Diane Fales came to Arizona from the Chicago area, starting her college education at Scottsdale Community College, and then completed her studies at Northern Arizona University with a Bachelors in Fine Arts with an emphasis in painting, with honors in 1986.  With young family in tow, she and her husband moved to three states within two years in the early nineties. This experience away from Arizona created a desire to return, this time to Gilbert, AZ in 1994.   Enhancing her education with interior design classes  from SCC, she then committed her time to art in the community.  This dedication brought with it articles in The East Valley Tribune and The Arizona Republic showcasing her projects.

            Working as a volunteer muralist/designer from 2002-2005 Diane enlivened local school spaces, and for this she received Gilbert’s annual “Beautification Award” in 2003.   In 2005, Diane began working as a commercial muralist for a local design company, as well as, painting many large scale projects for schools and residential clients. While working as the Community Arts Chairperson for Gilbert’s Global Village Festival from 2004- 2010, Diane created multi-cultural community art projects which brought notoriety from local TV and news outlets.  She now serves on Gilbert Visual Art League‘s board as the Artist Coordinator and as a Commissioner on the town’s Human Relations, Culture and Arts Promotion Board.  In 2010, Diane was awarded with the “Knox Family Outstanding Volunteer for the Arts“ presented by Higley Center for the Arts partnering with the town of Gilbert.  She is dedicated to the goal of establishing a permanent funding source for the arts in Gilbert by encouraging and building connections between artists, local businesses and town leaders.

            With the recent completion of her Certificate in Public Art from Arizona State University, Diane's latest pieces explore using color, and lines as energy with an emphasis on their spiritual and healing nature.  Sensitive to the energy of objects, she also is working with recycled pieces such as doors, furniture and wood panels as the inspiration for this process.