Background
Giardi, Diane M. was born on June 11, 1957 in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
Giardi, Diane M. was born on June 11, 1957 in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
Student, Florence, 1978. Bachelor of Science in Art Education, University Vermont, 1979. Certified in graphic design, Massachusetts College Art, 1985.
Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics, Syracuse University, 1994.
Milieu counselor, Kennedy Memorial Hospital Children, Brighton, Massachusetts, 1979-1981; activities coordinator, Kennedy Memorial Hospital Children, Brighton, Massachusetts, 1981-1983; art teacher, Creative Ednl. Associations, Boston, 1981-1983; graphic artist, supervisor, Extraversion, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1983-1984; art director, Information Gatekeepers, Inc., Boston, 1984-1986; art teacher, New England Home for Little Wanderers, Boston, 1986-1987; creative director, Wilde Advantages Associations, Inc., Portland, Maine, 1987-1989; freelance designer, Giardi Designs, Cape Porpoise, Maine, 1987-1990; from assistant instructor to instructor, Syracuse (New York) U., 1992-1994; instructor, Syracuse (New York) U., 1992, 93, 94; ceramics instructor, administrator, Heartwood School Art, 1995-1996; ceramics professor, University of Southern Maine, 1996-1997; represented by, The Sheridan Gallery, Belmont, Massachusetts, 1984; represented by, Fire Opal Gallery, Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts, 1985; represented by, Bazaar Gallery, Brookline, Massachusetts, 1986; represented by, Gallery 33, Portsmouth, N.H., 1987-1989; represented by, The Roberta Wood Gallery, Fayetteville, New York, 1993-1995; represented by, Eureka Craft Gallery, Syracuse, New York, since 1994; represented by, Ogunquit (Maine) Art Association Gallery, 1995-1996; represented by, Danforth Gallery, since 1996. Ceramics instructor Delordova Museum School, since 1997.
Board directors Danforth St. Gallery, Portland, 1988-1990, Grief Support Center, 1996-1997. Active Hospice York, Maine. Creator, developer Arts in Hospice, York.
Developer Grief Support Center for Children and Families, York, Maine. Volunteer Hospice, since 1990. Member National Art Education Association, American Craft Council, College Art Association, National Council Education for the Ceramic Arts, Ogunquit Art Association (board directors 1996-1997), East End Poets Association.