Diana Wilson began painting in 1974 as a member of the Waverly Black Flats Art Group.

Her desire to learn portraiture led to weekly classes with John Balmain in 1987-1988.

At the same time Diana attended weekly classes with Barbara August. It was at this time she discovered the joys of working with pastel.

She has attended workshops with Alan Martin, David Taylor, Brian Armstrong, Barbara McManus, Lee Machalek and Agata Lelek.

In 1992 Diana began weekly classes with Ted Berry at Deakin University, satisfying a desire to know more about painting landscape in pastel; this continued until late 1993. Her first love is still portraiture and in 1995 she returned to classes with Barbara August which she continued until Barbara retired in 1998 and then weekly classes with Brian Armstrong until 2000. She attended a 'self-help group portrait group weekly, at the Malvern Artists Society, in Melbourne during 2003 & 2004. 

She held her first solo exhibition in September 1997, titled 'Faces I Have Known',and has participated in several group exhibitions featuring still life and landscape paintings.

She currently teaches at the Corinella Community Centre.

Diana has been a member of the Victorian Artists Society, Bass Coast Artists' Society, and Fish Creek Art Group.

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