Diane Lorio is a New Jersey-born artist who spent her formative years in Jacksonville, Florida. She discovered her passion for art in high school and quickly began earning commissions and awards from the State of Florida. Diane holds a BFA from Guilford College in North Carolina and has deep roots in the art world, with her early work focusing on non-representational painting. Inspired by traditional fibers, she began cutting her paintings into strips and reassembling them into intricate patterns. This innovative approach led to collaborations in "New Decorative" shows with artists like Miriam Shapiro and Tony Robin.

Over the years, Diane’s work has been shaped by her travels and life experiences. After moving to Grand Rapids, Michigan, she received a prestigious Michigan Arts Council Grant in Painting. Later, in Greensboro, North Carolina, she served as Education Director at Green Hill Center for NC Arts while continuing to create her own work. Her journey then took her to Brownsville, Texas, where she taught high school on the Mexico-US border, drawing inspiration from the rich cultural diversity of the region. Diane later relocated to Delaware, where she worked with the "Very Special Arts" program and earned a Delaware Division of Art Fellowship in Painting.

Now based in North Bethesda, Maryland, Diane continues to evolve her artistic practice. In 2023, she received a Maryland State Artist Grant for Painting. Her current work explores patterns within organic, social, spiritual, economic, and mathematical contexts. Diane’s art reflects her belief in the infinite possibilities found in the overlap of life’s designs, from the structure of DNA to the pathways shaped by personal choices.