PORTFOLIO
OF
DIANE MENGALI
- Prices available upon request
- All are Acrylic On Canvas
- Most are custom framed (some with plexiglass)
- Contact:
- Diane Mengali
- Email: dianemengali@att.net
- Phone: 530-665-6260
Artist Statement
Diane Mengali
My early training in art came from a still life oil painter, but my interest has always been geometric form, space and color. As a young adult, it was difficult for me to reconcile my personal vision of art to my early training. This different vision, combined with a long struggle with panic attacks, agoraphobia and therapy appointments, interfered for many years with my ability to paint.
Two major influences unlocked my visions and propelled me back to the canvas. The first occurred during a lecture by the well-known artist, Corita Kent. After seeing her work, I began to appreciate how art could relate significant ideas without representing traditional subjects. The second influence came during my personal search for healing and relief from agoraphobia. To escape the anxieties that would otherwise pervade my every waking moment, visualization exercises offered me a safe haven from the stress of panic attacks. As I became skilled at visualization, the images that developed in my mind were the geometric interactions that I had first "seen" as a young girl.
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Education
B.A. University of California, Davis, 1965, with a major in English and courses in Art Design
1995 The Sutter Club Artist Reception, Sacramento, CA. 10/1995
1996 “Plausible Deniability”, Slide Exhibition, Orange County Center For Contemporary Art - 10/1996
1997 “Women In Art”, Lincoln Arts Gallery, Lincoln, CA. April 1-May 9, 1997
1997 “Magnum Opus X”, 10th International Open Exhibition, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Carmichael, CA. August 5-31, 1997
1997 “Bold Expressions”, 42nd Annual Open Art Exhibition, Carmichael, CA October 14, 1997– November 8. 1997
1998 Blooming Art Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Sacramento, CA - February 1998
2004 “Colors of Woodland”, Woodland CA - June 4-6, 2004
2016 Hallmark Inn, Solo Exhibition, Davis CA – January 2016
Education
B.A. University of California, Davis, 1965, with a major in English and courses in Art Design
1995 The Sutter Club Artist Reception, Sacramento, CA. 10/1995
1996 “Plausible Deniability”, Slide Exhibition, Orange County Center For Contemporary Art - 10/1996
1997 “Women In Art”, Lincoln Arts Gallery, Lincoln, CA. April 1-May 9, 1997
1997 “Magnum Opus X”, 10th International Open Exhibition, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Carmichael, CA. August 5-31, 1997
1997 “Bold Expressions”, 42nd Annual Open Art Exhibition, Carmichael, CA October 14, 1997– November 8. 1997
1998 Blooming Art Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Sacramento, CA - February 1998
2004 “Colors of Woodland”, Woodland CA - June 4-6, 2004
2016 Hallmark Inn, Solo Exhibition, Davis CA – January 2016
PORTFOLIO
"ASCENDING RECTANGLES"
36" X 48"
DIANE MENGALI
36" X 48"
DIANE MENGALI
"FORWARD MOTION"
36" X 48"
DIANE MENGALI
36" X 48"
DIANE MENGALI
"SUMMER SHIRT"
36" X 36"
DIANE MENGALI
36" X 36"
DIANE MENGALI
"NEW GLORY" (SOLD)
36" X 48"
DIANE MENGALI
36" X 48"
DIANE MENGALI
"Double Vision"
30" x 48"
Diane Mengali
30" x 48"
Diane Mengali
