Save the date
We are very pleased to announce that we will finally step outside the studio! We are moving into the spotlight of the exhibition space at Edinburgh's Scottish Storytelling Centre. SAVE THE DATE Save the exhibition preview date of Tuesday 3 August for this rare...
Home-works
Crying over Spilt Milk? Well, that was back on 12 May 2020 when Diana joined Spilt Milk. When Diana became a member of this international social enterprise based in Edinburgh supporting the work of artists who are mothers. Today, 12 September 2020, I am very pleased...
Homecoming
Has it been a month since I last popped in here for a curatorial chat? Is our summer well underway? Perhaps there is a more appropriate question when looking at Homecoming pictured here? Afterall, this is one of Diana's paintings which has emerged in the heat of this...
Scottish Storytelling Centre
It is June and we would have been preparing for the launch of Diana's second major solo exhibition Contemporary Fairy-Tale Magic. Initially scheduled for August as part of Edinburgh International Fringe Festival, it was supposed to take place at Scottish Storytelling...
Curatorial Choices
On my virtual curatorial visit to Diana's studio yesterday I was struck by the abundance of nearly quarter of a million works in the #artistsupportpledge Instagram inititiave set up by artist Matthew Burrows. Now, this is a sight to behold and wonder. Nearly quarter...
The Choice is Yours
In the midst of the pandemic most galleries and museums threw open their doors to online visitors from near and far. Some even re-imagined the traditional open group exhibition format. Hulabhaig Gallery was one such gallery. With the partial easing of the lockdown and...
#10WordLoveStories
It is Day 29 on 29 May 2020 in the lockdown countdown at #CreateToConnect. We have been following this challenge campaign initiated by 64 Million Artists and the challenge du jour is to write a love story in 10 words! It may be difficult to sum up the love story...
Magic Realism
Magic realism is one of the most powerful drives in Diana's current painting project about contemporary fairy-tale magic. Let's then go back to the source, to Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986) – the Argentinian godfather of this literary genre which blends dream and...