B i o/R e s u m e

Diane Heron is an abstract expressionist from Los Angeles, currently living in the San Francisco Bay Area. She works through the process of automatism (aw-tom-uh-tiz-uhm). Automatism in art is the process of writing, painting, drawing, or speaking automatically without conscious thought. Diane’s meditation practice is the vehicle that allows her the space to tap into and unleash my automatic self.
Diane comes from a family of artists, which includes the Great American Painter and Illustrator, Elihu Vedder, whose works include five wall paintings and a mosaic in The Library of Congress and the illustrations for The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.
In the 1990s, Diane owned a successful handbag and clothing business and has experience working in textile design. Her love and appreciation for architecture and interior design of all periods, are often a source of inspiration in her use of color.
Throughout her life she has experimented with different modes of artistic expression by exploring the ideas that manifest in her mind, as well as being open to different subject matter as to create fresh style.

Diane Heron
b. 1965 Los Angeles, CA
Lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area
Solo Exhibitions-
2017 Serenity, UCSF National Center for Excellence in Women’s Health, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA San Francisco Women Artists Gallery Salon, San Francisco, CA
2007 In Loving Memory of the Brave and Fearless Women, The Majestical Roof Art Gallery and Socially Conscious Retail Space, Old Town Pasadena, CA
Group Exhibitions-2019 33rd Annual Emeryville Celebration of The Arts Juried Art Exhibition, Emeryville CA
2018 eARTh, part of The Global Climate Action Summit, spearheaded by Governor Jerry Brown, held in The Office of Senator Scott Wiener, California State Building, San Francisco, CA
2017 Nite Life, The Office of Senator Scott Wiener, California State Building, San Francisco, CA
2017 Out-ragous, San Francisco Women Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2014 Learn on Me, Hurley International U.S Headquarters, Costa Mesa, CA
2010 The Black Plague, The Congregation of Forgotten Saints, West Hollywood, CA
Public Work-
2007 Lorraine’s Mom (mural), The Majestical Roof Art Gallery and Socially Conscious Retail Space, Old Town Pasadena, CA
Experience-
2017- Artist talk and demonstration on the therapeutic value of Automatism in Art for Stanford University undergrads studying biotechnology/biodesign, at SFWA Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2015- Assisted in Designing Architectural Miniature featured in the film Ant Man, Marvel
2014- Contributed artwork for the Steel Magnolia’s Fundraising Auction for The Stramski Children’s Developmental Center, Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital, Long Beach, CA
2012-14- Therapeutic Art Instructor, The Stramski Children’s Developmental Center, Miller Children's and Women’s Hospital, Long Beach, CA
Press-
Fall 2018 Interview- Probe Magazine Stanford University https://www.ssbprobe.com/articles/2018/5/26/kbg64er853qll7ve1n6xzkyh55iwr2