Diane has been a Metis Knowledge Keeper and artist for over 30 years. She studied and apprenticed with a number of Indigenous elders, in particular one from the Eastern Cherokee Nation, whom she calls Grandmother. Over the last 20 years, Diane has traveled with her and other Elders and Knowledge Keepers, helping others and sharing her wisdom through participating in and facilitating workshops. She has worked with the TCDSB, TDSB and the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. Diane is the co-founder of Dancing Deer, an Indigenous craft company focusing on hand made native arts and crafts. Diane was also part of Manitou Kwe Women’s group. Manitou Kwe means “women spirit singers” and they perform traditional drumming and singing. Diane continues to draw, sketch and paint her original artworks to keep the sacredness of the traditional ways. Her artwork been exhibited in Canada and the USA

Board member of the MNOC (Metis Nation of Canada).

Diane became a self-taught artist/painter influenced by the Woodland School Style after responding to the call of her Ancestors. An inner longing for the traditional ways of her Indigenous culture was the beginning of an artistic adventure that led to the real self-discovery and brought spiritual healing that continues to this day. All paintings are dedicated to our Grandmothers and Elders and for keeping the teachings alive for the next generation and for people to understand our Indigenous culture.