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Education
2004 - 2006
University of Sunderland
2000 - 2003
University of Huddersfield
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Event: TALES REMAIN
Dates: 18 Feb 2022 - 8 Apr 2022
The show pulls together a whole new body of work produced by Dianne during (and because of) the last two years of the pandemic lockdowns.
Focusing on the mythic, folkloric and fantastic, her works cavort through imaginary childhoods laced with magic, languorous and sensual retellings of familiar tales such as Andersen’s The Little Mermaid and images that have a fascinating and familiar feel, though never encountered before.
There is a lavish and deliberate use of complimentary colours, gold leaf, layers of glazing and varnish to produce narratives trapped delicately beneath the surface which reveal themselves with each viewing. A truth desperate to be told.
The show is visually joyous, optimistic but also laced with pathos for the human condition and the characters trapped within.
There is a rare magic within these works.
Event: SELFHOODS
Dates: 5 Nov 2015 - 29 Nov 2015
SELFHOODS is an exhibition of new work by members of Gilkes Street Artists, a Middlesbrough-based studio group. The featured pieces explore what is familiar to each artist, from their inner worlds to their immediate surroundings.
In SELFHOODS, artists investigate notions of self, geography and identity, by looking to their lived experiences of the loc
Event: After Dark
Dates: 10 Oct 2015 - 5 Feb 2016
Joint exhibiton and installation with Jenni Thirlwell, as part of the Gilkes Street Artists exhibition program.
Exploring taboo themes, and ideas of thing which happen after dark.
Event: Localism
Dates: 10 Oct 2015 - 7 Feb 2016
‘Localism’ is an ambitious project telling the story of art in Middlesbrough from its beginnings in 1829 to now. It takes a radical approach to exhibition making, inviting the public to help write the narrative with workshops that grow the show, adding to it as we go, thus creating an encyclopaedic family tree of creativity on Teesside.
It’s also more than just an exhibition as we join up people and places across the region to celebrate and debate our own cultural history and its impact on the wider world. Topics include Christopher Dresser and the Linthorpe Pottery, bridge building, the remarkable Boosbeck Industries in the 1930s and the existence of mima itself. In a thoroughly internationalised world, Localism restates the vitally important role of the local in the development of art and society.
Event: Completely Random
Dates: 16 Jan 2015 - 27 Feb 2015
A show of work from the Artists based at the Gilkes Street Studios in Middlesbrough.
http://www.pythonproperties.co.uk/galleries/python-gallery/exhibitions/completely-random
Event: Cases
Dates: 1 Oct 2014 - 1 Jun 2015
Two Group Shows in the exhibition space, one based around a theme of 'White', and one on boards of 40x40cm.
Event: Broken Down
Dates: 25 Jul 2014 - 28 Aug 2014
Solo exhibition of new highly personal, figurative and portrait painting.
Event: Draw
Dates: 3 Oct 2013 - 5 Dec 2013
Group show based around the theme of drawing.
Event: Python Festival
Dates: 2 Aug 2013 - 27 Sep 2013
Group show
Event: Show us your art
Dates: 4 Jul 2013 - 1 Aug 2013
Middlesbrough wide group exhibition
Event: Un Veiled
Dates: 31 Jan 2013 - 28 Feb 2013
Solo exhibition of both new and retrospective work.
Event: Permanent Sale Show
Dates: 4 Jan 2012 - 1 Nov 2013
Work on sale in his commercial gallery setting
Event: Various Group shows before 2013
Dates: 18 Apr 2002 - 5 Dec 2012
Group shows before 2013
Survivor Exhibition 15th Dec 2012 – 7th Feb 2012.. The Heritage Gallery
Back to life 20th Dec 2012 – 25th Jan 2013- Elliotts Art Lounge,
Print and Ink Sept 2012, Elliotts Art Lounge
4 1 NIGHTONLY- Sept 2006 ROOM@THETOP
2005 Nissan - March- May 2005, Nissan factory
25 – 2004 Dec ROOM@THETOP
Art 4 All 2004, Part of the Art for All Exhibition,
TEN - 2004, April 29th – May 9th ROOM@THETOP
LITTLE MYTH – 2004 1st – 30th March. ARC- Arts Centre Stockton.
DAILY BASIS - 2004, Jan 30th – Feb 8th ROOM@THETOP.
FROM HERE - 2002, 18 Apr -11 May. Easthorpe Visual Arts Gallery, Mirfield.
Event: Various Solo shows before 2013 (8) See Descrition
Dates: 1 Aug 2000 - 4 Jan 2012
Duel- 2006, 1st Nov- 10th Dec - Natures World
Passing By - 2006, 1st July – 30th Sept Darlington Arts Centre.
ConTemporary – 2004, 15th Nov– 30th Nov. Room@TheTop.
GREY VOGUE- 2003/4, 5th December- 28th January. Psyche Gallery
DRAWING - 2003, 16th- 25th August- Nature’s world
GREY EDGES - 2002, October - Natures World
AD ART - 2001, November - Natures World
CUFFED - 2000, Aug – Dec - Sassari
Biography
I wanted to tell you a little bit about why I create the art that I do, and why it means so much to mean when people collect these paintings.
My belief/my desire is to create connections, between you and you!
I believe that art has a unique ability to open a pathway for you to see/experience something sublime, and to access a higher part of yourself, through looking, experiencing and feeling the emotions, memories and desires which come up.
I fundamentally believe that each painting I create is meant for a particular person, and my job- along with creating the painting is to find that person, and let them experience whatever that artwork is meant to show them.
I am a full time studio based Fine Artist, painting and drawing life, love and people, I live and work in the North East of England.
My work explores beauty, femininity, love,
passion and a sense of self. The inspiration comes from memories, life
experiences, dreams, fantasies and traumas.
As with all artists the work taps into the stream of artists and artworks from across the ages, none of us exist in a vacuum, influences come in from a range of eras and genres.
My work is driven by the desire to create
work which pushes the boundaries of my own art practice, exploring both
figurative themes and ‘the surface’, through various mediums. I constantly
strive to make innovative work, with a foundation in observation, drawing and
mark making, my
practice has explored painting, inked work, printmaking, sculpture,
installation and site specific work.
Painting makes my heart sing!
When I am free, when I allow my materials to be free, when I find "happy accidents" which I can hone into usable, repeatable techniques, drips, spills, layers.
Since completing my formal arts education, gaining both a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art and a Masters Degree in Fine Art, I have exhibited nationally and locally, including solo exhibitions and group shows, both commercial and gallery settings, also many commercial and private commissions. Including a commission for the Director and Screen Writer Joss Whedon, this came about as part of my last Kickstarter Exhibition Project.
I work from my studio in Middlesbrough as part of the Gilkes Street Artists studio group
Having sold 350+ original paintings via online platforms and physical exhibitions, both nationally and internationally, you can be sure you are viewing work by an experienced art practitioner. Each original piece arrives with a hand written, wax sealed parchment, which serves as provenance for the artwork. Please browse the Gallery and Shop to find a piece of original art which speaks to you.
Qualifications
Masters Degree in Fine Art, University of Sunderland, July 2006.
BA(Hons) Fine Art Painting and Drawing, University if Huddersfield, June 2003.
Btec in Foundation Studies, Cleveland Collage of Art and Design, June 2000.
NCfe, Painting and Drawing, Cleveland College of Art and Design, June 2000.
