Diane Tuckman Explained

Diane Tuckman
Birth Place:Egypt
Nationality:American
Occupation:Artist
Known For:Silk painting, author

Diane Tuckman is an American artist. She is known[1] for her silk painting work and as an author of several books on the subject with Jan Janas. She resides and works in Lanham, Maryland[2] in the Greater Washington, D.C. area.[3]

Tuckman was born in Egypt.

Early life and work

In an interview with The Washington Free Beacon, Tuckman recalled that while living in Egypt as a child during WWII, "they were shooting Jewish girls in the street…My family and I escaped in 1948 and went to France." Though less harrowing, even in France "it was a very difficult time after the war, with ration tickets and very little housing."[4] Tuckman moved to the United States in 1958 soon after marriage. Tuckman is credited as one of the seminal artists who helped to popularize silk painting in the United States through her books, and when her company (Ivy Imports[5]) was the first US-based company to "import the French dyes needed to paint on silk."

Tuckman is also the co-founder of the nonprofit organization Silk Painters International (SPIN),[6] which in 2000 helped to organize the Second International Silk Painting Congress at George Mason University. SPIN now routinely organizes a silk painting biennial; the most recent one was held in 2018 in Gatlinburg, TN.[7] The organization now has over 500 members.[8]

Books co-authored with Jan Janas

Exhibitions

Tuckman has exhibited and curated[10] silk art exhibitions around the Greater Washington, DC region.[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] She has been referred to as "a silk painting pioneer in America, she teaches, paints, and exhibits her silk paintings, as well as promotes the art form through her educational programs."[16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: The Functional Art Of Silk Painting. Hopkinson. Natalie. August 3, 2000. The Washington Post.
  2. Web site: Silk Painting. 2021-02-04. smithsonianassociates.org. en.
  3. Web site: Artists Directory Gateway Arts District of Prince George's County. mygatewayarts.org. 2019-01-29.
  4. Web site: Silk painter shares her skill with others. Alcalde. Rebekah. February 8, 2018. The Washington Free Beacon. en-US. 2019-01-29.
  5. Web site: Textiles and Photography: A Juxtaposition of Silk Art and Photography. WETA Public Television. en-US. 2019-01-31. February 1, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190201065726/https://weta.org/local/calendar/textiles-and-photography-juxtaposition-silk-art-and-photography-opening-reception. dead.
  6. Web site: Festival of Silk Painters Raises Hail in Santa Fe. February 9, 2015. Surface Design Association. en-US. 2019-01-31.
  7. Web site: Shaped Resist Workshop – 2018 Spin Festival – October 5–12, 2018. August 16, 2018. Doshi. en-US. 2019-01-31.
  8. Web site: My Career Choice: Diane Tuckman – Silk Artist and Photographer. June 12, 2019. Woman Around Town. en-US. 2019-07-21.
  9. Web site: Paula Burch's Dyes and Dyeing: Book and Video Reviews. www.pburch.net. 2019-02-01.
  10. Web site: The Sensual Beauty of Silk Art. October 9, 2004. University of Maryland Stamp Union Gallery. 2019-02-01. February 2, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190202041819/https://thestamp.umd.edu/stamp_gallery/past_exhibitions/silk_art. dead.
  11. Web site: Oasis Art Gallery Presents Diane Tuckman Silk Art & Photography. November 27, 2018. East City Art. en-US. 2019-01-29.
  12. Web site: Artist Spotlight Diane Tuckman. September 19, 2017. Art All Night 2018 DC – Presented by Mayor Muriel Bowser. en-US. 2019-01-29.
  13. Web site: The Silk Work of Diane Tuckman Glen Echo Park. glenechopark.org. 2019-01-29.
  14. Web site: Artist Diane Tuckman achieves a major success at OASIS. byteclay.com. 2019-01-29. January 29, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190129181321/https://byteclay.com/artist-diane-tuckman-achieves-a-major-success-at-oasis/. dead.
  15. Web site: Judge finds an unusual spot for artwork in Greenbelt. Jackson. Laura. September 3, 2009. The Gazette Newspapers (A Washington Post company). 2019-02-01. February 2, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190202042417/http://www.gazette.net/stories/09032009/entepri144333_32528.shtml. dead.
  16. Web site: Meyerhoff Gallery Presents Diane Tuckman. January 9, 2018. East City Art. en-US. 2019-01-31.

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