Diane Hanson, originally from West Concord, MN, graduated from the Minnesota Center for Arts Education in Golden Valley, MN. She earned a BFA in painting from Boston University School for the Arts in Boston, MA and an MFA in painting and printmaking from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. Previous awards include Best in Show for Forum 35’s 2010 Art Melt, Jacob K. Javits Fellowship, Fulbright Grant (Miguel Viciguerra Grant) and Travel Grant to Italy, Artist Assistance Fellowship Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, Leo Chestler Contemporary Visual Arts Award, a full fellowship to the Vermont Studio Center, and a residency at the Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies. Ms. Hanson was a juried artist at the ArtCenter/ South Florida in Miami Beach from 2004-2006 and a resident artist at the Bakehouse Art Complex from 2014-2015. Ms. Hanson currently lives and works in Miami, FL.