ABOUT
Diana Laura is an artist based in South Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and born in Hidalgo, Mexico. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. In 2024, she was one of three artists accepted as an Artist in Residency at Oglebay Institute's Stifel Fine Arts Center in West Virginia. During her three-month residency, she held workshops centered around metal cutting and copper-on-copper painting. At the end of her time there, she was part of the group exhibition "ONE OFF" with the other two artists at the local gallery Clientele.
In 2023, she was one of 86 artists selected for the yearly Art of The State Exhibition at the State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg.
Diana is currently an emerging artist working with copper, wood, and stone. Not only does she create sculptures, but also jewelry and accessories.
ARTIST STATEMENT & BIO
In a time when technology and heavy production have changed the art-making process, I am hoping that people see the imperfections, creativity, care, patience, focus, and technique that all of my pieces possess.
My art is heavily influenced by the juxtaposition of material and composition, highly prioritizing aesthetic compositions that involve process-oriented techniques and skills. While copper is the main focus of my work, I also seek ways to incorporate stone and wood harmoniously. Thus far, I've been working with these materials through a subtractive method, using manual techniques such as carving with a chisel and hammer for wood and stone as a way of maintaining a traditional approach. Despite technology changing the art-making process, my copper work stands out due to its intricate and detailed designs that have been hand-cut using a jewelry saw. This realization often surprises those who have the pleasure of viewing my work in person.
Diana Laura received her Associate Degree in Fine Arts from the Delaware College of Art and Design in 2018. From there, she continued her education at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where she got her Bachelor's Degree in 2020.
Diana has participated in Juried and Group of Exhibitions at Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Gallery (2023), Fisher Brooks Gallery (2020), Gallery 7 at PAFA (2020), Anne Bryan Gallery (2019), Toni & Stuart B. Young Gallery (2018), Art One Gallery (2017), The Lancaster Museum of art and the Demuth Art Gallery (2016).
​Most recently, Diana's sculpture "Positions" was accepted to be exhibited at The State Museum of Pennsylvania for their Art of the State Juried Exhibition happening from September 10th 2023, to January 7th 2014. This same sculpture awarded Diana Juror's Choice at the Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Gallery in Wayne, PA. She was also a recipient of the James J. and Frances M. Maguire Artistic Excellence Scholarship from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from years 2018 to 2020.