Diane Ibbotson
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Diane Ibbotson (born 1946) is an English artist born in Lancashire, England.[1] She attended the University of Reading from 1964 to 1968, and taught at Blackpool College of Art, and then the Falmouth School of Arts between 1974 and 1981.[1]
Ibbotson was awarded the annual Newcomer prize from the Royal Academy in 2007.[1] Her method of creating art has been described as "a rule-governed process of painting, based on close observation and meticulous recording. She works slowly, finishing one work before starting another."[1] The catalogue 20 Years of Contemporary Art at the Falmouth Art Gallery, indicated that she had made 35 works, but to this day, rarely exhibits them.[2] Through a short video interview from a studio visit, Ibbotson traces the beginning of her career to when she was eight years old. When she showed a drawing she had done of her cat, everyone she showed it to enjoyed it.[3]