An exhibiting photographer for over thirty-five years, Diana has received numerous awards for her images, including a 1985 New Jersey State Visual Arts Fellowship, and five Regional Artist Grants from the United Arts Council of Raleigh, North Carolina. Most recently, she was awarded a 2019/20 Professional Development Grant from the United Arts Council of Raleigh. She was a Critical Mass Finalist in 2014, 2018, and 2019.

Specializing in 19th century printing techniques, Diana's images have been included in a number of books, including Pinhole Photography: Rediscovering a Historic Technique (2004), by Eric Renner; Robert Hirsch's Exploring Color Photography Fifth (& Sixth) Edition: From Film to Pixels (2011, 2015); in Jill Enfield's Guide to Photographic Alternative Processes: Popular Historical and Contemporary Techniques; and in Christopher James' The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes(2015). She is a featured artist in Christina Z. Anderson's Gum Printing: A Step-by-Step Manual, Highlighting Artists and their Creative Practice (2017), and also in Clay Harmon’s Polymer Photogravure: A Step-by-Step Manual, Highlighting Artists & their Creative Practice (2019). Her work also appeared in #NoFilter, by Natalia Price-Cabrera, published in May 2019.

Her images and handmade artist books are in a number of public and private collections, including in the Norton Museum of Art, located in West Palm Beach, Florida; The Fine Art Program and Collection at Montefiore Einstein, in Bronx, NY; New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors, located in Santa Fe, New Mexico; and the Gregg Museum of Art & Design, North Carolina State University, located in Raleigh, North Carolina.

A native North Carolinian, Diana lives and works in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she received her MA in English Literature and Creative Writing from North Carolina State University. She teaches photographic printing workshops throughout the country, and in her beautiful backyard studio.

Diana is represented by the Ryan Gallery of Art Intersection, located in Gilbert, Arizona, and by photo- eye Gallery (Photographers’ Showcase), located in Santa Fe, New Mexico.