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Diana Baur

Diana Baur

Glyndwr (BA 1st Class Hons Fine Art, 2010, MA Art Practice 2014 , 2015)

Diana Baur visually represents non-visual fragments of experience - often auditory and kinaesthetic - momentary thoughts and memories. She takes inspiration from many sources, including visual references, and has developed an abstract expressionist style of painting reflecting her character and need to search for the ‘otherness’ or ‘intangible’ in life.

She combines dyes and paints with collage and fabrics, layering, folding, shredding and tearing to create texture. Fascinated with the close and inseparable relationship between destruction and creation, Diana Baur can be quite destructive during the creative process, frequently finding that the end stages of a painting actually only begins after this destructive phase.

Originally from London, her father, who was an artist/designer, inspired her love of visual language. Diana Baur studied textile printing and dyeing at Whiteland’s College Putney in the 1970s, developing her colour and design skills. Her tutor, Nora Proud, included photographs of her work in the Batsford book 'Simple Textile Dyeing and Printing'. 

In 2010, Diana Baur was awarded a First Class Honours Degree in Fine Art at Glyndwr University, Wrexham, and has been painting and drawing ever since.  In 2012, she embarked on a 2 year Masters in Art Practice, and this included work using textiles. 

She is a founder member of the Inside Out Art Group, and also a member of both the Borderland Visual Arts and Helfa Gelf Art groups. She exhibits and sells her work in North East Wales in venues such as Pandy Mill Gallery, The Willow Gallery Oswestry and Theatre Clwyd Mold. In 2010 she was short listed for the Signature Art Awards. Diana Baur was invited to display work in The Artists Alley, San Francisco. In 2012 she was also invited to show work in various art fairs both in London and New York. She occasionally works to commission, and completed three large commissions in 2012. 

On her artistic journey, Diana Baur writes,

"Originally from London, I believe my father, who was an artist and industrial designer, inspired my early life and love of "˜all things visual'. I studied textile printing and dyeing at Whiteland's College Putney in the 1970s, developing a love of colour and design. My tutor, Nora Proud, included photographs of my work in the Batsford book 'Simple Textile Dyeing and Printing'. In 2010, I was awarded a First Class Honours Degree in Fine Art at Glyndwr University, Wrexham, and have been painting and drawing ever since. This year, 2014 I completed my Masters in Fine Art Practice at the same University. I have developed an abstract expressionist style of painting reflecting my character and need to search for the "˜intangible" in life. I combine dyes and paints with collage and fabrics, layering, folding, shredding and tearing to create texture.I am proud to support CAT - The Centre for Alternative Technology, Machynlleth, having been a member since its first beginnings."

50 × 50 × 3.5 cm
  • £895.00
25 × 25 × 3.5 cm
  • £480.00
30 × 30 × 3.5 cm
  • £350.00
20 × 20 × 3 cm
  • £205.00
59 × 43.5 × 2.5 cm
  • £850.00
49 × 93 × 4 cm
  • £1,300.00
25 × 25 × 3.5 cm
  • £630.00
20 × 20 × 3 cm
  • £205.00
20 × 2 × 3 cm
  • £205.00
140 × 280 × 4.5 cm
  • £2,000.00
  • £1,980.00
148 × 148 × 4.5 cm
  • £1,500.00
  • £1,485.00
90 × 90 × 3 cm
  • £950.00
50 × 50 × 4 cm
  • £995.00
91 × 91 × 4 cm
  • £1,750.00
25 × 3 × 25 cm
  • £100.00
25 × 25 × 3 cm
  • £690.00

Exhibitions

2010 - DegreeArt.com, Signature Art Award Finalist, Painting Category, Vyner Street, London 2010 Autumn 2014 - One of four artists invited to a themed show of BBC Bargain Hunt September - M.A. Degree show in the Sycharth Gallery at Glyndwr University, Wrexham June 2014 - Open Studios event of the Borderland Visual Arts group at Bronygarth Studio, Shropshire May-June - The Willow Gallery Oswestry, Group show of the Borderland Visual Arts May 2014 - The Ellesmere national Art Exhibition< March 2014 - The Square Show - a Borderland Visual Arts project in Oswestry Library September 2013 - Helfa Gelf Open Studios Art Trail, Llanarmon DC at the Tithebarn June 2013 - Borderland Visual Arts (BVA) Open Studios event June 2013 - Willow Gallery BVA group show April 2013 - Sycharth Gallery Glyndwr University M.A. show March 2013 - Found Frame - a Borderland Visual Arts project in Oswestry Library Oct-January 2012-13 "Ceiriog", an exhibitiion in the award winning Inn The Hand at Llanarmon September 2012 - Helfa Gelf Art Trail Open Studios - at The Tithebarn Llanarmon DC. On for 4 weekends during the month. August 2012- Sept. 2012 Pru Barron Memorial Exhibition Heritage Centre Oswestry, Shropshire July 2012-August 2012 Wales Open Theatre Clwyd, North Wales June 2012 Borderland Visual Arts Open Studios June 2012 Ellesmere Art Exhibition, Ellesmere School Shropshire May 2012 Grand Designs London and Affordable Art Fair Bristol through DegreeArt.com April to July - three large commissions for a prestigious project (see sold works) April 2012 Italian Exhibition Willow Gallery Oswestry March 2012 "Text" - Borderland Visual Arts exhibition Oswestry Library November/December 2011 Willow Gallery Christmas Show October 2011 Collection Willow Gallery Oswestry September 2011 Helfa Gelf Art Trail & Chicken Gallery Oswestry August 2011 Curated the Glyndwr Summer Show at The Willow Gallery Oswestry July 2011 Wales Open Theatre Clwyd July 2011 The Way 7-venue exhibition in Oswestry June 2011 Borderland Visual Arts Open Studios June 2011 Borderland Visual arts Group Show Willow Gallery Oswestry May 2011 Inside Out at SPACE in Ellesmere March 2011 Oswestry Library Art of The Mask January 2011 Galiara San Francisco website and invited to show for 3 months in process October-December 2010 -Willow Gallery, Oswestry Pen y Llan Country House Inspirational Art Day Channel 4. August 2010 - Vyner St. Gallery, London and DegreeArt.com website November 2010 Borderland Visual Arts Group exhibition Extremely small Square show September 2010 Helfa Gelf Open Studios August 2010 awarded BA (First Class Hons) Fine Art Degree Glyndwr University, Wrexham, Wales. August 2010 Short-listed for the Signature Art awards, Vyner St. Gallery, London. July - September 2010 Pru Barron group show Oswestry Visitor Centre, Oswestry Shropshire. July-August 2010 Knowing Me, Knowing You group show Qube Gallery Oswestry Shropshire. July- August 2010 Oswestry Library solo exhibition June 2010 - Borderland Visual Arts Open Studios May/June 2010 Glyndwr University Fine Art Degree Show April-May 2010 Borderland Visual Arts Group Show Theatre Clwyd, Mold, Wrexham. February 2010 Secret Show Durber Gallery NWSAD, Glyndwr University, Wrexham, Wales. January-March 2010 Helfa Gelf group exhibition at Theatre Clwyd December 2009 Inside Out Exhibition at Pandy Mill Gallery November 20009 BVA Small Picture Show, Oswestry Library, Oswestry September- October 2009 Solo exhibition Recollections at Heritage Centre Oswestry, Shropshire. September November 2009 - Oriel Pendeitsh Caernavon Helfa Gelf group exhibition. September 2009 Helfa Gelf Open Studios exhibiting at Pandy Mill Gallery August-September 2009 Visitor Centre Oswestry Pru Barron group exhibition August-September 2009 Wrexham Open group exhibition July & August 2009 The Sandford Gallery, Church Stretton, Shropshire solo exhibition June 2009 BVA Open Studios exhibiting at Pandy Mill Gallery May 2009 Inside Out Time and Place exhibition Llanarmon February 2009 Waiting - an Inside Out one-month project displaying art in three bus shelters in the Ceiriog Valley. (BBC Wales press release and Glyndwr website.) November 2008 BVA Small Picture Show November 2008 Llangollen Fair, The Pavilion, Llangollen October 2008 Helfa Gelf exhibition at Pandy Mill Gallery October-November 2008 invited to leave exhibits from Helfa Gelf on display at Pandy Mill Gallery. June 2008 BVA Open Studios exhibition Pandy Mill Gallery May 2008 - Inside Out exhibition Llanarmon D.C May 2008 Berwyn Festival – Art show March 2008 – Joint Exhibition with two student peers at The Heritage Centre Oswestry, Shropshire. Spring 2008 Leonardo Scheme – Polish Artists Project Collage work displayed in Durber Gallery North Wales School of Art and Design December 2007 – Wrexham Open Autumn 2007 Leonardo Scheme Polish Artists; Project Six collage works exhibited in Foyer of NWSAD September 2007 Leonardo Scheme – Polish Artists Project Graffiti Wall and Graffiti wallpaper piece exhibited in Durber Gallery Summer 2007 Artist Teacher Scheme Exhibition in Gallery 103 May 2007 Berwyn Festival Art exhibition Spring 2007 First Thursday/ATS Installation It is a Wrap Up

Awards

Master of Arts in Art Practice Glyndwr University 29th October 2014

Signature Award

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