Diana is a visual artist, illustrator, and art director, exploring a creative space where art and advertising become one continuous process.

She graduated from the Hungarian University of Fine Arts in Budapest. During and after her studies, she has worked—and continues to work—as an advertising creative team member and art director at international advertising agencies. This practice leaded her to move fluidly between disciplines, bringing the storytelling approach from filmmaking, animation, and illustration into her painting, and graphic art.

In her art, she draws on the visual language of advertising. Inspiration for a painting often comes from advertising photography and storytelling, while visual ideas for advertising sometimes emerge from her own artistic explorations. She paints visual elements originally created for advertising and occasionally uses paintings as advertising visuals. At other times, she approaches painting with the tools and methods of advertising. She is continuously exploring the permeability and boundaries of different genres, allowing her work to move fluidly between disciplines.

She spent five years in Italy, where the artistic atmosphere—especially the inspiring environment of Sicily—had a lasting impact on her work.

Education

2017 Ars in Fabula, Scuola di Illustrazione, Il Corso di Illustrazione, Macerata, Italy
2000–06 Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Graphic Design, MA
2003–05 Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Visual Education, MA

Awards

2020 Shortlist, Communication Arts Illustration Competition, For Sale Category, Menlo Park, California
2018 Merit Award, Hiii Illustration Competition, Noncommercial Category, Nanjing, China
2017 Shortlist, Communication Arts Illustration Competition, Editorial Category, Menlo Park, California
2012 Bronze, The One Show, Advertising, Interactive Category, New York
2012 Bronze, New York Festivals, Advertising, Avant Garde Category, New York
2012 Bronze, The CLIO Awards, Advertising, Interactive Category, New York
2011 Bronze, London International Awards (LIA), Advertising, Digital Category, Las Vegas
2011 Nomination, Art Directors Club of Europe (ADC*E), Best Use of Media Category, Barcelona
2011 Nomination, Art Directors Club of Europe (ADC*E), Apps Category, Barcelona
2011 Shortlist, Cannes Lions Advertising Festival, Cyber Category, Cannes, France
2011 Shortlist, Cannes Lions Advertising Festival, Best Use of Media, Cannes, France
2011 Finalist, Golden Drum, Design and Art Direction Category, Portorož, Slovenia

Exhibitions

2025 Art Fair, Godot ICA Gallery, Budapest
2024 “All I Want for Christmas is Peace”, hARTslane Gallery, London
2024 Art Fair, Godot ICA Gallery, Budapest
2024 “I Feel” FISE Gallery, Budapest Design Week
2024 "Hello Hungarian Design", S/ALON Budapest
2024 BILLU Helsinki, Finland
2024 BILLU Kijev, Ukraine
2024 “MUSE” Solo exhibition, Montage, Budapest
2023 Budapest Illustration Festival (BILLU), Budapest
2023 “Budapest 150 Years Old” “Budapest Book Capital”, FISE Gallery
2023 “Budapest 150 Years Old” “Budapest Book Capital”, Kristály Szintér
2022 Arany Rajzszög
2021 Fehérvár Szalon, Csók István Képtár, Székesfehérvár
2021 Arany Rajzszög, MOME
2020 Virtual Exhibition Wall, Children’s Book Fair, Bologna
2019 Hiii Illustration Festival, Nanjing, China
2019 Budapest Illustration Festival (BILLU), Budapest
2015 “The Sea”, Hungarian Institute of Literature, Szabó Ervin Library, Budapest
2011 Cannes Lions Advertising Festival, Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, Cannes, France
2003 “Young Artists from Székesfehérvár”, Pelikán Gallery, Székesfehérvár