DIANA COLE   B.A. Visual Art.

Born Brisbane, Australia. Contemporary Figurative Painter in oil and acrylic and drawings in black and white. Printmaker, Sculptor.

  • Studied painting and drawing at the A.D.R. with Prof. Bissietta in the late 1950’s and whilst my children were growing up, attended a number of life drawing groups and Master Classes and exhibited in local exhibitions.

  • 1980-84 Sculpture Centre. The Rocks. Life Sculpture. Casting. Carving etc.

  • 1984-1987 B.A. Visual Art, City Art Institute. Majoring in painting.

  • 1991 Lithography. Workshop Art Centre, Willoughby.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

  • 2008 Retrospective. Gordon Library.

  • 2005 Dale Thomas Gallery. Artarmon. “Fabulous Figures”

  • 2003 Dale Thomas Gallery, Artarmon. “All Over the Place”

  • 2001 Ewart Gallery, Willoughby. “Members and Models”

  • 1998 Greenaway Gallery, Melbourne. “Memories of Crete”

  • 1997 Untitled Gallery, Lane Cove. “Around Sydney”

  • 1996 Mac’s Café, Pokolbin. Recent Work.

  • 1995 Eaglehawk Galleries, Enmore. “Mary Reibey Series”

  • 1995 Headmaster’s Gallery, St. Ives. “Daisy Bates Series.”

  • 1994 Pippa’s Gallery, Gordon. “Basically Black and White”.

  • 1982 Signatures, Mosman . “Recent Work”.

2 PERSON EXHIBITIONS

  • 2006 Cudgegong Gallery, Gulgong. "Figuratively Speaking". Diana Cole, Painting. Feyona van Stom, Sculptures.

  • 2002 Dale Thomas Gallery, Artarmon. “Around the Emerald City”. Mother & Daughter Exhibition.

  • 2002 Dale Thomas Gallery, Artarmon. “Fish”. Diana Cole, Paintings; Barry Smith, Photography.

4 PERSON EXHIBITIONS

  • 2003 Arthouse Hotel, “People in the Attic”

  • 1996 The Oyster Bar, The Rocks, “Small Works”

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)

  • 2008 Drawn from Life. Marianne Newman Gallery. Crows Nest

  • 2008 The Art of Healing. Arthouse Hotel Pitt Street

  • 2008 Portia Geach Art Award. S.H.Ervin Gallery. Observatory Hill

  • 2007 "Power in the House", Parliament House, Sydney

  • 2007 "Best Friends", Arthouse Hotel

  • 2007 "Chairs for Charity", Melbourne

  • 2007 "Beautiful Figures", Gallery 41, Woolloomooloo

  • 2007 "Just in Time for Christmas", Gallery 41, Woolloomooloo

  • 2006 Supreme Court Building, Sydney. "Courtroom Faces".

  • 2006 Arthouse Hotel, Sydney. "Idols & Icons".

  • 2005 Linden Postcard Show. Melbourne.

  • 2004 Masking the Potential. Mosman Art Gallery.

  • 2004 Art on the Rocks.

  • 2003 Grand Swiss Hotel, Bondi.

  • 2003 Xzibit, McMahon’s Point.

  • 2003 Arthouse Hotel, Sydney.

  • 2000,2001,2002: Norton Gallery, McMahon’s Point.

  • 1997 Greenaway Gallery, Melbourne.

  • 1993-1996 Ewart Gallery, Willoughby.

  • 1996. Trinity Delmar, Summer Hill. Watercolour Exhibition.

  • 1995 Istral Gallery, Woollahra.

  • 1994 Eaglehawk Galleries, Enmore.

  • 1993 Eaglehawk Galleries, Enmore.

  • 1991-1994 Solander Galleries, Canberra.

  • 1990 Gallery 77, Glebe.

  • 1990 Hawkesbury Gallery, Windsor.

  • 1990 Wycombe Galleries, Neutral Bay.

  • 1987 City Art Institute, Paddington.

  • 1986 the Works Gallery, Paddington.

  • 1981 Signatures. Mosman.

AWARDS (SELECTED)

  • 2008 Finalist. Portia Geach Art Awards

  • 1990 Winner. Fairfield City Art Prize.

  • 1992 Winner. Works on Paper. Fisher’s Ghost. Campbelltown.

  • 1989 Winner. Drawing Prize. Fairfield City Council.

  • 1992 2nd Glebe Art Prize.

  • 1993 2nd, Modern Figurative, Royal Agricultural Society.

  • 1995 Finalist, Mosman Art Prize.

  • Selected for The Perfect Diary, a collection of Australian art and writing 2003,2002,2001,2000,1999,1998.

  • 2003 Joint Winner of The People’s Choice Award. www.bigstick.com.au

  • 2004 Finalist, Art on the Rocks.

REPRESENTED IN COLLECTIONS OF:

  • Fairfield City Council

  • Campbelltown City Council

  • Bosman Consulting

  • Hewlett Packard

  • Trafalgar Properties

  • Synchrotec Systems

  • Glenella

  • Taiwan Merchant Bank

  • Property Australia

  • Private Collections in the U.K., Germany, Switzerland, U.S.A., Hong Kong, New Zealand and throughout Australia.