA. (Solo)
2023
- Arts Council of the Valley, In Conversation: The Graduate Faculty at JMU, Harrisonburg, VA.
- The Photo Review, The Photo Review International 2023.
- Hangaram Design Museum, Fiber Art Festival, Seoul, Korea.
PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
2026
- Fireside Chat with Matthew Murray (’00 Alum), Gilliam Center, JMU.
2025
- Artist-In-Conversation: Corinne Diop, Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA.
- Family Day Collage Workshop, Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA.
- JMU Graduate Faculty Gallery Talks, Duke Hall Gallery, JMU.
- Equilibrium: Artist Talk by Corinne Diop, Kennedy-Reedy Theater, Emory & Henry University.
- Exquisite Corpse: Collage Workshop, Emory & Henry University.
2024
- Artists-In-Conversation: The Art of Collage, Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA.
- Meet the Artists, Second Saturday Event, Arts Council of the Valley, Harrisonburg, VA.
- Eco-Art in the Anthropocene, Environmental Ethics, JMU. (Co-presenter with Kareena Solanki)
TEACHING
Recent courses taught:
- Introduction to the Studio Arts
- Intro Photography: Black & White Darkroom
- Digital Photography
- Exploring AI & Art
- Photo Collage & Montage
- History of Photo in Practice
- Art & Justice in Ecological Contexts (X-Lab class co-taught with Dr. Melissa Švigel, Assistant Professor of Justice Studies)
- Photography: Portfolio Development
- Graduate Integrative Seminar
- Graduate Studio Practice
- Thesis Research
