José Diniz was born in Niterói and lives in Rio de Janeiro. He studied photography at UCAM (Cândido Mendes University) in Rio de Janeiro. Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro (RJ) and School of Visual Arts in Parque Lage (RJ).

Author of the Literariamente (São Paulo, 2009) and Periscope (São Paulo, 2014) nominated as one of the best books of 2014 by ICP, MEP, Lens Culture and others. He has participated in several publications in Brazil and abroad. Currently he has also produced many artist books that are in various collections in Brazil, Argentina, the United States and Europe.

In 2013, january was your portfolio published by British Journal of Photography as the “Ones to watch – The talent issue”.

In 2012 won the prize of Marc Ferrez of Photography - FUNARTE (National Art Foundation, Ministry of Culture) with the project MARESIA which will show the exhibition at the Cultural Center of the Federal Court in Rio de Janeiro in 2013.

In 2011 participated in the exhibition International Discoveries III, a bienal selection of 12 photographers in the world by the FOTOFEST - USA curators.

Individual exhibitions

2018
ENTRE AS MARGENS DO RIO - Centro Cultural da Justiça Federal - Rio de Janeiro LINHA D'ÁGUA - DOC Galeria - São Paulo

2017
O CÉU VEM ABAIXO - Galeria Oriente - Rio de Janeiro

2016
SERTÃO CERRADO – AMA – Art Museum of Americas – Washington – USA
TANTO MAR – Festival Encontros da Imagem – Braga – Portugal
MARESIA – Jack Fischer Gallery – San Francisco – USA
SELECTED WORKS – Blue Sky Gallery – Portland – USA
SERTÃO CERRADO – Galeria Arcimboldo – Festival Encuentros Abiertos – Buenos Aires – Argentina
SERTÃO CERRADO – Atelie da Imagem – Rio de Janeiro - Brasil

2015
RIO DE MAR – Espaço Furnas Cultural – Rio de Janeiro – Brasil
PERISCOPE – Galeria Zoom – Festival Paraty em Foco – Paraty – Brasil

2014
A LA DERIVA – Escuela Argentina de Fotografía – Festival de La Luz – Salta – Argentina
Museo de Arte Contemporâneo de Salta – Festival de La Luz – Salta – Argentina
FRONTERAS – Foto Club Uruguayo – Montevideo – Uruguay


2013
FRONTERAS – Galeria FUCAC – Festival FOTOGRAMA 2013 – Montevideo – Uruguay
MARESIA – Centro Cultural da Justiça Federal – Rio de Janeiro – Brasil
ENSAYO SOBRE OTRO MAR – Museo Franklin Rawson – San Juan – Argentina
DISQUIETING FORCE – ArtMedia Gallery – Miami – USA
ULTRAMARINHAS – Fotospaço Fine Art Gallery –Rio de Janeiro – Brasil

2012
ISLANDSCAPES – Galeria Quirino Campofiorito – Niterói – Brasil
ABOUT SEA – Oko Gallery – PHOTOVISA Festival – Anapa – Russia
ENSAYO SOBRE OTRO MAR – Centro Culltural Recoleta – Festival de La Luz – Buenos Aires – Argentina

2011
MARESIA – Sala CdF – Montevideo – Uruguay

Selected group exhibitions:

2018
San Jose Foto - San José - Uruguay
IX Prêmio Diário Contemporâneo - Belém - Pará
2017
Natureza Concreta - Caixa Cultural - Rio de Janeiro
Ficção Além do Real - Foto em Pauta - Tiradentes
Confluencias - SESC Vila Mariana / Photo España - São Paulo

2016
Coleção Joaquim Paiva – Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro
FELIFA – Feria de Libros de Fotos de Autor – Buenos Aires
7ª. Mostra SP de Fotografia – DOC Galeria – São Paulo
Mosaicografia – Porto Alegre
13 anos do Furnas Espaço Cultural Furnas – Rio de Janeiro
Linguagens do Corpo Carioca – Museu de Arte do Rio
Mostra de Fotolivros Foto em Pauta – Tiradentes
10x10 Contemporary Latim American Photobooks – PGH Photo Fair – Carnegie Museum of Art – Pittsburgh

2015
AQUÍ NOS VEMOS - Centro Cultural Kirchner – Buenos Aires
...OFF THE AMERICAS – Luag Lower Gallery, Lehig, Pennsylvania
RIO SETECENTISTA – MAR – Museu de Arte do Rio (2015)
Livros Possíveis – Atelie da Imagem – Rio
MOBgraphia - Museu da Imagem e do Som – São Paulo
New Photobooks Narratives – Rayko Center of Photography – San Francisco – USA
Casa da Fotografia de Minas Gerais – Belo Horizonte
Foto em Pauta – Festival de Fotografias de Tiradentes

2014
ROSIZO State Center for Museums and Exhibitions of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation - Moscow – Russia
Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro
Atlanta Celebrates Photography – Atlanta – USA
International Printmaking Biennial Douro 2014 - Portugal
Signos de Una Coleccio n en Crecimiento – Museo Franklin Rawson – San Juan - Argentina

2013
Global Print 2013 - Braga - Portugal
Noorderlicht - The Nederlands
Museo de Arte Contemporâneo – Salta – Argentina
Casa de la Cultura del Gobierno de Buenos Aires
Ballarat Festival 2013 – Sellkirk Gallery – Ballarat – Australia
Parque Lage School of Visual Arts

2011
Biennial FOTOFEST Discoveries – Houston – Texas – Estados Unidos
Parque Lage School of Visual Arts
II Prêmio Diário Contemporâneo – Museu da UFPA - Belém
VAI-E-VEM – Galeria Largo das Artes – Rio de Janeiro

2010
Centro Cultural Borges – Buenos Aires
Do Real ao Imaginário – EAV Parque Lage – Rio de Janeiro
I Prêmio Diário Contemporâneo 2010 – Museu da UFPA - Belém
FOTOGRAMA LIVRE 2010 – Festfotopoa – Porto Alegre
Casa de la Cultura del Gobierno de Buenos Aires



Some selected exhibitions and awards: Finalist of Conrado Wessel Prize of Photography (2013 and 2014), Mention Honored in Concurso Fotolibro Iberoamericano - RM Editor Barcelona/Mexico (2012), Encuentros Abiertos – Argentina (2010); Prize Diário Contemporâneo de Fotografia – Belém – Pará (2014, 2013, 2011 and 2010); “deVERcidade” – Fortaleza (2010); Prize Leica-Fotografe (2009); Prize Almirante Tamandaré – Ministry of Marine – Salvador, Bahia (2009); Vivo Artemov – Festival de Arte em Mídias Móveis – Belo Horizonte (2009); FESTFOTOPOA – Porto Alegre (2010, 2009 e 2008); Photography Exhibition of Recife (2007 e 2008).


He has photos in private collections and at:
Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro/Joaquim Paiva Collection - Brazil
Green Library / Stanford University – USA
Luag Lower Gallery, Lehig University, Pennsylvania - USA
MAR - Museu do Rio
Museum of Fine Arts of Houston – USA
Museum of Contemporary Art in Salta – Argentina
Provincial Museum of Fine Arts Franklin Rawson in San Juan - Argentina
Museum of Contemporary Art of Porto Alegre - Brazil
Others