Diane McLellan

Artist Printmaker

Artist In Focus, Southbank Printmakers Gallery

Monday 18 March — Sunday 31 March 2024

Fleeting moments in time…
Diane McLellan’s work reflects her interest in places where people are travelling through, and the traces they leave behind. Whether in a city or a forest, the ephemeral nature of time and the changing of light provides a constant source of fascination for her. People rarely take centre stage, though they have been present and can sometimes be seen as figures passing by.

‘I am inspired by the fleeting moments in time, those half-seen possibilities caught when passing by. I grab these chance sightings which seem to tell a story in a photograph, and translate them into prints. Often their titles are inspired by phrases heard from dramas or music, which seem to match the mood.’

Surface Challenge by the Printmakers Council at the Barbican Library

Fri 2—Mon 26 Feb 2024, Barbican Library

‘Motel Nights in Pohang’ has been selected for this exhibition which aims to explore the versatility of mark making using all manner of printmaking techniques. This print is a monotype and image transfer on Korean Hanji paper and features a scene from a recent trip to South Korea.

11th International Printmaking Bienal Douro 2023.

‘A Plain Sky' and ‘Driving Home’ have been selected for the 11th International Printmaking Bienal Douro 2023. The exhibition features 500 artists from 65 countries and is curated by Nuno Canelas. It is taking place in various sites around the Douro, Portugal, from 10th August to 31st October, and these two prints can be seen in the Douro Museum of Régua City.

‘INSPIRED BY’ AT THE EMMA MASON GALLERY IN EASTBOURNE

Murmuring Your Voice 5/5 is soon to be on display as part of this Printmakers Council exhibition, where members were asked which previous PMC printmakers had inspired or had a connection to their work. In this case it was the work of Richard Beer. The show is on from 7th October to 4th November, 2023 at the Emma Mason Gallery, 21 Lushington Ln, Eastbourne BN21 4LJ

Memory of the Wind, a lithograph on kinwashi paper is in the Awagami International Miniprint Exhibition in Tokushima, Japan, from 7th October 2023.