Artist's arttributes:
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Most exhibitions in:
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| USA | 21 |
| France | 13 |
| Belgium | 4 |
| China | 3 |
| Germany | 3 |
Most exhibitions held at:
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Postmasters Gallery, USA |
5 |
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Paula Cooper Gallery, USA |
3 |
Biography: 
1943 Born in Chengdu, Sichuan (CN)
External links:
| | Public exhibitions (Selection) 52 
Solo shows 10
2013
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| David Diao - TMI - Postmasters Gallery, New York City, NY |
2011
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| Asuntos de dibujos - Galería Marta Cervera, Madrid |
2010
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| David Diao - Office Baroque Gallery, Antwerp |
2009
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| David Diao - I lived there until i was 6... - Postmasters Gallery, New York City, NY |
2008
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| David Diao - Best Laid Plans - Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin |
2005
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| David Diao - Postmasters Gallery, New York City, NY |
1990
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| David Diao - Mu.ZEE, Oostende |
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| David Diao : Oeuvres de référence I - schilderijen - Stedelijk Museum ’s-Hertogenbosch, 's-Hertogenbosch |
1989
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| David Diao peintures - Musée d'Art moderne de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne |
1979
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| David Diao - Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
Group shows 42
2012
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| Conceptual Abstraction - Leubsdorf Art Gallery - Hunter College, New York City, NY |
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| Walid Raad & David Diao - Paula Cooper Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| Context Message - Zach Feuer Gallery (LFL), New York City, NY |
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| group exhibition - Galería Marta Cervera, Madrid |
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| Richteriana - Postmasters Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| Painters Panting - Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA |
2011
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| One Suitcase Per Person - 1a space, Hong Kong, SAR |
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| The Indiscipline of Painting: International abstraction from the 1960s to now - Tate St. Ives, St. Ives, Cornwall (England) |
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| COLORIFIC! We Make An Art Rainbow - Postmasters Gallery, New York City, NY |
2010
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| LONELY AT THE TOP: Modern Dialect - MuHKA Museum voor Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen, Antwerp |
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| Matthew Brannon / Mathew Cerletty / David Diao / Daniel Sinsel - Office Baroque Gallery, Antwerp |
2009
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| Images & (re)présentations - The 1980s – Part 2 - MAGASIN-Centre National d’art Contemporain de Grenoble, Grenoble |
2008
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| High Times, Hard Times. New York Painting 1967–1975 - ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe |
2007
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| Dialogues - Centre d’art contemporain de Quimper - le Quartier, Quimper |
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| Stripes - The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY |
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| Tiempos intensos, tiempos difíciles - Pintura de Nueva York 1967-1975 - Museo Tamayo, Mexico City |
2006
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| Au-delà de la géométrie (art construit, minimal, sériel) - FRAC - Limousin, Limoges |
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| Inviting Words Into The Image: Contemporary Prints From The Rutgers Archives For Printmaking Studios (raps) - Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick, NJ |
2005
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| The 2nd Guangzhou Triennial - Guangzhou Triennial, Guangzhou, Guangdong |
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| Second Reading of the Grand Paintings - Main Trend Gallery, Taipei |
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| David Diao and Gang Zhao - Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong, SAR |
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| Les apparences sont souvent trompeuses - CAPC - Musée d'art contemporain, Bordeaux |
2003
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| The Inverse Mirror - Chambers Fine Art - New York, New York City, NY |
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| David Diao/Gang Zhao: Mid Career IV - Asian American Arts Centre, New York City, NY |
2002
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| APPROCHES CRITIQUES : l’expérience esthétique - Galerie Art & Essai, Rennes |
2001
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| Être Peintre… - L´Imagerie, Lannion |
1998
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| Tableaux aux murs, œuvres de la collection du Consortium - FRAC - Bourgogne, Dijon |
1996
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| Stanze pour la peinture - Casino Luxembourg - Forum d'art contemporain, Luxembourg |
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| L'Objet de la peinture - FRAC - Bretagne, Châteaugiron |
1994
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| Die Orte der Kunst - Sprengel Museum Hannover, Hannover |
1993
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| Oeuvres Du Patrimoine Contemporain Régional - Le Consortium, Dijon |
1991
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| La Peinture Abstraite Dans Les Collections Du Frac Bretagne - Centre d’art contemporain de Quimper - le Quartier, Quimper |
1988
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| Art at the End of the Social - - Rooseum Center for Contemporary Art, Malmö (closed, 2006) |
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| Discreet Formalities - Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, WA |
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| Michael Corris, David Diao, Olivier Mosset - Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York City, NY |
1987
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| Michael Corris, David Diao, Ifp - Le Consortium, Dijon |
1986
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| Tableaux abstraits - Villa Arson, Nice |
1973
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| Whitney Biennial 1973 - Whitney Biennial, New York City, NY |
1972
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| Group Exhibition - Richard Gray Gallery - Chicago, Chicago, IL |
1971
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| Kes Zapkus, David Diao, Edwin Ruda - Paula Cooper Gallery, New York City, NY |
1969
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| David Diao / Richard Pettibone / Peter Young - Leo Castelli Gallery, New York City, NY |
1968
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| Group Exhibition - Paula Cooper Gallery, New York City, NY |
Dealer Directory 4 |
Belgium
| | Office Baroque Gallery, Antwerp
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China
| | Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong, SAR
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Germany
| | Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin
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USA
| | Postmasters Gallery, New York City, NY
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Collections 8

France
| | FRAC - Bretagne, Châteaugiron
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| | Musée d'Art moderne de Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne
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USA
| | MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge, MA
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| | Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, East Logan, UT
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| | MOCA Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
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| | MoMA - Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NY
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