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From Leeds, Diane studied Art at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, graduating with a BA(Hons) in Visual Art, followed by a Post-Graduate Certificate in Education. On moving to London she worked initially in the animation industry, followed by a career in Graphic Design for television and special effects post-production with clients such as Granada, TV-AM, GMTV and This Morning. Diane has now returned to her first love of printmaking and painting. She divides her time between London and Yorkshire.
Artist's Statement: Early influences while studying Art were pointillism and pop art, systems painting, photography and illustration. However the biggest influence on my work was probably my years as a graphic designer and animator in television. Long hours were spent looking at images frame by frame in extreme close-up to smooth out pixels, or in the more traditional methods of cell-painting in flat, opaque colours. These techniques have transferred themselves to the methods of choosing imagery and composition that I use now. I like to break the image down into its constituent parts and layers before reassembling them. Printmaking affords the same opportunity to reconstruct an image, whether by combining different processes or using several plates to create a final print. I like to mix media and techniques, using printmaking, photography, photoshop, and collage.
Diane is a member of The Printmakers Council , Southbank Printmakers and Wednesday Printmakers and exhibits regularly in the UK and abroad.
Previous exhibitions:
TIDES & TALES
Morley Gallery 11 February to 22 February 2025
61 Westminster Bridge Road SE1
WEDNESDAY PRINTMAKERS
13 November to 6 December 2024
The Atrium, RHACC, Parkshot, Richmond TW9 2RE
PRINTMAKERS COUNCIL
INKSCAPES AT THE HORSEBRIDGE GALLERY, 11 Sep 2024 - 23 Sep 2024
11 Horsebridge Road, Whitstable, Kent. UK. CT5 1AF
VARIATIONS ON A THEME
Tuesday, 9 July 2024 - Sunday, 21 July 2024
Oxmarket Contemporary, St. Andrew’s Court, off East Street, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 1YH
ARTIST IN FOCUS - SOUTHBANK PRINTMAKERS
Monday 18 March — Sunday 31 March 2024
Gabriel’s Wharf, 56 Upper Ground, London SE1 9PP
SURFACE CHALLENGE, Barbican Library
Fri 2—Mon 26 Feb 2024
Barbican Library
11th International Printmaking Bienal Douro 2023
10th August to 31st October
Douro, Portugal
‘INSPIRED BY’ AT THE EMMA MASON GALLERY IN EASTBOURNE
7th October to 4th November, 2023
Emma Mason Gallery, 21 Lushington Ln, Eastbourne BN21 4LJ
Awagami International Miniprint Exhibition
7th October 2023
Tokushima, Japan
THINKING FOR PRINTING
31st January-5th February 2023
Bankside Gallery, 48 Hopton St, London SE1 9JB
WEDNESDAY PRINTMAKERS
28th November-9th December 2022
The Atrium, Parkshot, Richmond TW9 2RE
ARTIST IN FOCUS - SOUTHBANK PRINTMAKERS
8th - 21st August 2022
Southbank Printmakers
Gabriel’s Wharf, 56 Upper Ground, London SE1 9PP
SOUTHBANK PRINTMAKERS@21
15th December - 2nd January 2022
OXO Gallery
Oxo Tower Wharf, Barge House St, South Bank, London SE1 9PH
ECOLOGIES OF CHANGE; GRIEF AND HOPE IN A CHANGING WORLD
13 September - 30 November, 2021
The Royal Over-Seas League
Over-Seas House, Park Pl, St James's St, London
AWAGAMI INTERNATIONAL MINIATURE PRINT EXHIBITION 2021
October 9 - November 7, 2021
The Hall Awa Japanese Handmade Paper
Kawahigashi 141, Yamakawa-cho, Yoshinogawa City, Tokushima, Japan
WEDNESDAY PRINTMAKERS
13-25th September 2021
The Atrium, Parkshot, Richmond TW9 2RE
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2020
6 October 2020 — 3 January 2021
Royal Academy of Arts
Burlington House, Piccadilly,
London, W1J 0BD
For the first time in history, the Summer Exhibition will fall in winter. But at the RA, summer is a state of mind, not a time of year. Discover a myriad of works by household names and emerging artists inside our joyous festival of art.
Printmakers Council Exhibition 'TIME'
Highgate Gallery 7th-20th February 2020
Wednesday Printmakers
Dates: Nov. 5, 2019 - Nov. 28, 2019
RHACC, Richmond upon Thames
Land, Sea and Sky
Dates: Oct. 26, 2019 - Dec. 1, 2019
The Ropewalk Gallery, Barton-On-Humber, North Lincolnshire
A group exhibition of prints by members of The Printmakers Council
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair
Dates: Nov. 7, 2019 - Nov. 10, 2019
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair 2019, No. 1 Street, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, London, UK SE18 6ST
Imprinted Memories
January 19, 2019 - March 30, 2019
Riverside Gallery, Richmond Old Town Hall, Richmond TW9 1TP
A group show by Wednesday Printmakers reflecting on memory transposed into print.
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair
22 - 25 November 2018 www.woolwichprintfair.com
Building 17, Cartridge Place, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, London SE18 6ST
Wednesday Printmakers Group Show 2018
An exhibition of original prints by Artist Printmakers at Richmond Art School, RACC
5th November -30th November 2018
www.wednesdayprintmakers.wordpress.com
Orleans House Gallery 2 June – 19 August 2018
Wednesday Printmakers Group Show
November 2018, RHACC
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair
22-25 November 2018
Inspired By....2018 Exhibition
The Morley Gallery, London May 8, 2018 - May 26, 2018
Morley Gallery in partnership with V&A
Wednesday Printmakers Group Show
An exhibition of original prints by Artist Printmakers at Richmond Art School, RACC
Wednesday 4th October - Friday 27th October 2017
www.wednesdayprintmakers.wordpress.com
Food For Thought
Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum, Bournemouth
Dec. 3, 2010 - May 8, 2011