A Brief Introduction About the Artist

Education and Background

Diane Crago is a creative artist specializing in Impressionism, abstraction, and realism. She is also an art educator and a workshop coordinator. Diane earned her Bachelor of Arts from University of Washington, graduating Cum Laude. Studies include Asian Art in Tokyo, Kamakura, and Osaka, Japan.

Artist and Educator

Over the past 50 years, Diane has conducted webinars, workshops, programs for the public schools, art museum education programs as well as workshops for companies including Amazon and Microsoft.

Work Profile:

Amazon Main Campus (2021-present)

In-person art classes for employees

Gage Art Academy 2021 - present:

In-person classes in Impressionist, Abstract, and Realistic Painting

Online Zoom teaching/on-site teaching at Amazon
Webinars on Art History 2021-present
International and domestic classes on painting techniques through
The University of Washington Rekindle program, Felt, and senior centers throughout Western Washington. (2019-present)
Classes in Oil Painting and Acrylic Painting techniques (2018- present)
Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network (BARN)
Classes in Painting/printmaking (2019)
Docent: Bainbridge Museum of Art 2015
Commissioned artist: Still life, abstract, and landscape artist for 40 years.
Magazine publisher: Created and designed ChildSource magazine

Microsoft Redmond Campus: Painting classes in oil and acrylics (2011 – 2015)
University of Washington Experimental College painting classes (2007-2012) *Private and group oil painting and monoprint classes (1999 – present)
Private Art Classes and Exhibition of work: Limousin, France (2014)
Private English teacher for C.Itoh company, Tokyo, Japan 1970 – 1974
Painting classes: Kamakura, Osaka, and Tokyo, Japan 1971-73)
English tutor to foreign students: North Seattle Community College 2013-2015
Workshops in Nihonga art techniques: Kamakura, Tokyo

Additionally, she also conducted several workshops, including:

Weekly Oil Painting Classes at the Microsoft main campus
UW Experimental College: 2007 - 2012
UW Women’s Center: 2009 Art *Workshops for Seattle elementary school teachers: 2009 Olympic Hills Elementary School

Painting Exhibitions and Sales

Diane has exhibited her artworks over the past three decades. She was also a featured artist in Artist Magazine in 2013. Her exhibitions include the following:

Bainbridge Arts and Crafts Gallery 2015
Allied Artists: Juried show New York, New York 2012.
Lynnwood Arts Commission: 2004 one-man show
Edmonds Arts Festival: 2010
Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival: 2005
Anacortes Arts Festival (published as cover art for prospectus): 2006
The University of Washington Alumni Shows: 2010, 2011
EAFA show: 2013

Other Works

She has also been a mentor and involved in social service programs through the years including supporting a refugee family of five via the International Refugee Committee.