CHAPMAN, Diana
Diana Rosalinde Curtis was born on the Isle of Wight, Hampshire on 21 September 1951, daughter of Walter Edward Curtis (-10 September 1998) and his wife Joyce Daphne née Stockford (19 March 1920-3 March 2012), who married at St Phillip's Church, Norbury, London on 9 July 1945. Diana was raised in the Stour Valley in Suffolk and educated at Ipswich High School for Girls but lived most of her professional life at Hinckley near Leicester where she attended art courses at the University of Leicester Attenborough Centre and Leicester Print Workshop. Diana married at Samford district of Suffolk in 1973, Colin Chapman and painted under the name of Diana Chapman. Diana returned to her home county of Suffolk and attended courses at Gainsborough's House Print Workshop, Sudbury and with John Michael at Wingfield Barns. Diana was a painter in oil and a print maker exploring the light and landscape of the region. She exhibited in Leicestershire and at Brett Gallery; Apex Gallery, Bury St Edmund's, and Wingfield Barns in Suffolk. She lived at Rowan Cottage, Long Thurlow Road, Great Ashfield, Bury St Edmund's, Suffolk. Diana Rosalinde Chapman died on 12 January 2020.
Works by This Artist
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CornfieldOil on canvas |
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Mist over MinsmereOil on canvas |
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Golden Valley and Estuary - Blue-MountainOil on canvas |