ABOUT
b. Chicago, USA
Currently based out of Beijing, DiAnna Pantano is an interdisciplinary artist and educator. Since 2014, she has worked as an art & design teacher at American and British international schools in South Korea, Malaysia, the UAE, and China.
DiAnna’s studio practice largely focuses on personal narratives, and explores themes of personhood, mental illness, as well as the bodily associations between clay and human form.
As an educator, she works with students across a range of traditional and contemporary media, and passionately advocates for sustainable practices in art education. In 2023, DiAnna launched the global community art project, Art to Earth which is an ongoing and open ceramics project looking at sustainable making in ceramics.
Let’s Connect | diannapantano@gmail.com
CV
International Teaching
2024 - Current Secondary Art & Design, The British School of Beijing, China
2022- 2024 High School Art & Design, American School of Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2019 - 2022 Head of Primary Art, Garden International School, Malaysia
2014 - 2019 Head of Fine Arts, Cheongna Dalton School, South Korea
Education
BFA with Emphasis in Art Education (BFAAE), School of the Art Institute of Chicago, United States of America
QUALIFICATIONS
Professional Teaching License : Type 10 K-12, Illinois State Board of Education, United States of America
Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), Teaching Regulatory Agency, England
EXHIBITIONS & WORKSHOPS
2024 - Sikka Art & Design Festival, Beit 341, Al Shindagha Historic Neighbourhood | Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2023 - Totems, Group Exhibition, Yadawei Studio | Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2023 - Art to Earth: Studio Workshop, InSEA Global Congress, “Fault Lines” | Çanakkale, Türkiye
“Returning Art to Earth Through Sustainable Practices in Ceramics
2023 - Summer Ceramics Market, Yadawei Studio | Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2023 - Faculty & Staff Art Show (Digital Exhibition), American School of Dubai | Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2021 - Co-Presenter: E-JAWS Creativity Through Visual Arts, Garden International School & FOBISIA | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
"Activities Which Foster Authentic Creative Learning" & "What creative solutions have been generated through the challenge of the pandemic?"
2019 - 7th Annual Silent Art Auction, Cheongna Dalton School | Incheon, South Korea
2013 - Curriculum Exhibitor, Lesson: “Hair as Power”, Teacher's for Social Justice Fair|Kenwood Academy, Chicago, United States of America
2013 - Faculty Art Exhibition, Oak Park and River Forest | Oak Park, United States of America
2011 - Group Art Exhibition, “Blur'“, Union Street Gallery | Chicago Heights, United States of America
2010 - Group Art Exhibition, Radiological Society of North America Conference | McCormick Place, Chicago, United States of America