Diane Lucille Meyer, PhD

Educational Background

Sofia University (formerly Institute of Transpersonal Psychology), Palo Alto, CA

Ph.D. Psychology, Emphasis in Transpersonal Psychology, December 2013

Sofia University (formerly Institute of Transpersonal Psychology), Palo Alto, CA

Creative Expression Certification at the Doctoral Level, Awarded December 2013.

Dissertation:

“Reaching into Shadow: An Exploration of Transcendence Through Artistic Crisis”

Creative Expression Laureate, awarded May, 2017. Jill Mellick Award, Sofia University

Prescott College, Prescott, AZ - Master of Arts, May 2005

The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ - Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art, May 1983

Published Works:

Meyer, D. (2015). “The lost dialogue of artists: Negotiating the conjuring of art.” The International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, Vol.43(1-2), pp. 70-82.

Meyer, D. (2015). “Connecting to the sacred through contemplative gaze.” The International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, Vol. 43(1-2), pp. 83-86.

Meyer, D. (2014). Reaching into shadow: An exploration of transcendence through artistic crisis (Doctoral dissertation). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses database. (UMI No. 3607752).

Meyer, D. (2012). “Interpreting Along the Deckled Edge, the Artist’s Place in Leadership.” Integral Leadership Review, October 2012.

http://integralleadershipreview.com/7616-interpreting-along-the-deckled-edge-the-artists-place-in-leadership-2

Museum Exhibitions:

Tubac Center of the Arts. Tubac, Arizona. “Arizona Aqueous” 2017. “Best of Show Award”.

Tucson Museum of Art. Tucson, Arizona. “Ready Set D’Art” 1996, 1998, 2000.

Tucson Museum of Art. Tucson, Arizona. "Arizona Biennial" 1993.

Tucson Museum of Art. Tucson, Arizona. "At Home In Tucson" 1992.

Charles A Wustum Museum of Fine Arts. Racine, Wisconsin. "Racine Collects '87: The Chicago Connection". 1987.

Muscatine Art Center. Muscatine, Iowa. "The Object Revitalized" 1986.

Tubac Center of the Arts. Tubac, Arizona. "Arizona Aqueous" 1986.

Missoula Museum of the Arts. Missoula, Montana. "The Primal Plastic Pool" 1985.

Paine Art Center and Arboretum. Oshkosh, Wisconsin. "The Object Revitalized" 1985.

Tucson Museum of Art. Tucson, Arizona. "The Primavera: Celebration of Women in the Arts" 1985.

Beginning primarily as a still life painter (in 1975), I have in late career felt drawn to paint the landscape and allegorical/archetypal pieces because they allow for inclusion of my inner expressions, impressions, dreams, and inspirations. I am influence by John Singer Sargent, but also some abstract artists who “speak” to me through process when engaging the work at the onset, such as Helen Frankenthaler; or in the more intimate struggles with color and texture, Julian Schnabel. A longtime student of Bruce McGrew, I often recall conversations we had about color, light, and seeing the unseen. Those conversations will most likely continue and influence my painting for the rest of my life.

As a painter who works exclusively in watercolor, my paintings are an engagement with uncertainty, chance, and change. The work has taken me through many stages of personal development and transformation over the years. Watercolor is an extremely transformative medium because it requires constant negotiation with the water. This element by its nature is an agent of change, changing forms within the painting process through its own passage from a puddle to air and lends itself to the character of my work with its distinctive voice within my paintings. Throughout my years as a watercolor painter, I have also developed a deep respect for the water that fills the belly of my brush because it holds a secret knowledge of creation and its own journey as rain, rivers, trees, and living beings. The water has arrived to assist me as an equal co-creator and offers influence in its own ancient language.