THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT

Diana Leidel

“I was determined to be an independent spirit.”

Brooklyn-based artist who holds a BFA from The Cooper Union and an MA in Media Ecology from New York University. Art director in Classic Arts for Playbill Magazine and has served as an art and creative director for national magazines and educational institutions.  Recipient of awards for work in arts publications, including Dance Magazine and the ballet bible Pointe Magazine. Women’s Medical Center, HealthRight: Women’s Health Forum. Older Women Remember and Speak Out.

Interviewed by Judy Waxman, January 2022

Photo. The feminist collective Women’s Art Works (top from left to right): Stephanie Tevonian, Anne Marie Micklo, Ruth Ross, Lenore Goldberg and bottom, Diana Leidel.