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Biography

Diane Walker-Gladney (b. 1955) is a contemporary abstract painter whose personal landscapes deploy vibrant colors, intricate layers, and whimsical subject matter. Her works center around the significance of capturing fleeting moments. These seemingly insignificant moments serve as the foundation for narratives in her paintings. Whatever story Walker-Gladney sets out to tell becomes embedded into her paintings due to the reactive mark-making that initiates her process. She applies paint, graphite, or water-soluble crayons to lay out the initial strokes and lines that become the underpinnings of the work. Although these marks may become covered in the final product, the intent remains in the painting’s history. After the preliminary marks are made, she intuitively and organically works in response through the addition and subtraction of copious layers of acrylic paints and glazes until the final transforms into documentation of that experience. 

Diane Walker-Gladney was born in Connecticut and received her Bachelor’s and Master’s of Art from Central Connecticut State University. Her works are in several public and private collections, including the Denton Public Art Project and the Longview Museum of Fine Art. She was named a Hunting Art Prize finalist in 2007, 2009, and 2012. She currently lives and works in Dallas, Texas.