Diane Shingledecker is a basketry artisan who lives in Portland, Oregon. She has been weaving baskets for over 15 years. She recently took early retirement from her work in higher education to pursue weaving on a larger scale. She is an active member of Columbia Basin Basketry Guild where she continues to hone her craft & teaches beginning basketry classes combining her 18+ years of teaching experience with her passion for weaving. Additionally, she is currently studying tapestry weaving at the Damascus Fiber Arts School where she also teaches basketry. Her hope in this study is to incorporate more & more advanced tapestry weaving and color work into her basketry pieces.Diane’s work is regularly on display at the Village Gallery of Arts (VGA) in Cedar Mill, OR where she is an active member – both teaching basket weaving and coordinating the gallery’s Art Kits Grant which provides art materials to children & teens through non-profit organizations in Oregon. Diane’s work was part of the Curio Exhibit last year (‘25/’26) and has also been shown at the Multnomah Arts Center, the Hillsboro Summer Library Exhibit – Brookwood Branch, Beaverton City Hall, Lincoln City Cultural Center, and the Latimer Quilt Museum.