Diana Kopka studied Art History and Philosophy at the Technical University of Dresden.
In 2012 she did an internship at Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz, and in 2014 she became an assistant curator at Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz. Kopka has curated several exhibitions and publications on 20th and 21st century art. Since 2023 she is curator of the exhibition project ‘Edvard Munch. Angst’ in the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025.