Short Bio
Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Diane Green graduated in 1984 with a BFA in Painting at Memphis College of Art. After selling many paintings, Diane left Memphis in 1990 to advance her art career. Since 1998, Diane’s paintings have been included in over 35 shows. In 2003, Diane received a Master’s degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Today she lives in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, painting, and other art projects in her home studio.
Statement
For me, art is a freedom of speech that is beyond words. My creativity evolves from a stream of consciousness, my joie de vivre through it all.
My paintings are created within the moment, while patterns and symbolism weave from the past, the present, and the future. I seek adventure while treading old and new paths.
I believe viewers of my work may find personal meaning and connect. That is my intention and spiritual quest.
My works have floated through realms of abstraction, expression, neo-expression, and surrealism. Over the years I have been influenced by Van Gogh for his madness, Basquiat for his freedom of expression, Dubuffet for his innocence, Hilma Af Klint for her unrecognized genius, as well as thousands of contemporary artists, outsiders, self-taught and educated who are workers among workers in the life of being an artist.
Resume / CV
Education
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Master of Arts in Art Therapy 2003
University of Memphis Master of Arts Studies 1986
Memphis College of Art, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting 1985
University of Memphis, Art Studies 1974 - 1980
Employment
2014 Anti-Bullying Mural - Richards Career Academy Chicago IL
2013-2014 Urban Gateways Artist Teacher Chicago, IL
2007-2013 Ancestor Quilt Project - American Indian Center - Chicago, IL
2003-2006 Pilsen Little Village Community Mental Health Center
1992-1997 Original Face Clothing Company - Owner & Designer - Chicago, IL
Exhibitions
2022 Mother Earth Art Market
2022 Rostrum 312 Art Exhibition
2021 18th Annual Cardboard Art Show
2021 Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
2021 Pilsen Open Studio
2021 Mural Pilsen
2021 Gallery Sabine
2021 Chicago Shakespeare Theater Set Design
2021 Workbox Collaborative
2021 "Blank Canvas" Art Auction Fundraiser Henrickson + Allsteel/Gunlocke
2021 Fulton Street Collective Abstractions
2021 Fulton Street Collective Botanicals
2021 Fulton Street Collective 24" x 24"
2021 Fulton Street Collective Chicago
2020 Nasty Women Memphis Art Show
2019 Trauma Group Show Oliva Gallery Chicago
2018 Cardboard Art Group Show Co-Prosperity Sphere Chicago
2018 Pilsen Open Studios October 20 - 22
2018 This Is It Gallery Pilsen Chicago
2017 Nasty Women Memphis Art Show
2017 INSIDE /OUT Exhibit Pilsen Outpost
2016 Jimmy Bean's Coffee House Gallery Dec 3 - Jan 2017
2016 Pilsen Open Studios October 22 & 23
2016 Triumph Over Chaos - Vleck Gallery Chicago
2016 Old Town - Wells Street Art Fest Chicago
2015 This is It Gallery – First Friday Art Walks
2015 This Is It Gallery - 2nd Friday Art Walks
2014 Group Show The Rec Room Chicago
2012 Stupid Monsters & White Trash Saints Group Show: Peanut Gallery Chicago
2010 Cardboard Art Show Invitational Group Show Co-Prosperity Sphere Chicago
2009 Communication is Overrated Invitational Group Show Refuge Gallery Chicago
2008 Picturing Mary Group Show Orleans Street Gallery St. Charles, IL
2007 Home Gallery 18th Street Art Walk: Chicago
2006 Home Gallery 18th Street Art Walk Chicago
2006 Invitational Solo Show Cliff Dwellers Gallery Chicago
2004 Glamor of War Invitational Group Show Chicago Gallery Chicago
2002 Intuit: Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art Memory Pots Chicago
2002 Redmoon Theater All Hallow's Eve Haunted Kitchen Chicago
2002 Salon De La Premier Museum of Universal Self Expression Chicago
2002 One Line Collective Invitational Group Show Flat Iron Building Chicago
2002 Something Blue Invitational Group Show Flat Iron Building Chicago
2001 Chicago 7 Invitational Group Show Marshall Arts Gallery Memphis, TN
Performance
The Hellcats – singer, songwriter, keyboard, guitar 1985 – 1990
The Odd Jobs – singer, songwriter, 1985 - 1988
Harry Bryce Dance Company 1978 – 1980
Grants
Chicago Department of Tourism & Culture NAP Grant 2013
Chicago Department of Tourism & Culture NAP Grant 2012
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs NAP Grant 2011
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs NAP Grant 2010
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs CAAP Grant 2009
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs NAP Grant 2009
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs CAAP Grant 2008
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs NAP Grant 2008
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs NAP Grant 2007
