Diane Culhane Art

EDUCATION:

 1992 Masters in Teaching,
Seattle University, Seattle, WA,

1979  Bachelor of Fine Arts, Drawing &
Painting, University of Utah, Salt lake City, UT

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

1998-2006 Kirkland Art
Center, Ceramic Resident Artist, Kirkland, WA

2003 Contemporary Painting,
Squeak Carnwrath, Anderson Ranch, Snowmass, CO

2001 Functional Pottery, Jim
Lorio, Anderson Ranch, Snowmass, CO

2000 Marketing Advisory
Board, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA

1999 Ceramic Studio
Intensive, Josh DeWeese, Anderson Ranch, Snowmass, CO

1995-1996 Ceramic Studio
Assistant, Northlake Pottery, Seattle, WA

1976 Chicago Art Institute
Studio Assistant, Blackhawk, CO

 SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:

2011 DOMESTIC PATTERNS:
Group Show, ArtsWest, Seattle, WA

SOLO Show, Zeek Gallery, Salem,
WA

New Orleans Jazz &
Heritage Festival, New Orleans

2010 WINE LABELS: The
Gallery, Group Show, Bainbridge, WA

Art City Austin, Austin, TX

Zeek Gallery, 100 Artists Show:  Nourish and Sustain

Artsfest, Spokane, WA

Salem Art Fair &
Festival, Salem, OR

Bellevue Arts Museum
Artsfair, Bellevue, WA

Park City Kimball Arts
Festival, Park City, UT

Art in the High Desert,
Bend, OR

Art in the Pearl, Portland,
OR

Best of the Northwest,
Seattle, WA

2009 NIGHT SKY, The Gallery,
Bainbridge,WA

CIRCLE IN TIME: Holding
Wonder, University Unitarian Chapel, Seattle, WA

DOOR SHOW NUMBER 4, Zeek Gallery, Salem, OR

NEW WORK, May Solo Show: Remember, The Gallery,
Bainbridge, WA

Art City Austin, Austin, TX

Fiesta Festival of the Arts, San Antonio, TX

Salem Art Fair & Festival, Salem, OR

Sausalito Arts Fair, Sausalito, CA

Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival, Mill Valley, CA

2008 WHODUNIT, The Gallery,
Bainbridge, WA

WHAT’S INSIDE, Charity Invitational Benefit Auction
for Poyama, Zeek Gallery, Salem, OR

PONCHO, 8^th Annual Invitation Fine Art
Auction

PRATT FINE ARTS CENTER, 26^TH
Invitational Fine Art Auction, Seattle, WA

Brookside Art Annual, Kansas City, MO

Fiesta Festival of the Arts, San Antonio, TX

La Qunita Fine Arts Festival, Palm Desert, CA

Salem Art Fair & Festival, Salem, OR

Art in the High Desert, Bend, OR

Art in the Pearl Fine Arts & Crafts Festival,
Portland, OR

2007 DUETS, The Gallery,
Bainbridge, WA

OUT OF THIS WORLD, The
Gallery, Bainbridge, WA

EAST MEETS WEST, Issaquah,
WA

BUILDING C, Gallery 6311,
Seattle, WA

PONCHO, 7^th
Annual Invitation Fine Art Auction

Austin Fine Arts Fair,
Austin, TX

Salem Art Fair &
Festival, Salem, OR

Edmonds Arts Festival,
Edmonds, WA

Best of the Northwest Arts and Crafts Fair,
Seattle, WA

2006 WRAPPED IN WHITE, Solo
Show, Zeek Gallery, Salem, OR

2005 LETTERS + NUMBERS, Zeek
Gallery, Salem, OR

DOOR SHOW NUMBER 2, Zeek
Gallery, Salem, OR

Art in the Pearl, Portland,
WA

GREAT ESCAPES, Bainbridge Arts and Crafts,
Bainbridge, WA

HOLIDAY SEASONS, G. Nordstrom Gallery, Kirkland OR

2004 WINTER’S WHIPSER, G.
Nordstrom Gallery, Kirkland, OR

Art in the Pearl: Portland,
WA

VOICES IN CLAY: Studio
Residency, Kirkland Art Center, Kirkland, WA

UPLIFTED: FLY BY TWO, Zeek
Gallery, Salem, OR

TRAVEL SKETCHES, Bainbridge Arts and Crafts,
Bainbridge, WA

DWELLINGS: Group
Invitational Show, North Wind Gallery, Port Townsend, WA

2003 CUPPING INVITATIONAL,
Ceramics, 5th Element Gallery, Portland, WA

NEW PAINTINGS, Group Holiday
Show, G. Nordstrom Gallery, Kirkland, WA

CERAMICS USA, Juried
Invitational, University of North Texas, Denton, TX

BETWEEN STORIES, Solo Show,
Lucia Douglas Gallery, Bellingham, WA

2002-2010 Bellevue Arts
Museum Artsfair, Bellevue, WA

2002 SMALL WORKS by 25
Artists, Lucia Douglas Gallery, Bellingham, WA

HOME, Bellevue Art Museum,
Bellevue, WA

IN OUR RESPONSE TO PLACE,
Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA

CONSEQUENCE, Bemis Building,
Seattle, WA

Bellevue Art Museum
Invitational Auction, Bellevue,
WA

2002 -2004 Bellevue Art
Museum Gallery Rental and Sales, Ceramics, Bellevue, WA

1999 -2006 Faculty Show, Kirkland
Art Center, Kirkland, WA

1998 -2001 Washington
Potters Association Juried Group Show, Seattle, WA

1979 REFLECTIONS GONE BY,
Graduate Show; University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

 PUBLIC ART PROJECTS:

2000  Bennett Elementary, Tile
Murals, Bellevue School District, Bellevue, WA

1998  Bellevue Downtown Public Library/Children’s
Story Time Tunnel, Bellevue, WA

1997-1998  Nordstrom, Children's Floor Tiles, Seattle,
WA

997 Brier Elementary
“Salmon Mural”, Brier, WA

PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Manager and Owner, Kelsey Creek Children’s Fine Art
School, Bellevue WA, 1992 - Present

Kirkland Art Center, Art Instructor, Kirkland, WA,
1998 - 2006

Pratt Fine Art Center, Art Instructor, Seattle, WA, 2003-2005

Bellevue Art Museum, Art Instructor, Bellevue, WA,
2001- 2003

Eton Montessori, Art Specialist, Bellevue, WA,
2000- 2002

Seattle Pacific University, Adjunct Full Time
Faculty, Seattle, WA, 1997 - 2000

Kelsey Creek Farm, Instructor/ Ceramics Studio
Manager, Bellevue, WA, 1984 - 1999

Woodridge Elementary, Art Specialist, Bellevue
School District, Bellevue, WA, 1996-1998

Lake Washington School District, Artist in
Residence, Kirkland, WA, 1995 - 1996

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:

Marks, Holms, Foley & Moralas Attorneys at Law,
Bellevue, WA

Mr. & Mrs. Toby Richardson, Microsoft,
Bellevue, WA

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Galanti, CFO Costco, Mercer
Island, WA

Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm Pearson, Microsoft,
Bellevue, WA

Mr. Tim Pera & Dr. Kathie Pera, St Paul, MN

Mr. & Mrs. John VanValey, Bellevue, WA

RESIDENCIES