Born: Paris, France 1954

Education:

2000-2007 - Art League School, Alexandria, Virginia
Studied with Diane Tesler, Rick Weaver, and Robert Liberace
1999-2007 Studied with Philadelphia artist Alexandra Tyng
1978 - M.A. Art History & Museum Work, George Washington University
1976 - B.A. Art History, Hollins College

Exhibitions:

2007 "Art at the Mill" Millwood, VA
2006 St. Paul's Artist Group, Alexandria, VA
2006 "Openings", Inova Health Systems Fairfax, Virginia
2005 December "All-Media Membership Show", The Art League Gallery,
Alexandria VA
2005 November "Large Works Show", The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
2005 "Artist and Authors" The Sulgrave Club Washington, D.C.
2005 St. Paul's Artist Group, Alexandria, VA
2004 Intimate Portraits, Inova Health Systems, Fairfax, Virginia
2004 International Landscape Show, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
2003 December All Membership Show, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
2003 October All Membership Show, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
2003 American Landscape Show, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria,VA
2003 River Gallery, Galesville, MD

Honors and Awards:

2005 Equal Award, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
2003 Honorable Mention, River Gallery, Galesville, MD

Early in her career Diana Cobb Ansley interned at both Le Musee des Arts and Traditions Populaire in Paris and the Winterthur Museum, Delaware. The foundation for her extensive knowledge of painting styles and techniques was laid while living in Paris and traveling throughout Europe. She received a graduate internship at the Hirshhorn Museum and pursued a career as a museum specialist at the Smithsonian's Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.. She is a member of the Art League in Alexandria, Virginia and the National Portrait Society.

Maine has been her inspiration. She is drawn to the landscape of Maine and the quality of the northern light. Her current work explores the architecture and light of the islands off the Maine coast.