diana escobedolastiri  EDUCATION
2009                        BA Human Ecology and Photography, College of the Atlantic. Bar Harbor, USA
2008                        Specialization in Photography, Parsons Paris School of Art and Design. Paris, France
2004                        International Baccalaureate, The Mahindra United World College of India. Pune, India

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2004 – present        Freelance Photographer. Mexico City, Mexico
2006 – 2009            Photoshop and Printing Supervisor. Bar Harbor ME, USA
2007                        Photographer’s Assistant. Steve Double, London, UK

HONORS AND AWARDS
2009                        Senior Project Fund Award
2009                        Kathryn Davis International Advanced Studies Award
2008                        Slaton Davis and Deakin Davis Scholarship Award
2007                        Louisa R. Dreier Scholarship Award “Joy in the Arts”
2007                        Kathryn Davis International Advanced Studies Award
2005 – 2009            Full Scholarship—Davis UWC Scholars	
2002 – 2004            Full Scholarship—United World Colleges

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Solo
2009                        Transient Encounters, Blum Gallery, Bar Harbor, USA
2008                        Strangers in Paris (or Secrets), Blum Gallery, Bar Harbor, USA
Group
2010                        Queer, Alliance Française, Bangalore, India
2008                        Multiples in Photography, Blum Gallery, Bar Harbor, USA
2008                        Parsons Paris Show, Espace Commines, Paris, France
2008                        Photographic, Letellier Gallery, Paris, France		

COLLECTIONS
Private collections: USA, France, Cayman Islands, and Mexico; Parsons Paris Archives, Paris, France.

SKILLS
Languages                Spanish / English: bilingual
                                 French: conversational
Computers                Lightroom, Photoshop CS4, InDesign CS4, Illustrator CS4, Final Cut, and Framethief
and Equipment         Mac OSX and Windows (including Microsoft Office)
                                 Photographic Scanners and Printers EPSON (all formats)
                                 Analogue and Digital Cameras (all formats) 
                                 Studio Lighting

OTHER ACTIVITIES
2010 – Present        Kiteboarding
2007 – Present        Scuba Diving, PADI certified
1997 – Present        CISV, Mexican delegate in international camps for children and teenagers that promote peace.


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