Deanna Dikeman
Deanna Dikeman (born April 3, 1954) is an American photographer.
Deanna Dikeman
- Born
- 3 April 1954
- Birthplace
- Sioux City, Iowa, USA
- Known for
- Photography
- Education
- Purdue University
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- photographer
- Honours
- prix Nadar Gens d'images · Guggenheim Fellowship
- Languages
- English
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Biography
Biography
Deanna Dikeman studied at Johnson County Community College and Purdue University. The recorded working language is English. Work by Deanna Dikeman is recorded in the collections of Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Museum of Contemporary Photography, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art. Distinctions recorded are prix Nadar Gens d'images and Guggenheim Fellowship.
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• Born — 3 April 1954 • Birthplace — Sioux City, Iowa, USA • Known for — Photography • Education — Purdue University • Website — deannadikeman.com Deanna Dikeman (born April 3, 1954) is an American photographer.
Early life and education
Early life and education
Dikeman was born in Sioux City, Iowa, USA. She received a BS in Biology (1976) and an MS in management (1979) from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
Work
Work
Dikeman's book Leaving and Waving (2021) consists of photographs of her parents waving goodbye as she drives from their home after a visit. It was made over a 27 year period beginning in 1991.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
• Leaving and Waving, Sioux City Public Museum, Sioux City, Iowa, August–October 2023
Publications
• 27 Good-byes. Self-published, 2009. • Leaving and Waving. Marseille: Chose Commune, 2021. • Relative Moments. Marseille: Chose Commune, 2024.
Collections
Dikeman's work is held in the following permanent collections: • Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, Illinois • Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
Awards
• 2008: United States Artists Fellowship grant from United States Artists. A $50,000 award. • 2021: Prix Nadar from the Association Gens d'Images, France for Leaving and Waving • 2023: Guggenheim Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
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