Raised in the rolling hills of Grant Wood's stomping grounds, Diane's career was inspired by the beauty of nature & all its inhabitants at an early age. Her career has spanned from galleries to Museums within the midwest & abroad. She received her BFA at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design & furthered her studies at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design,University of Iowa & more. Diane resides in the Iowa with her dogs Gigi, Bougie & parrot, Moksha.