Diane Marie Kramer- Bio
Intuition based painter, sculptor and photographer
“All of my work is conceived from within. Just as nature shapes through time its landscapes, I too have been shaped by my past experiences. I try to discern “the essence of things”. Intuition and dream states are channels through which I arrive at the form and content of my work. I am able to focus beyond the immediate visual reality and allow myself to enter a dream state. I am then able to cultivate my images, feelings and forms which connect me to the unconscious world where my images are developed. My work conveys the passage of time and inner worlds
Reflecting who I am as an artist and individual”. dmk
About Diane Marie
First generation American, Born in Detroit, Michigan.
After High School Diane relocates to Northern California where she begins a long journey studying the Visual Fine Arts.
Working towards her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Sacramento, CA she studied with many of the "California Funk Artists".
Following her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, she was accepted to study in Sacramento, and received a Master of Art, concentrating on painting and Clay sculpture. During this time she studied with Oliver Lee Jackson, Peter VandenBerge, and was introduced to other well known sculptors and painters work, some of which were, Manuel Neri, Joan Brown, Wayne Thiebaud, and Roy De Forest. Diane was selected to the Master of Fine Arts program in San Francisco and studied with Steven Destabler, a world known sculptor, and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture.
She specialized in mixed media sculpture and abstract assemblages using clay, metals, wood and found objects. This time period was a very experimental phase within her own work. After completing her Master of Fine Arts degree she decided to move from the city and relocate in the middle of a cherry and walnut orchard where she lived and worked as an artist. She began to teach many forms of visual art at art centers and special art programs and later on worked full time at a day school that used the arts for Behavioral Modification.
She served as the visual artist/instructor on board and worked with people who were cognitively, physically, emotionally, and behaviorally impaired.
Diane Returns to Michigan in 1997 and has taught at a variety of Art Centers, Colleges, after school programs, artist in residence programs, Privately and served as a teaching artist with VSA arts of Michigan. She has served in many artist in residence programs, both in California and Michigan, the last at the Secunda Museum in Brighton, MI- under the "Arthurs Kids" grant based Art program.
Diane’s teaching career began as an undergraduate student at California State University, Sacramento. Since then, she has taught in the Fine arts, and has shown her work in areas such as: San Francisco CA, Sacramento CA, Philadelphia, Bradford PA, New Jersey, Washington State, Stockton CA, St. Louis, Hungary, Ireland, Germany, and now Michigan. Diane is a teaching artist and has greatly been gifted by teaching in an inclusive population: from children to adults.
In 1996 three of her Mixed media sculptures, “Dancing with fools” were used in a motion film titled, “A Devil takes a Holiday” with actor Victor Wong.
In 2004 she was invited to exhibit two sculptures and to teach a workshop demonstrating her teaching skills to teachers, administrators and artists from all over the world at the International Fine Arts Festival in Washington D.C. Kennedy Center for Fine and Performing Arts.
In 2011 Diane had been invited to show exclusively at the University of Pittsburgh, Bradford and was sponsored by the Spectrum Series. “Rooted in Intuition” exhibit at the LOA Art Gallery including a Slide show and talk at Blaisdell Hall.
In March of 2012 Diane had served from March to June as Artist in Residence at the Arts Academy in the woods, MI.
2013 –2014 Diane was selected to serve as an Artist in Residence for VSA of MI and is working with a lovely group of young students with Autism. Following the residency she curates an art Exhibit for the young students.
2013-2014- -She has had several Solo Exhibitions-
Solo Exhibit- The Chambers of Commerce, Brighton, MI show runs from November 2013- March 14th 2014
Solo Exhibit- Gallery 194 "Visual poetry sculptures and painting by Diane M Kramer" July- August 2014.
2014-2015- exhibited two sculptures at the Oaken Transformation Sculpture and Poetry Park, Brighton, MI
2014 Diane was selected to exhibit her "Spirit warriors" in the 2014 Art Prize, in Grand Rapids, MI.
July-August- showed Exclusively - Solo Exhibit at Gallery 194, Lapeer, MI
SELECTED and Juried GROUP EXHIBITIONS: (to view all exhibits see CV).
2025 New Regional Biennial Juried Sculpture Exhibition Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture museum ( two sculptures in show)
2024 Rockets, Robots & Rayguns" J. Janice Charach Gallery, A Juried Exhibit. Juried by Albert young-charachgallery.org
2024 the Power of Abstraction , Juried show- “Green” Hatch Gallery, Hamtramck, MI
Curated by Geno Harris.
2023 2023 Regional Biennial Juried Sculpture Exhibition, Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
2022 "Biennial All Media Exhibition" Juried by Srimoyee Mitra. Detroit artists Market Gallery, Detroit.
2023 "Concerning Landscape" curated by Megan Winkel, Detroit artists Market Gallery, Detroit and
Henry Ford Cancer Pavilion.
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
2025
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Diane's book, "Magic on Robins' Hill" Published- Friesen Press. Story and Artwork ©DianeMarieKramer 2019
Diane also had two art works included in the "Portrait Revolution" book 2017
You will not want to miss out on the "Winged Guardian" now on exhibit:a ten foot Ferro Cement sculpture by Diane M Kramer in downtown Brighton in the new Sculpture Garden until 8- 2016.
Brighton, MI. Please check it out!
one block NE of Grandriver on East Main St.
http://www.brightoncity.org/Business-Community/PDF/OutdoorSculptureExhibitInfoAndWalkingMap.aspx
2014- 2016
Brighton City Hall Main Lobby
"Deconstruction Construction" mixed media 4 panel painting by Diane.
2015- on Detroit Performs- public T.V - Diane is one of the featured Artists. Watch the Video Clip here:
http://video.dptv.org/video/2365397540/
2016 Solo Exhibit
"Rooted in Intuition series two- paintings and sculptures by Diane M Kramer-
Gallery Lansing, May 3rd - June 30th 2016
Artist Reception May 6th 6-8 P.M Free to public
119 North Washington Square, Lansing, MI. 48933
NOTE: Please know that most all of Diane's Work is available for high quality signed limited edition print.
Some Original art is available for purchase. Contact Diane for more information about pricing and payment plans.