Diane Keane is a mixed-media artist and painter with roots in Pittsburgh and a background spanning commercial art, papermaking, calligraphy, and medical illustration. She crafts assemblage boxes reminiscent of shrines or curiosity cabinets from found or fabricated objects, balancing realism and surrealism in her paintings to conjure extraordinary realities. Her work weaves personal narratives and social commentary, infusing irony amid themes of motherhood, womanhood, and environmental decline. Above all, her art beckons the viewer into mysterious, atmospheric worlds, sparking emotions that range from pleasure and intrigue to thoughtful discomfort and wonder.