DIANA EICHER (she/her) is a Queer visual artist, printmaker, papermaker, papercutter, and teaching artist whose work explores the intersection of identity, lived experience, and material process. Working in both printmaking and papermaking, she bridges the intimacy of solo studio practice with the energy of collaborative environments. Her work transforms personal narratives into tangible forms that invite connection, reflection, and dialogue. Diana received her MFA from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1994 and specialized in printmaking.
Diana serves as Director of the Printmaking and Paper Studio at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design since 2003. She is an accomplished artist, incorporating printmaking, papermaking and fiber art into her practice. She is a member of the Speedball Professional Artists Network, and in 2025, she was awarded an Artist Residency at Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis and received a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step Fund Grant. (Read the press release here)
Outside the studio, Diana finds inspiration in playing piano, ballet, embroidery, henna, and long walks along the shores of Lake Michigan. She lives in an artist’s loft in St. Paul, Minnesota, with her beloved cats.
Since 2006, Diana has been the Printshop and Paper Studio Coordinator and teaching as adjunct faculty at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She has also taught at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, the Bloomington Art Center, the Textile Center of Minnesota, and the Ox-Bow School of Art. 
She has recently become involved in Bee Arts, a new collaborative model involving scientists and artists, together solving problems that engages communities. Read more about Diana's MCAD Bee project here.
Finally, a couple of exhibition views of a related project.
Below are works from her Artist in Residence at the Lakewood Cemetery at Minneapolis, Minnesota. Read more about these works here.
