EDUCATION
1989 – 1991 MASTERS OF FINE ARTS – Major: Sculpture
California State University, San Francisco
1987 – 1989 MASTER OF ARTS – Major: Sculpture & Painting
California State University, Sacramento
1987 BACHELOR OF ARTS
California State University, Sacramento
AWARDS & SPECIAL HONORS and Exhibits:
2023 Concerning Landscape, curated by Megan Winkel. Detroit Artist Gallery, Detroit, MI.
2022 ALL MEDIA Exhibition Juried by Srimoyee Mitra Detroit Artist Gallery, Detroit, MI.
2019 Published author- “Magic on Robins’ Hill” story and Artwork by Diane Marie Kramer
2018 REGIONAL BIENNIAL JURIED SCULPTURE EXHIBITION
The Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
2016 and 2014 REGIONAL BIENNIAL JURIED SCULPTURE EXHIBITION
Juried Sculpture exhibit- The Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
2015 Featured artist on PBS, -Detroit performs.
2015 Jurors Award- Bronze Sculpture, “Breast Cancer Warrior” Brighton, MI Kaleidoscope exhibit.
2014- Present Public Art : “Winged Guardian” Cement sculpture by Diane M Kramer on exhibit Brighton’s Sculpture Park, Brighton, MI.
2014 3rd prizeAward for “Mad Dog” Clay Raku sculpture at the “Call to art Exhibit” at the Dancing
Dog Art Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI.
2014 Art Prize, Grand Rapids, MI “Spirit warriors” 3 panel mixed media
2014 -2016 City of Brighton Outdoor Sculpture Garden.
2012 Special guest artist in Residence, Arts Academy in the woods, MI.
2011 Invitational Art Exhibition with lecture: University of Pittsburgh at Bradford in the
2010-2011 Spectrum Series.
2004 VSA arts International Festival
Selected to exhibit two sculptures and teach a workshop at the 2004 International Festival.
2004 VSA arts International Festival
“Certificate of Recognition”, Washington D.C
2002 Congregational Church of Birmingham, MI
Celebrate Life Show
1989 Robert Else Gallery, California State University, Sacramento.
Robinson Witt Award.
1986 Northern California Association of Art. Sacramento, California.
1986 Robert Else Gallery, California State University, Sacramento.
Robinson Witt Award.
1986 Sacramento, California.
KVIE Art Award
1983 Sacramento City College, Sacramento, CA
Award Winner- Kingsley Art Show
1981 Sacramento City College, Sacramento, CA
Award Winner Kingsley Art Show
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2020 A Mixed Media Artist from metro Detroit is Making the Most of Her Time Since
Contracting COVID-19 and Being Quarantined.
2019 Published author- "Magic on Robins' Hill" Story and Artwork by Diane Marie Kramer- Friesen Press.
2017 Guest Artist Program Speaker and slide show of my work. Ann Arbor Women Artists.
2017 Artwork included in "Portrait Revolution" book 2017
Hosted by the Ann Arbor Women Artists, Ann Arbor, MI
2015 -2010 Private instruction- Art therapy - Stroke patient., MI.
2014-2016 TEACHING ARTIST- RESIDENCE- Secunda Museum, Brighton, MI
2014 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE- VSA of MI- working with High School students with cognitive Impairment. Howell, MI.
2013 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE- VSA of MI- working with Elementary students with Autism.
2012 Artist in residence at the Arts Academy in the woods, MI
1986 – 2016 ART INSTRUCTOR
- Art Colleges, Art Centers, Artist Residencies, Private Instructions,
Museums, Galleries, Special Events Centers and Schools for Inclusive
Populations, Healing arts centers and organizations, including field work
in the UK, Germany, Hungary and the USA.
- Subjects taught: Ceramics, Sculpture, mixed media sculpture and painting
special teaching workshops, Art therapy, art coaching and
portfolio prep courses.
1990 – 2019 EXHIBITIONS CURATED , JURIED or JUDGED
Royal Oak Market: Art Fair Edition 2016
Arthur's Artists, Group Show- June 2016 Arthur Secunda Museum, MI 2016
"Connections Youth Service- "Homelessness show" Howell, Opera House, 2016
Ann Arbor Summer Arts Fair 2015
(The Guild of Artists &Artisans).
- California: Stockton Summer Show, Stockton Annual Art Show-
Haggin Museum, Linden Art Exhibit, 750 Art Gallery- curated and juried exhibits
Michigan: Spring Show at the CCS, "Transformation of Self" foster teen art exhibit at the Arthur Secunda museum, MI.
Wow- exhibit-BBAC, MI. Traveling show for VSA, East meets West, Abstract Sculpture at BBAC
Shows for Special Education, Art Shows for Ceramic Art, Out of the
Box at the Mt. Clements Art Center, Shiawassee Annual All-Media
Michigan Art Competition, Emerging Artist Tour and Artist
Enlightenment, Art Works Alliance show in Traverse City
VSA Art Exhibit for young students - and HIgh school students with Autism and other cognitive impairment.
ONE AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2016 "Rooted in Intuition Series two" a series of paintings and sculptures
Lansing Art Gallery & Education Center, Lansing, MI. May 3- June 30, 2016
Artist Reception May 6th, 2016 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
2014 "Visual Poetry" Artwork by Diane M Kramer- Solo Art Exhibit July-August, Gallery 194, Lapeer, MI.
2014 -2015 Sculpture at Oaken Transformations Sculpture and poetry Park, Brighton, MI
Two sculptures inside Lobby- Work on exhibit from 1-2014- 1 2015.
2013 -2014 Solo exhibit. Art at the Chambers, Brighton, MI. November exhibit.
2011 University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, PA; “Rooted in Intuition” Invitational
Art Exhibition with lecture
2009 “The Cro Show”, Sterling Heights, MI
2005 Accurate Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA- "Diane Kramer and
Dan Samborski"
2004 Downriver Council for the Arts – Home Gallery; Taylor, MI
"Frank English Paintings / Diane Kramer Sculptures"
1998 The M.P. House of Art. St. Louis, MO
1988 Witt Gallery; California State University, Sacramento, CA,
“Masters Art Show”
1988 California State University; “Introductions”
1995 Studio Artistes Gallery. Sacramento, CA
“Recent Sculpture
SELECTED and Juried GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 “Urban/Rural Conversation” Five mixed media works of my art are on exhibit in this show. Located at the newly renovated Armory in Owosso DATES: June8th-September 1st, 2019 2018
WOMENS ARTS Swan Day Photo Contest award- Honorable Mention for “Swan Dreams” photo montage
2018 REGIONAL BIENNIAL JURIED SCULPTURE EXHIBITION
Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
2018 “She they us” – Woman’s History Month at Riverside Art Center, Yipsilanti, MI
2018 "She/They/Us/ Women History Month, Riverside Art Center, Yipsilanti, MI
2017 5 Year Celebration - Studio West Gallery, 5 year Anniversary show, Brighton, MI
2017 "Sacred Spaces" Juried Art Exhibit- Higher Art Gallery, Traverse City, MI.
2016 “Feminine Spirit- a A visual dialogue” Artventures, Brighton, MI.
2016 REGIONAL BIENNIAL JURIED SCULPTURE EXHIBIT
Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
June 4th - September 17th, 2016
2015 Studio West "Juried Show" Studio West Gallery, Brighton, MI (sculpture and painting chosen).
2015 "Responding to Chaos" 'A River Gallery' Exhibit at the Rackham Building,
University of Ann Arbor, MI. 4th floor. March 4th -May 7th 2015
"Detour" Mixed media painting on exhibit.
2014 ARTPRIZE Grand Rapids, MI. "Spirit Warriors" mixed media panels.
2014 Dancing Dog Art Gallery, "Midwest (heart) MiddleEast" Juried show.
2014 Dancing Dog Art Gallery, Summer Show, Ann Arbor, MI.
Award winner for "Dancing Dog" clay raku sculpture.
2014 "Bloom Bugs and Beasts" Juried Show, The Scarab Club, Detroit, MI.
2014 Regional Biennial Sculpture Exhibit, Marshall Fredericks Sculpture
Museum, MI June-September 2014 Two sculptures in exhibit.
2013 “The Dammed show” Tangent Art Gallery, Detroit.
2013 “About: Face” Juried Art Exhibit at Rodin's, Detroit.
2013 “Corpus Illuminata 111” Tangent Art Gallery, Detroit
2013 “Crazy Crazy Wild Wild show” Studio West, MI
2013 Group of 4 at the CoBACH Art Center, Brighton, MI
2013 “Nocturne” Juried show, The Crooked Tree Art Center, Petosky, MI.
2012-2009 Represented by Three Ravens Gallery: PA, NJ, WA.
2011 “Eros, the Eternal Muse” Selected exhibit at the Three Ravens Art Gallery,
On the Main line, Philadelphia, PA
2010 "The Dirty Show", Detroit, MI
2009 "The Cro Show", Sterling Heights, MI.
2009 The Three Ravens Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
“Preview show” and “Grand Opening show”.
2008 The Art of Healing: Explorations of Women's Health,
The Duderstadt Gallery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
2007 Anton Art Center “The Michigan Annual Juried Exhibition of Fine Arts”, MI
2006 Mt Clemens Art Center, Mt Clemens, MI “Festival of the Arts”
2005 THE ZEITGEIST GALLERY, Detroit, MI
“All Monsters Welcome” Universal Metaphors for Anxiety
2005 Gallery On Third St, Rochester, MI (3 person show)
2005 Birmingham Bloomfield Township Library, MI
“May Show”
2005 Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, MI , " Faculty Show"
2004 The Gem and Century Theatre, Detroit, MI
"40 X 40 "Art Exhibit to the hilarious Off-Broadway hit,
“MENOPAUSE" the MUSICAL
2004 International Fine Arts Festival, Washington D.C
Juried International Fine Arts Festival Sculptures exhibited at Union
Station and Washburn Art Center, Gallaudet University
2004 Heritage Park, Taylor, MI " Art in the Park"
2004 Downriver Council for the Arts – Home Gallery Taylor, MI
2002 Lawrence St. Gallery, Pontiac, MI
"Celebrate Clay 2002"
2002 Cranbrook Art Academy, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
“Unusual Objects” Forum Gallery
2002 Congregational Church of Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, MI
“Celebrate Life 2002” annual juried art exhibit.
Award Winner of Stainless Steel sculpture, “Scar Tissue”.
2001 Birmingham Bloomfield Art Association, Birmingham, MI
The Michigan Fine Arts Competition Award Show, Juried by
Sculptor Richard Nonas, Robinson Gallery
2001 Budapest Hungary
Art Collaboration - Outdoor Installation.
2001 “Love Letters” Valley, Germany. A traveling Art Exhibit
“Liebesbrief von Kunstlern”, Germany
2000 The Gallery Blu. Summer Show, Pontiac, Michigan.
1999 The Center For Creative Studies, Detroit, Michigan.
"Annual Art Show"
1989 Cook Gallery, Sacramento, California
A collaborative of the University of California at Davis and California State
University Graduate Students .
1998 The M.P. House of Art. St. Louis, MO
1998 C.C.C. International Wine and Art Exhibit. Troy, Michigan.
1998 Djurovich Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA
"40th Anniversary Alumni Art Show"
1996 The M.P. House of Art. St. Louis, Missouri.
“Introductions”
1996 Artistes Studio Gallery, Sacramento, CA
“Tribal Show”
1995 Birkenstocks Group Show. Stockton, CA
1995 Studio Artistes Gallery. Sacramento, CA
“Recent Sculpture by D’Anna M. Kramer”
1992 John Natsoulas Gallery. Davis, CA
“All Creatures Great and Small”
1992 750 Gallery. Sacramento, CA
“Invitations”
1989 Accurate Art Gallery. Sacramento, CA
“Introductions”
1988 Institute for Design and Experimental Art. (I.D.E.A.) Sacramento, CA
1988 I.D.E.A. Sacramento, CA
“Restoration”
1988 I.D.E.A. Sacramento, CA
1988 Accurate Art Gallery. Sacramento, CA
“Under the Moon”
1988 Accurate Art Gallery. Sacramento, CA
“Introductions”
1988 Witt Gallery. California State University, Sacramento, CA
“Introductions” Masters Art Show
1988 California State University, Sacramento, CA
Robinson Witt Art Show
1987 California State University, Sacramento, CA
Robinson Witt Art Show
1987 Greenback Oaks Plaza Art Exhibit. Sacramento, CA
Curated by MarySanford Reynolds.
1987 K.V.I.E. Channel “6” Art Auction, Sacramento, CA
1986 California State University, Sacramento, CA Robinson Witt Art Show
1986 A.N.C.A. Art Exhibit, Sacramento, CA
1985 California State University, Sacramento, CA
Student Union Art Show
1983 Sacramento City College, Sacramento, CA
The Kingsley Art Show
1981 Sacramento City College, Sacramento, CA
Kingsley Art Show
ADDITIONAL GROUP SHOWS;
2015 "City Pride Art Exhibit" at Lyrics on Vinyl
73 North Saginaw Street
Pontiac, MI, 48342
April 4th- Arill 24th, 2015
Opening Reception April 4th 8 p.m - live music at 9 p.m
2014 The Julia Portrait Party Exhibit- Gallery 194, Lapeer, MI.
2014 Kaleidoscope Brighton Arts Guild Group Show, Brighton, MI.
"Breast Cancer Warrior" earned the "Juror's award".
2014 Color Color Color, Studio West Gallery, MI
2013 Kaleidoscope Art Exhibit, Brighton, MI
2013 Cobach- group of four Spring show. Brighton, MI
2012 The Homage Show The Rivers Edge Gallery, Wyandotte, MI
2007 The Anonymous Show, Bluetenweiss Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2004 BBAC Faculty Show, Birmingham, MI
2003 Farmhouse Gallery, Taylor, MI
“Salon Show”
2003 BBAC Faculty Show, BBAC, MI
2002 VSA Art Gallery, Detroit, MI
Winter Gallery Crawl
2002 BBAC Faculty Show, Birmingham, MI
1997 The Center for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
CCS Student Art Show
1995 Studio Artistes Gallery. Sacramento, CA
Northern California Women Artists- selected showing
1995 Phantom Gallery. Sacramento, CA
“Phoenix” Group Show
1995 Linden Library. Linden, CA
Curated 2nd Annual Art Show for Young Artists
1994 Phantom Gallery. Sacramento, CA
“Death and Transformation”
1993 Linden Library. Linden, CA
Curated & created ‘The Art Show for Young Artists'
1993 Downtown Stockton, CA
Sidewalk drawing with the Alan Short Center Clients and staff Artists
1992 The Alan Short Gallery. Stockton, CA
Student and Faculty Show
1990 Yerba Buena Square, San Francisco, CA
“1990 MFA Exhibition”
1989 Cook Gallery. Sacramento, CA
A collaborative of the University of California at Davis and California State
University Graduate Students.
1988 Witt Gallery. California State University, Sacramento, CA
“The Big Three”
1988 Robert Else Gallery, Sacramento State University, Sacramento, CA
Senior Graduate Show
1988 Djurovich Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA
California State University, Sacramento.
40th Anniversary Alumni Art Show
1988 750 Gallery. Sacramento, CA
“First Five”
1987 California State University, Sacramento, CA
Master Student Exhibition
1987 Robert Else Gallery. California State University, Sacramento, CA
Senior Show
1987 750 Gallery. Sacramento, CA
Group Show
1987 750 Gallery, Sacramento, CA
“No Time For Retrospectives”
1987 Kinetics Gallery. Sacramento, CA
1987 750 Gallery. Sacramento, CA
“First Group Show at New Location”
1986 750 Art House. Sacramento, CA
1986 750 Art House. Sacramento, CA
“Myth conceptions”
AWARDS & SPECIAL HONORS:
2019 Published author- “Magic on Robins’ Hill” story and Artwork by Diane Marie Kramer
2018 REGIONAL BIENNIAL JURIED SCULPTURE EXHIBITION
The Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
2016 and 2014 REGIONAL BIENNIAL JURIED SCULPTURE EXHIBITION
Juried Sculpture exhibit- The Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
2015 Featured artist on PBS, -Detroit performs.
2015 Jurors Award- Bronze Sculpture, “Breast Cancer Warrior” Brighton, MI Kaleidoscope exhibit.
2014- Present Public Art : “Winged Guardian” Cement sculpture by Diane M Kramer on exhibit Brighton’s Sculpture Park, Brighton, MI.
2014 3rd prizeAward for “Mad Dog” Clay Raku sculpture at the “Call to art Exhibit” at the Dancing
Dog Art Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI.
2014 Art Prize, Grand Rapids, MI “Spirit warriors” 3 panel mixed media
2014 -2016 City of Brighton Outdoor Sculpture Garden.
2012 Special guest artist in Residence, Arts Academy in the woods, MI.
2011 Invitational Art Exhibition with lecture: University of Pittsburgh at Bradford in the
2010-2011 Spectrum Series.
2004 VSA arts International Festival
Selected to exhibit two sculptures and teach a workshop at the 2004 International Festival.
2004 VSA arts International Festival
“Certificate of Recognition”, Washington D.C
2002 Congregational Church of Birmingham, MI
Celebrate Life Show
1989 Robert Else Gallery, California State University, Sacramento.
Robinson Witt Award.
1986 Northern California Association of Art. Sacramento, California.
1986 Robert Else Gallery, California State University, Sacramento.
Robinson Witt Award.
1986 Sacramento, California.
KVIE Art Award
1983 Sacramento City College, Sacramento, CA
Award Winner- Kingsley Art Show
1981 Sacramento City College, Sacramento, CA
Award Winner Kingsley Art Show
REVIEWS BETWEEN 1995 AND 2015
2015 http://www.detroitperforms.org/2015/05/transformations-of-self-cleary-university/
2015 Ann Arbor Observer "Responding to Chaos Exhibit" Grappling with heartache by Sally Wright
T.V Detroit Performs PBS
- January 6th 2015 at 7:30pm on Detroit Public Television
video.dptv.org/video/2365397540/?fbclid=IwAR1LkgIhR34fYINunsR5dKP2ZPZxDhioMnZeFfgd-IO6r_Dqo6l0ywEMN6M
2014 "Four Artists featured in worlds largest art exhibit in Grand Rapids". Lapeer Area View 9/25, 2014
2014 Livingston Daily news - "Crane lifts new sculpture into place". August 11, 2014
2014 "four artists featured in worlds largest art event in Grand Rapids, MI". Lapeer Area View newspaper, 9/25/ 2014
2013 Woman gives castoff items life in art, Livingston Daily December 31, 2013
2013 “Grant gives young artists a voice” Livingston Press, May 25, 2013
2013 Crave Art magazine- full feature
2012 The Three Ravens web blog
2011 “The Rooted in intuition” show The Bradford Era volume 134. No. 95
2007 Shores woman finds hope with art; exhibit Today’s 55+ lifestyles section- Macomb Daily News, MI
2007 Senior artist paint past, present and futures City Pulse news, Lansing, MI
2006 “Art Works Alliance show” Travers City Harold
2006 “Students paint a picture of ability” Detroit Free Press, Community section
2005 Shiawassee Art Center The Independent, Vol. 21 Number 87; 12th annual arts competition, juror,
Diane Kramer, www.shiawasseearts.org
2005 Menopause Detroit News and Sentential news
2005 Gallery on Third www.galleryonthird.com
2004 VSA Website International VSA Festival, Washington D.C
2004 Gem Theatre, Detroit, MI Menopause the Musical, 40 x 40
2004 “Outside the Box” Herald Newspaper, Front Cover
Downriver Home Gallery Outside the Lines
1998 Milestones THE CENTER LINE
The Center for Creative Studies, Detroit,
1995 Northern California Woman ART i FACTS.
Sacramento, Arts Newsletter
1995 D’ Anna M. Kramer Recent Sculpture ART i FACTS.
Sacramento, Arts Newsletter
1995 Phoenix The Sacramento Bee News
Victoria Dalkey, Art Correspondent, Sacramento Bee, CA
1987, Oct. 750 Art House ON THE WING ARTS
MAGAZINE
1986, Dec. 750 Art House THE SACRAMENTO BEE NEWS
1986, Dec. 750 Art House THE SACRAMENTO BEE NEWS
1986, Dec. 750 Art House ON THE WING ARTS
MAGAZINE
WEB REVIEWS
2015 http://www.detroitperforms.org/2015/05/transformations-of-self-cleary-university/
April, 2015 issue Ann Arbor Observer "Responding to Chaos Exhibit" Grappling with heartache by Sally Wright
http://annarborobserver.com/articles/responding_to_chaos.html
2015 Teaching Related Article: http://www.livingstondaily.com/story/life/2015/03/22/foster-youth-express-art-class/24986763/?fb_ref=Default
Jan 2015
Detroit Performs PBS - Featured my Art. Can watch it on their archives.
http://video.dptv.org/video/2365397540/?fbclid=IwAR1LkgIhR34fYINunsR5dKP2ZPZxDhioMnZeFfgd-IO6r_Dqo6l0ywEMN6M
http://www.livingstondaily.com/article/20140810/COMMUNITIES01/308100007/Crane-lifts-new-Brighton-sculpture-into-place?fb_action_ids=268618566672563&fb_action_types=og.comments&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582
2014- www.artprize.org T.V segment on the Boardwalk GR.
- http://www.livingstondaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/201312310500/NEWS01/312310007
- com/watch?v=VkQPQO_WqGs
- http://www.bradfordtoday.com/local-regional-news/rooted-in-intuition-exhibition-begins-jan-21-at-pitt-bradford.html
- http://coudynews.com/announcements/spring-spectrum-series-at-pitt-bradford-brings-artists-to-campus/
- http://silverspringstudio.wordpress.com/
- http://rouletterebel.com/wp/“rooted-in-intuition-paintings-and-sculptures-by-diane-marie-kramer”
- http://katherinetreffinger.blogspot.com/2009/06/diane-kramer-art-and-meaning.html
- Member of Detroit Artist Gallery, Detroit, MI.
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Long CV upon request.
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