Diana Augustine

I was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, where I currently reside.

Over and over again, I find myself observing people, my friends, family, and neighbors. I’ve always had a strong urge to paint them, but for a long time, I didn’t know why. As I grow older, I am beginning to understand the strong influence which my Christian faith has not only on my artwork, but every aspect of my life.

When I look at the people around me, I am reminded that each and every person is made by God and bares his image. When I draw or paint people, I try to represent them as I find them. My subjects are dressed in casual clothing, in the environments in which I typically engage with them, and are going about the ordinary tasks of life. I look for unique aspects about each individual to emphasize in my painting such as characteristic body language or facial expressions.

We humans tend to remember the unusual or significant events of life and mark time by them, but the vast majority of our lives are comprised of mundane moments and tasks. While the inspiration for my paintings may seem insignificant, these are the moments of which life is made. One of my greatest ambitions is simply to notice and learn to be grateful for every second...

BFA Florida State University- Drawing/Painting
2018

Received the Susan and Mark Messersmith Scholarship for Excellence in the Visual Arts, 2018

Received the Ann Kirn Design Scholarship, 2016

Studied under Mark Messersmith, Lillian Garcia Roig, Hillary Hogue, and Barry Wilson.

"Disperate Parts" Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, Fl, April 2018

"Excellence in Visual Arts Award Exhibition" FSU Honors Scholars and Fellows House, Tallahassee, Fl March 2018-2019

"En Plein Air," Appalachicola Center for Arts, History, and Culture." Appalachicola, Fl, Nov. 2016. "The People's Choice award"

"National Scholastic Arts and Writing Exhibition Award Winners exhibition," The Pratt Institute, New York, NY 2014-15. "American Visions Award."

"BFA Babes" April 2016, Phyllis Strauss Gallery, Tallahassee, Fl

621 Annex, Tallahassee, Fl March 2015

"Real/Unreal," December 2015, The Ivory Tower Collective, Tallahassee, Fl

"Senior Show," April 2014, Ann Baker Gallery, Jacksonville, Fl

"Congressional Art Awards Exhibition" Nov. 2013, Florida State College at Jacksonville, South Campus

"Diana Augustine- a Solo Exhibition," October 2012, Jacksonville Public Library, Jacksonville Fl,

"Abstracting Reality" Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, Jacksonville Fl, February, 2011