Diane Yu is an artist and educator whose practice is rooted in the balance between structure and fluidity, where the frameworks of weaving, sewing, and dyeing intersect with the spontaneity of drawing and intuitive gesture. Through the convergence of techniques and materials, she observes how patterns can be interrupted and disrupted while simultaneously being consonant.

After spending her formative years in the suburbs of D.C., she attended college in Baltimore, MD, where she earned her BFA (painting) and MAT from MICA (2013/4). Diane taught at Garrison Forest School (Owings Mills, MD), maintaining multiple roles to include Visual Art Department Chair, Painting/Drawing instructor, and dorm parent. She currently resides in Chattanooga, TN, where she continues to empower young women through making and art at Girls Preparatory School. Within her studio at Clearstory Arts, Diane actively cares for a 40-liter fermented indigo vat, saves loose thread, and weaves with ink drawings.

email: dianeyunna@gmail.com

IG: @yunnatextiles