Diana McKenna has a lifelong love of art and is pricncipally a painter and printmaker. Diana has lived most of her life in East Anglia - her extensive art education began in 1964:

Anglia Ruskin University 1964-1966
Camberwell School of Art 1966-1969
Brighton School of Art 1969-1970
London Institute Art Department 1996-1998

Diana began teaching Art and Design and Photography at A Level at Anglia Ruskin University in 1984 and until1993 and also at Cambridge Regional College and Long Road sixth Form College until 2000.

She has always maintained her own vatiety of work ranging from portraiture to painting and printmaking.In her job at Long Road she held a extra responsibility post for photography and for developing the Adult Education Programme. In her own work the subject matter is taken from the natural world and often inspired by travelling to other countries. She enjoys using a variety of materials including oils, acrylics and watercolours.

Diana finds photography a very helpful aid to her work and uses a digital SLR extensively as a means of recording information and also offers some of her photographs for sale. She has participated in various Exhibitions since 2000.

Courtauld Institute London
London University Institute of Education
Cambridge Open Studios 2002
Norfolk Open Studios 2003/2004
Old Fire Engine House Ely 2004
Harleston Gallery Harleston Norfolk2005/2006
Harleston and Waveney Art Trail 2005
Art in The Garden Sussex
Perse School Gallery Cambridge