Photo Credit: Dana Spaeth
Education
2004
Work Study
Kuno Shibori Dyeworks
Arimatsu, Japan
2004
Bachelor of Fine Arts
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
Bio
Born in San Francisco, CA
Lives in San Francisco, CA
Upon graduating from SF State University with a BFA in Textile Art, Diane traveled to Japan to study under Tsuyoshi Kuno, a 4th generation shibori dyer. Mr. Kuno and his studio pushed traditional dyeing techniques in inventive ways to create new materials for avant-garde designers. Learning from artisans with vision and dedication to process has informed much of Diane’s approach.
Playing with material is a central part of Diane’s creative process. In her experimentation, she pulls findings that provoke a visceral response and uses it as a source for expression. Her resulting works are often textural and dimensional, echoing patterns and shapes found in the natural and urban landscape.
2018
New Growth
Palette Gallery, San Francisco, CA
After Dark
Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA
Art Market San Francisco
Michelle Bello Fine , San Francisco, CA
Windows and Waterfalls
Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, CA
2018 Material Matters
Seager Gray Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
Cracking Nutshells
DZINE Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2017
Tracks and Echoes
DZINE Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Almost Black and White
The Curator Gallery, New York, NY
WILD
Root Division, San Francisco, CA
Renegade Fiber
MARIN Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
2016
Scrap Art Show
Reclaimed: Elevating the Art of Reuse,
SFArtsEd Gallery, Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA
By Hand
Coker Gallery, Blue Line Arts
Roseville, CA
2015
Fiber Arts VII
International Juried Exhibition
Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Sebastopol, CA
Texture, can you feel it?
Ohanlon Center for the Arts
Mill Valley, CA
Naught
Gensler, Architecture + Design
San Francisco, CA
2011
The Art of Fiber
Workhouse Art Center
Lorton, VA
2008
Materialistic, Whitney Gallery
Savannah, GA
2004
Japan Creation Trade Fair
Tokyo, Japan