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Diana Mendoza was born in Junin, Peru. She graduated in the sixties from the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes with one of the highest awards in the

speciality of Painting and Drawing and, also as Professor of Painting. She has worked as a teacher and as designer before devoting her entire time

to painting. She is also an accomplished musician and mother.Diana has participated in several exhibitions, including: Galeria Entre Nous, Lima (1983), Arte Popular de Peru, Salvador, Brazil (1984), Universidad de Bahia, Brazil (1986), Galeria Panorama, Bahia, Brazil (1986), Country Club

Jacaranda, Bahia, Brazil (1988), Club Ancash, Lima, Peru (1988), Asociacion de Artistas Plasticos del Peru (1988), Galeria Picasso, Lima, Peru (1988),

Casa de la Cultura, Manaos, Brazil (1992), Palacio de Cultura, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1992), Instituto Peruano Norteamericano, Lima, Peru (1993),

and, Galeria Chagall, Lima, Peru (1994).