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Artist Profile: Diane Salamon

Diane Salamon

6625 E. 109th Place
Tulsa, OK 74133

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Diane was born in Mankato, Minnesota, and credits living in many areas of the United States during her formative years with exposing her to a variety of cultures, ideas and interesting people. As a young adult, Diane and her husband settled in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Though Diane holds a degree in finance, Art has always been of first importance to her. Diane took art instruction through Philbrook Museum, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa Community College, and Oklahoma Art Workshops. She has spent time in Santa Fe, Oklahoma City and Taos, taking extended classes with artists she admires. Interesting quotes and writings influence Diane’s work. Her two favorites are “I hate flowers. I paint them because they’re cheaper than models and they don’t move.”- Georgia O’Keefe, and “The chief enemy of creativity is good sense.” - Picasso. Both of these quotes remind her to be true to her creative thought and follow her own path. She refuses to paint anything she hates and understands that good sense is often counter to an interesting painting. Diane has been curated into numerous national exhibits, and her work is in many collections. She is proud to be a signature member of Southwestern Watercolor Society and Oklahoma Watercolor Society. Diane was a Centennial Artist for the State of Oklahoma and exhibited 26 paintings at the State Capitol. One of her works is included in the Official State Collection of Oklahoma. She is included in the Clara database in the National Museum of Women in the Arts and is a member of the National Association of Women Artists in New York City. In 1997 Diane had a featured article about her life and work in “Watercolor” magazine. In addition to painting and exhibiting, Diane is an arts advocate and serves on the board of Oklahoma Visual Artists Coalition. When Diane is not painting, she enjoys spending time with her husband and family (two daughters, step-daughter, step-son and five grandchildren), playing piano, reading, walking, yoga and travel.