Diana Poliak  BA(Hons)

After a Foundation Course at Maidstone Art School, and Business Studies Diploma from Medway College of Technology, Diana worked in London for ten years, in the fashion, film and media business, then ran her own boutique and gallery in The Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells from 1983/94.  Returning to college to study, part time, for a fine arts degree at WKC - University of Greenwich 2003/8.

Her work has been shown frequently in the South East, including a solo exhibition at The Ripley Arts Centre in Bromley.  

Diana has been involved with various group projects, relating to both her art and literary pieces.  Having had her poetry published in several anthologies, and a painting selected for publication in the "Kent Artist" greeting card series in 2012. Another picture was shortlisted for the BBC2 TV programme "Show Me The Monet" in 2011, and one of her monoprints hung in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in 2013.
With another mono print exhibited at the Royal Academy in Summer 2016.

The majority of Diana's paintings, prints, poetry and ceramics are inspired by her enthusiasm for natural history, fantasy, fairytale and folklore. So her creations are often exaggerated and sometimes whimsical. She enjoys experimenting with mixed media.

Diana was also a runner up in the Royal Academy 'Friends Art on A4' Competition, and her entry was displayed in a special exhibition at the RA in January 2017, to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Friends at the RA. Limited edition prints of this picture 'Hip Hip HurRAh' are available from CultureLabel.com.

Iguana

Eagle

'Quayside'
Acrylic on board

'Metropolis'
Acrylic on board

'Lapping and Flapping'
Acrylic

'Fish Pond'
Oils

'Hillside Sanctuary'
Acrylics

In March 2017 Diana was a finalist in The Kent Life Magazine's Landscape Painter of the Year Competition with her oil painting 'Wealden View 2'.

Downland Uplift

'Hip Hip HurRAh'
(Visiting The Royal Academy)

Diana's painting "Grayson Claire with Cat and Bear" was hung in the
'Room of Fun' at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, 250th Anniversary of the RA, co-ordinated by
Grayson Perry in 2018.