RESUME Diane Thompson 2026
Solo Exhibitions
2025 Black is Back Newstead Open Studios 2024 Reconnection Legion Office Works Castlemaine 2021 I AM in Black and white Newstead Open Studios
2020 Morphic Resonance Newstead Arts Open Studios
2019 Earth Garden: Open Studio Castlemaine State Festival
2015 Domestic Bliss: Castlemaine Contemporary Art Space
2013 The Secret Garden: Open Studio Castlemaine State Festival, Castlemaine 2012 A Parallel Universe, La Trobe Visual Arts Centre, Bendigo
2008 The Origins of Man: Five Faces of the Goddess, Pocket Gallery, Newstead 2007 Holy Nature Buda House & Gardens Castlemaine State Festival
2003 Orbundance: Buda Historical House & Garden, Castlemaine State Festival 2001 The Print Perfection: Earth Art Galleries, Carlton
1999 Communications in Mosaics: The Convent Gallery, Daylesford
1998 Image Maker: Fitzroy Gallery, Fitzroy
1997 Dreaming the Sacred Elements: The Convent Gallery, Daylesford
Group Exhibitions
2026 The International Melbourne Flower & Garden Exhibition 2025 Sculptors Victoria Exhibition Castlemaine Market Building 2025 The Calivil show Loddons Valley Arts 2025 Fringe & Frida Castlemaine Market Building 2025 Who the bloody hell are we? C.A.S.P.A Castlemaine 2025 The Little Gallery Winter Show Trentham 2025 Spring Sculpture Prize Lot 19 Castlemaine 2025 Salon of Small Things Lot 19 Castlemaine 2023 The ASV's Annual & Awards Exhibition Victorian Arts Society East Melbourne 2022 Through the looking Glass Newstead Open Studios 2019 Platform 4 Newstead Arts Hub Newstead
2019 The Brickworks Castlemaine State Festival
2018 SAM local: Best of Friends Shepperton Art Museum
2018 Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition, Toorak
2018 The Sir Leslie Thornton Experience, Openarts Castlemaine 2017 Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition, Toorak
2017 The joy in all things Art Prize St Johns Southgate Melbourne 2017 Behind the moon, Tearooms: Castlemaine Railway Station 2016 Connect the dots, Artsopen Castlemaine Old Gaol Castlemaine 2015 Detours, Tearooms: Castlemaine Railway Station
Public Projects
2016 - 2026 Curator of First Nations Reconciliation Annual Exhibition Castlemaine 2016 Indigenous Food and Plants Sculpture Project, Continuing Education, Castlemaine
2016 Curatorial assistant Reconciliation Week portrait Exhibition. Fee Broadway Hall, Castlemaine
2014 New Eyes for the Bounty. The Meeting Place: Indigenous Program ,Yapeen 2009 Curator: The Art of Death The Castlemaine Fringe Stoneman's Book Room Cellar,
2009/13 Meditation Garden Project. Mosaic Labyrinth Agitation Hill Castlemaine
2009 Peace Garden. Artist in Schools Project. Eppalock Primary School , Eppalock 2008 Mosaic Amphitheatre. Artist in Schools Project. Romsey Primary School, Ramsey
2007 Whirligigs & wheels: Theatre Arts Exports. Hong Kong
Awards
2025 Finalist Small World Sculpture Prize Newstead Arts Hub 2023 Finalist Small world sculpture prize Newstead Arts Hub 2022 The Mills Award Spring Sculpture Prize Lot 19 Castlemaine 2020 Finalist The Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize Sydney 2017 Highly commended: Art Prize St Johns Southgate Melbourne
2014 Regional Arts Victoria Grant: New Eyes for the Bounty, Indigenous Program 2011 Winner: The Inaugural Association of Sculptors of Victoria Award The Castlemaine State Festival
2011 Highly commended: Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show Royal Exhibition Buildings In conjunction with Association of Sculptors of Victoria
2010 Highly commended: The Tesselaar Sculpture Prize The Tesselaar Tulip Festival, Silvamn
2009 Winner :The Tesselaar Sculpture Prize The Tesselaar Tulip Festival. Silvan 2008 Highly commended: Exploring Themes of Loss and Grief, Castlemaine Art Gallery and Museum
Education
1983-86 Diploma in Art & Design: Prahran College, Prahran
1992 Art & Design: Printmaking, Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE
1993 Art & Design: Printmaking 2, Latrobe University, Bendigo
1995-96 NEIS Training Program: The Visual and Performing Arts. Brunswick 2002-07 Diploma in Engineering: Sculptural Welding, BRIT, Castlemaine
Diane Thompson Visualartist E: dianethompson61@gmail.com.