Diana Cole
Painter (Gordon, NSW)

Diana was born in Brisbane but has lived in Sydney for most of her life. In the late 1950's she studied painting and drawing at the A.D.R. with Professor Bissietta and whilst her children were growing up attended a number of life drawing groups and Master Classes and exhibited in local exhibitions.

Between 1980 and 1984 she studied sculpture at the Sculpture Centre. This work included figurative and abstract works, casting, carving etc.

In 1984 Diana was accepted for a visual arts degree course at the City Art Institute (now U.N.S.W.) and graduated in 1987 with a B.A. Visual Art, majoring in painting. In 1991 she studied lithography at the Workshop Art Centre, Willoughby. There have been 14 solo exhibitions, 2X2 person exhibitions, 2X4 person exhibitions and a vast number of group shows.

Her work is mainly figurative but there are a number Sydney paintings and drawings and works based on the Minoan Legend and Bali.

Diana's work has been shown at the Eaglehawke Galleries in Glebe and Enmore, the Untitled Gallery, Lane Cove, Greenaway Gallery Melbourne, Norton Gallery, McMahon's Point, Dale Thomas Gallery Artarmon and the Solander Galleries, Canberra among many others. Diana is represented by Marianne Newman Gallery, Crows Nest, Gallery 41 Woolloomooloo, Gannon House Gallery, The Rocks and Cudgegong Gallery, Gulgong.

There have been a number of awards including the Fairfield Art Prize and works on paper, Fisher’s Ghost, Campbelltown. She has been a finalist in the Mosman Art Prize,Art on the Rocks and the Portia Geach Art Awards.

Diana has coordinated the Sketch Club at the Workshop Arts Centre, Willoughby for many years and has conducted workshops there.She really enjoys the interaction with other painters after many solitary days in her studio in her back garden.

For information on how to purchase / commission Diana's work, please contact her below or telephone 02 9498 8457.

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