Diane Tuckman

In an interview with The Washington Free Beacon, Tuckman recalled that while living in Egypt as a child during WWII, "they were shooting Jewish girls in the street…My family and I escaped in 1948 and went to France." Though less harrowing, even in France "it was a very difficult time after the war, with ration tickets and very little housing."{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebeaconnewspapers.com/silk-painter-shares-her-skill-with-others/|title=Silk painter shares her skill with others|last=Alcalde|first=Rebekah|date=February 8, 2018|website=The Washington Free Beacon|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-29}} Tuckman moved to the United States in 1958 soon after marriage. Tuckman is credited as one of the seminal artists who helped to popularize silk painting in the United States through her books, and when her company (Ivy Imports{{Cite web|url=https://weta.org/local/calendar/textiles-and-photography-juxtaposition-silk-art-and-photography-opening-reception|title=Textiles and Photography: A Juxtaposition of Silk Art and Photography|website=WETA Public Television|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-31|archive-date=February 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201065726/https://weta.org/local/calendar/textiles-and-photography-juxtaposition-silk-art-and-photography-opening-reception|url-status=dead}}) was the first US-based company to "import the French dyes needed to paint on silk."

Tuckman was also the co-founder of the nonprofit organization Silk Painters International (SPIN),{{Cite web|url=https://www.surfacedesign.org/festival-of-silk-painters-raises-hail-in-santa-fe/|title=Festival of Silk Painters Raises Hail in Santa Fe|date=February 9, 2015|website=Surface Design Association|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-31}} which in 2000 helped to organize the Second International Silk Painting Congress at George Mason University. SPIN now routinely organizes a silk painting biennial; the most recent one was held in 2018 in Gatlinburg, TN.{{Cite web|url=http://doshifiberart.com/shaped-resist-workshop/|title=Shaped Resist Workshop – 2018 Spin Festival – October 5–12, 2018|date=August 16, 2018|website=Doshi|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-31}} The organization now has over 500 members.{{Cite web|url=http://www.womanaroundtown.com/sections/woman-around-town/my-career-choice-diane-tuckman-silk-artist-and-photographer/|title=My Career Choice: Diane Tuckman – Silk Artist and Photographer|date=June 12, 2019|website=Woman Around Town|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-21}}

• The Complete Book of Silk Painting. Cincinnati, OH: North Light. {{ISBN|978-0891344223}}.
• Creative Silk Painting. Cincinnati, OH: North Light. {{ISBN|978-0891346104|}}.
• The Best of Silk Painting. Cincinnati, OH: North Light. {{ISBN|978-0891347293}}.{{Cite web|url=http://www.pburch.net/dyeing/dyeingbooks.shtml|title=Paula Burch's Dyes and Dyeing: Book and Video Reviews|website=www.pburch.net|access-date=2019-02-01}}
• The Fine Art of Painting on Silk. Atglen, PA: Schiffer, 2018 {{ISBN|978-0764355356}}.

Tuckman has exhibited and curated{{Cite web|url=https://thestamp.umd.edu/stamp_gallery/past_exhibitions/silk_art|title=The Sensual Beauty of Silk Art|date=October 9, 2004|website=University of Maryland Stamp Union Gallery|access-date=2019-02-01|archive-date=February 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202041819/https://thestamp.umd.edu/stamp_gallery/past_exhibitions/silk_art|url-status=dead}} silk art exhibitions around the Greater Washington, DC region.{{Cite web|url=http://www.eastcityart.com/openings-and-events/oasis-art-gallery-presents-diane-tuckman-silk-art-photography/|title=Oasis Art Gallery Presents Diane Tuckman Silk Art & Photography|date=November 27, 2018|website=East City Art|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-29}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.artallnightdc.com/artist-spotlight-diane-tuckman/|title=Artist Spotlight Diane Tuckman|date=September 19, 2017|website=Art All Night 2018 DC – Presented by Mayor Muriel Bowser|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-29}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web|url=https://glenechopark.org/silk-work-diane-tuckman|title=The Silk Work of Diane Tuckman {{!}} Glen Echo Park|website=glenechopark.org|access-date=2019-01-29}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web|url=https://byteclay.com/artist-diane-tuckman-achieves-a-major-success-at-oasis/|title=Artist Diane Tuckman achieves a major success at OASIS|website=byteclay.com|access-date=2019-01-29|archive-date=January 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129181321/https://byteclay.com/artist-diane-tuckman-achieves-a-major-success-at-oasis/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.gazette.net/stories/09032009/entepri144333_32528.shtml|title=Judge finds an unusual spot for artwork in Greenbelt|last=Jackson|first=Laura|date=September 3, 2009|website=The Gazette Newspapers (A Washington Post company)|access-date=2019-02-01|archive-date=February 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202042417/http://www.gazette.net/stories/09032009/entepri144333_32528.shtml|url-status=dead}} She has been referred to as "a silk painting pioneer in America, she teaches, paints, and exhibits her silk paintings, as well as promotes the art form through her educational programs."{{Cite web|url=http://www.eastcityart.com/openings-and-events/meyerhoff-gallery-presents-diane-tuckman/|title=Meyerhoff Gallery Presents Diane Tuckman|date=January 9, 2018|website=East City Art|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-31}}

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• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqDm-4odk0c Artomatic 2017 Interview Video]
• [http://www.silkpainters.org/ Silk Painters International (SPIN)]

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