Diane Green, LPC

2009 South Laflin

Chicago, IL 60608

312-265-1548

muse@callmecrazy.org

 

 
 
OBJECTIVE

To inspire personal healing and growth through the arts, meditation, spirituality, and discovery.

 
EXPERIENCE Museum of Universal Self Expression, Inc. (MUSE)

Director

Facilitating programs, grant writing, developing non-profit organization, fundraising, gallery sales, public relations, social services, website design & maintenance www.callmecrazy.org

 

Chicago 1/2006-Present
 

Pilsen Little Village Community Mental Health Center

Art Therapist

Facilitating group and individual art therapy sessions with adult outpatients, including people who have mental illness or substance abuse problems and people living with HIV. Created and developed gardening therapy group, Soil Asylum. Created art journal for mental health consumers, Call Me Crazy.

Chicago

 

6/2002-7/2006
 

Streamwood/St. Mary's Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatient Unit

Mental Health Professional.

Facilitated group and individual art therapy sessions with children and adolescents in the Streamwood Psychiatric Inpatient Unit. Lead Substance Abuse Education/Art group for adolescents.

Chicago 1/2002-3/2003
 

Artists + Children Creating Together, Inc.

Artistic Director/ Instructor

Facilitated arts and crafts groups and gardening projects for children participating in community art studio. Initiated funding proposals with Executive Director.

Chicago 2/2002-5/2003
 

Haymarket Treatment Center

Art Instructor

Facilitating arts and crafts classes with adults in residential treatment program, including people who have mental illness and/or substance abuse problems.

Chicago 4/2001-2/2002
       
EDUCATION

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Master of Arts in Art Therapy

Chicago 8/2003
 

Memphis College of Art

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Chicago 5/1985
       

WORKSHOPS

FACILITATED

American Indian Center

Ancestor Quilt Project

Received grant from Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs for quilt project currently in progress with women in the Elders Program at the American Indian Center.

Chicago 3/2007-Present
 

Redmoon Theater

Lead Artist

Facilitated a workshop with members of Gilda's Club-Chicago, a support group for people with cancer, meeting twice a week for six weeks. Instructed group on how to make memory pots and a memory tablecloth to be used in the Dining Room/Kitchen installation for the All Hallow's Eve production on 10/31/2002

 

Chicago 8/2002-10/2002
 

Intuit: Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art

Workshop Instructor

Facilitated an afternoon workshop for Intuit members on how to make memory pots.

Chicago 7/2002
RECENT EXHIBITIONS Cliff Dwellers

Paintings from the Green

Cliff Dwellers Gallery

Chicago 1/2006
 

The Glamour of War

Chicago Gallery

Chicago 9/2004
 

Art of Connection

Gallery 2

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago 2/2003
 

Salon de la M.U.S.E.

M.U.S.E., Inc

Chicago 12/2002
 

911 Response Show

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago 11/2001
 

Chicago 7: Visiting Artists/ Show

Curator

Marshall Arts Gallery

Memphis,

Tennessee

4/2000
 

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