Dianne Tanner is a visual artist based in the North West of England, where she dreams of Scottish Isles. Gathering feelings and stories from their coastlines, communities, geology and wildlife on regular visits North, she transforms what she has gleaned and carried home into surreal, dream-like paintings using richly coloured gouache.
Born in the 80’s and raised close to nature on a farm in Aotearoa New Zealand, her concern and curiosity around the natural world and its more-than-human inhabitants has been lifelong. Her work combines landscapes, colour and symbolism with inspiration from alchemy, magical practice and folklore to create portals that transport us to stillness and hold space for big feelings.
When she is not painting birds or collecting bones on beaches, Dianne can be found wild swimming, turning her garden into a haven for wildlife and teaching herself how to weave baskets.
Dianne is a studioholder at PINK Manchester, and welcomes studio visits.
Contact on dianneohdeer (at) gmail (dot) com
March 2021: International Women’s Day Can Art, Cloudwater Brewery August 2021: Fly in your Dreams, Can Art, Duration Brewery March 2022: International Women’s Day Can Art, Cloudwater Brewery March 2022: Illustration: Brewing Up Black Frost, Pellicle Magazine Sept 2022: Illustration: Hobbits are using Isinglas, Pellicle Magazine Exhibitions: October 2024: Exhibition: Orange Moon @ Underbanks Studios May 2025: Exhibition: Macho @ Underbanks Studios June 2025: Exhibition: Centenary Open Exhibition @ Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery