Diane Lucille Meyer

I grew up in Connecticut, but have lived in the Southwest since I was 17. The climate, light, and culture of this area set my path as an artist and continue to provide the inspirations and connections I need to live as a painter. My medium has always been watercolor, it's a language for me that often seems more "native" than my spoken language. Beginning primarily as a still life painter, 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 influenced by John Singer Sargent, but also some unlikely 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 ...

PhD Psychology, Creative Expression Specialization, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, Palo Alto, CA. 2014.
MA, Prescott College, Prescott, AZ. 2004.
BFA, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. 1983.

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”. Group Exhibit. 1996, 1998 and 2000.
• Tucson Museum of Art. Tucson, Arizona. "Arizona Biennial". 1993.
• Tucson Museum of Art. Tucson, Arizona. "At Home In Tucson". Group exhibition. Summer 1992.
• Charles A Wustum Museum of Fine Arts. Racine, Wisconsin. "Racine Collects '87: The Chicago Connection". Group exhibition. 1987.
• Muscatine Art Center. Muscatine, Iowa. "The Object Revitalized". Group exhibition. 1986.
• Tubac Center of the Arts. Tubac, Arizona. "Arizona Aqueous". Group exhibition. 1986.
• Missoula Museum of the Arts. Missoula, Montana. "The Primal Plastic Pool". Group exhibition. 1985.
• Paine Art Center and Arboretum. Oshkosh, Wisconsin. "The Object Revitalized". Group exhibition. 1985.
• Tucson Museum of Art. Tucson, Arizona. "The Primavera: Celebration of Women in the Arts". Group exhibition. 1985.
Solo Exhibitions
• Feast. Tucson, Arizona, 2017. Aphrodite in the Dining Room.
• Greater Oro Valley Arts Council (GOVAC). Oro Valley, Arizona. 2008.
• Toscana Studio and Gallery. Oro Valley, Arizona. 2007.
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