Diane Tuckman

Diane Tuckman (March 24, 1935 – October 25, 2024) was an American artist. She is known for her silk painting work and as an author of several books on the subject with Jan Janas. She resided and worked in Lanham, Maryland, in the Greater Washington, D.C. area for many years until her death in 2024. 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 ) was the first US-based company to "import the French dyes needed to paint on silk". which in 2000 helped to organize the Second International Silk Painting Congress at George Mason University. The organization now has more than 500 members.

Books co-authored with Jan Janas The Complete Book of Silk Painting. Cincinnati, OH: North Light. . Creative Silk Painting. Cincinnati, OH: North Light. . The Best of Silk Painting. Cincinnati, OH: North Light. . The Fine Art of Painting on Silk. Atglen, PA: Schiffer, 2018 .

Exhibitions Tuckman has exhibited and curated silk art exhibitions around the Greater Washington, DC region. 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."