Diane Firtell

BAC Faculty Artist: coLLAGE, mixed media, Painting & Photography

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I am not a photographer, but an artist who uses a camera. Almost all my work, over the years, has originated from the photograph. Making art; a mystery to some, a mandate to others. And while I clearly fall into the latter category, the why still often times remains a mystery.

I am easily bored; not terrifically skilled technologically but enjoy being ever engaged in the “what is there for me to do that is different” experience not necessarily to be different from other artists, but mostly to have a new creative experience for myself.

While I continue to do what I enjoy doing, it is exciting to know that a year from now something I currently have no conscious awareness of will become part of a fresh and new body of work. For over 30 years I have exhibited extensively in the Northeast.