Artist Statement

Art is created in stories. Stories are created in art. My paintings have their foundation in stories of my life told in bold, engaging one-act canvas. How each tale is received and the meaning conveyed is left to those experiencing my work. 

Years of watercolor influence have welcomed new freedoms created by the addition of thin layers of oil and mixed media – as all our life stories are ingrained with many layers. Original. Individual. Unique. Our past and where we may go. 

Influence also comes from my daughter. Diagnosed with epilepsy at age 22, has influenced my life and art. 

Diana majored in Fine Arts and went on to become Art Director at Northwestern University. Diana is back to Fine Art. She is well-established in the Chicago art scene, with numerous group and solo shows, gallery representations, and multiple publications, including two book covers. CBS News has also done several special segments on her and her art.

She has designed and painted public art statues owned by the United States Ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel, and Chicago dignitaries. Special Olympics commissioned Diana to create a painting to be used nationally and internationally to promote their 50th Anniversary. The painting is now owned by Timothy Shriver in DC. Several works of hers are also owned by the family of the general manager and co-owner of the Miami Heat. Most recently, she co-chaired an art exhibition at the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art for Special Olympics. She also has work in the permanent collection at the Chicago History Museum.

Outside of the US, Diana has sold artwork in Ireland, Germany, and the Netherlands. She was also part of art fair exhibitions in Busan, Korea; New York, New York; London; and the Hamptons, New York, as well as Art Basel Miami, over the last five years.

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