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ABOUT ARTWORKS

Diana Cannata Osland

Staff/Instructor

Diana has been involved in art all her life

10 yr. - 1st place all grades (1-8) portrait contest

12 yr. - appeared on TV (WGN, Cris Cuts) for cartoon contest

Education:

  • Studied art at Southern Illinois University

  • Studied psychology at the University of Illinois in Chicago

  • Earned a certificate of completion for the Advanced Course/Workshop on Counseling Technique from the Department of Sociology of De Paul University and the Cook County Unit, Community Services Juvenile Division of the Department of Corrections of the State of Illinois and the Near West Side Community Committee.

  • Studied piano and violin at Domicas University, and later guitar.

Art:

  • A regular participant in Chicago area art fairs and shows.

  • Many one-person shows in northern Chicago, Lake and McHenry counties. Work is currently on display at Stanton School and Grant Community High School in Fox Lake, the Lake County Health Department, as well as Artworks. Included in the permanent collection of Northern Illinois Medical Center as well as in many private collections and homes.

  • Work with (and for) children includes: present of the board of McHenry County Tumbleweeds - Picture Person - art lessons and shows at Stanton and Lotus Schools in Fox Lake

  • Art instruction to adults as well as children; group and private; basic drawing and oil/acrylic painting.

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