Background
Banks, Diane P. was born on December 18, 1942 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Raymond August Trauth and Lucille Rita Bucklo.
Banks, Diane P. was born on December 18, 1942 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Raymond August Trauth and Lucille Rita Bucklo.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Syracuse University, 1981. Master of Fine Arts, Syracuse University, 1984.
Adjunct professor Syracuse University, New York, 1984—1986. Visiting assistant professor Rochester Institute of Technology, 1985—1986, New World School of the Arts, Miami, 1988—1989. Adjunct professor Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, 1989—1994, Broward Community College, Davie, 1989—1994.
Assistant professor East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, 1994—1998, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, 1998—1999. Assistant professor, director core foundations Iowa State University, Ames, 1999—2000. Assistant professor, coordinator foundations University Central Florida, Orlando, 2000—2003, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia, since 2003.
MacDowell resident MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, New Hampshire, 1981. Resident Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, 1982, Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, New York, 1984, The Dorland Mtn. Colony, Temecula, California, 1984.
Workshop on building sculptural vessels Florida Craftsman, Inc., St. Petersburg, 2000. Workshop on found materials/sculptural vessels Arrowmont, 2001. Resident Syracuse (New York ) University, 2002, 03.
Workshop on professional practices Cazenovia College, New York, 2003. Workshop on non-traditional baskets Syracuse University, 2003, 04.
Children: Matthew Moss, Sarah Moss.
