About the Artist :: Diane Scott
EDUCATION
Ecole Louis Riel, St. Boniface, RN from St. Boniface Hospital
Three Schools of Art in Toronto, Ontario
BFA from Herts College of Art and Design (now Hertfordshire University), St Albans, England
6 years of study at North River Arts Society with John Kilroy
Many workshops with a plethora of talented teachers/artists – Lois Griffel, Tom Browning, Kevin MacPherson, Carolyn Anderson, Dan Gerhartz, Scott Burdick, Mark Daily, Don Stone and Randall Sexton.
PRIZES/ACCOLADES
North River Arts Society
2007- Calendar Competition- Finalist
2005 – Calendar Competition- Cover Award for “Fog Lifting, Stonington”
Numerous Honorable Mentions over the last 5-6 years
Hull Lifesaving Museum- Fall Sea and Sky Show
2005 Honorable Mention
2004 Best in Show
Festival of the Arts, North River Arts Society
Best Marine Painting 2004 and 2003
Juried Art Show, May 2000- First Place, Oil/Acrylic
Cape Cod Art Association
All New England Juried Show 1999- First Place, Oil/Acrylic
Feb 1997- Juror’s Award
Scarborough Art Guild 1995
Best Oil Award
Scarborough Citywide Juried Consillium Show 1995
Consumer Gas Cash Award
TEACHING
Diane taught beginner and intermediate oil painting classes at North River Arts Society for several years. She stopped teaching in 2004 to concentrate full time on painting. She also gave classes at the Attleboro Museum in 2000 and 2001.
GALLERIES
Camden Falls Gallery – Camden,ME
Northeast Fine Art and Design – Northeast Harbor, ME
Impulse- Provincetown, MA
South Street Gallery- Hingham, MA