Diane Kurzyna
Primary Discipline: Visual Arts Areas of Specialty: Sculpture, Mixed recycled media, Fiber arts
Based in: Olympia
Biography: Diane Kurzyna is a visual artist who specializes in mixed recycled media. Her work has been shown at the Bellevue Arts Museum, Tacoma Art Museum, Whatcom Museum, Hallie Ford Museum, Museum of Glass, State Capital Museum and galleries throughout the United States. She has a BA in environmental design from Rutgers and a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a teacher’s certificate with an art endorsement from the University of Washington. Having worked with young people for over twenty years, Kurzyna has taught in public and private schools, museums, colleges, summer camps and art schools. A member of NorthWest Designer Craftsmen, she resides in Olympia with her husband, two sons and a cat.
When asked about her approach as a Teaching Artist, Ms. Kurzyna wrote this: “As an art instructor, my role is to encourage experimentation and observation, to introduce new techniques and to develop skills. My goal is to challenge students to challenge themselves. I work in the area of recycled art. I believe that being a “generalist” is not what teaching art is all about, so I have diligently worked on becoming an expert in my own field. My strengths as a teaching artist are the depth and breadth of my knowledge in recycled art, my excellent classroom management skills, my ability to adapt and problem solve and my education as both an arts specialist and an artist. I also work with teachers to enrich their understanding of art and the art of recycling.“
Suitable for Grades: K-12 Curriculum Integration Possibilities: Literacy, Reading, Writing, History, Social Studies
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