
About the Artist
Diana Arcadipone creates artworks on and of paper. Her passion for making art with natural materials, and mixed media emerged from an early devotion to craft techniques such as papermaking, book arts, basketry, embroidery and textiles. Arcadipone’s work is informed by folk art, primitive art, traveling, and nature; it is the intersection of these influences that defines her work.
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Diana Arcadipone often makes her own paper with archival materials. She paints with gouache, which offers brilliant, opaque washes of color. She sometimes incorporates ink, text, and fabric scraps that are applied with rudimentary tools like handmade brushes and sticks. She often incorporates a written narrative that reflects the habitat of a species depicted and sometimes includes soundscapes recorded from the site.
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Diana Arcadipone studied painting and printmaking at Western Michigan University, where she earned a BFA degree with honors. She earned an MFA degree from Ohio University with honors. She has been awarded artist residencies at Dorland Mountain Arts Colony in Temecula, California as well as The Banff Centre and the Leighton Artists’ Colony in Alberta, Canada. She exhibits her work internationally and travels to research artmaking techniques and images. She lives and works in Otisfield, Maine.

Artist Studio, Maine
Education
Ohio University
MFA
Western Michigan University
BFA
Selected Exhibitions
BIG
Western Maine Art Group
Norway, Maine
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Faculty Exhibition
Lunder Art Center
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Visible Discourse
UMVA Group Show
Portland, Maine
Best in Show
Littlefield Gallery
Winter Harbor, Maine
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Contemporary Craft
Chestertown River Arts
Chestertown, Maryland
The Art of Stewardship
Chestertown River Arts
Chestertown, Maryland
Thinking about Water
Waterworks Museum
Boston, Massachusetts
Create V
Maine College of Art
CS Faculty and Student Exhibition
Portland, Maine
Art of Stewardship
Chestertown River Arts
Chestertown, Maryland
Award for “Triplets”
New Directions
Roberts and Raizes Galleries
Lunder Art Center
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Gallery Artists Show
Roby King Gallery
Bainbridge, Washington
Faculty Exhibition
Gallery at Porter Square
Cambrdige, Massachusetts
Roby King Gallery
Two-person Show
Bainbridge, Washington
Place Exhibition
ArtStrand Gallery
Provincetown, Massachusetts
The Gallery at Porter Square
Lesley University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
The Commons Gallery
Norway, Maine
Banff Center for the Arts
Leighton Studio
Banff, Alberta, Canada
Drawing Show
Contemporary Art Center
North Adams, Massachusetts
DeCordova Museum Art Auction
Lincoln, Massachusetts
Cornerstone Properties
Creiger Dane Gallery
Boston, Massachusetts
Cottonwood Cafe
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Market Street Health Gallery
Boston, Massachusetts
Partners in Learning
The Federal Reserve Bank
Boston, Massachusetts
Faculty/Staff Exhibition
The Art Institute of Boston
Boston, Massachusetts
Society of Arts and Crafts
Boston, Massachusetts
Monotype Exhibition
Frick Gallery
Belfast, Maine
After 300 Years Handmade Paper
Rosenfeld Gallery
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Recent Work
Gallery 127
Portland, Maine
Works in Handmade Paper
Nazareth College
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Contemporary Directions in Fiber
Louisville, Kentucky
Works in Handmade Paper
Contemporary Crafts Gallery
Louisville, Kentucky
PaperWorks
Art Complex Museum
Duxbury, Massachusetts
Works in Handmade Paper
Springfield Art Association
Springfield, Illinois
Recent Work
Minneapolis College of Art and Design Gallery
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Fibrations
University of Georgia Gallery
Athens, Georgia
Paper and Felt Redefined
Louisville School of Art Gallery
Anchorage, Kentucky
Arbeiten mit Papier
Leopold Hoesch Museum
Düren, West Germany
Recent Work
Visible Language Workshop, MIT
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Summer Showcase
Helen Schlien Gallery
Boston, Massachusetts
Internationale Biennale der Papierhunst
Düren, West Germany
Mixmaster
Kentucky Arts Foundation
Frankfort, Kentucky
Eight States Painting Competition
Speed Museum
Louisville, Kentucky
3 Years Innovations in Paper
Birmingham, Michigan
Recent Work
Bellermine College Gallery
Louisville, Kentucky
Michigan Multiples
Richmond, Michigan
Kalamazoo Area Show
Gilmore Art Center
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Recent Work
Swearingen Gallery
Louisville, Kentucky
821 North Street Gallery
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Spokane National Drawing Competition
Spokane, Washington
Steers Street Gallery
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Awards and Grants
The Art Institute of Boston and
Lesley University Faculty Grants
Maine Arts Commission,
Project Grant for Artists
Leighton Studio,
Banff Centre for the Arts,
Alberta, Canada
Self Directed Artist Residency,
Banff Centre for the Arts,
Alberta, Canada
Massachusetts Cultural
Council Grant
Dorland Mountain
Artist Residency,
Temecula, California
National Endowment
for the Arts (NEA);
Project Grant with Nathan Felde
Speed Museum,
Louisville, Kentucky,
Purchase Awards (3)
Art Center Association,
Louisville, Kentucky,
Purchase Award
University of Georgia,
Fibrations Exhibition,
Honorable Mention

Publications
The Advertiser Democrat
Art New England
Down East Magazine
Fiber Arts Magazine
Papermaking by Jules Heller
Public Collections
City Bank of New York
Coca Cola Corporation
Fidelity Corporation
Hyatt Regency Corporation
Kentucky Office of the Governor
Marriott Corporation
The Collonade Hotel,
Boston, Massachusetts
Fiber Arts Magazine
Affiliations
American Craft Council
De Cordova Museum
Corporate Lending Program,
Lincoln, Massachusetts
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Maine Arts Commission Portfolio
Augusta, Maine
Maine Craft Association Member
The Artful Home,
Online Gallery
Western Maine Artist Group,
Member
The Clothesline Project,
Western Foothills Land Trust,
Norway, Maine
