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\"dana\"Dana Lynne Andersen<\/b> is a multimedia artist, writer, playwright and teacher who\u00a0has taught and exhibited on three continents. With a Masters Degree in\u00a0Consciousness Studies<\/strong> from John F. Kennedy University<\/strong> she uses art as a\u00a0catalyst for seeding evolutionary ideas, showing in venues such as the\u00a0California Institute of Integral Studies<\/strong> and the Institute of Noetic Sciences<\/strong>\u00a0(where she was artist in residence).\u00a0Her artwork has been featured on the covers\u00a0of books and journals internationally, and her visionary thinking has been\u00a0explored in newspapers, radio and television.<\/p>\n

Fine Art
\n<\/strong>Andersen\u2019s paintings are vibrant and luminous, scintillating with a sense of\u00a0permeating intelligence. Often cosmic in scope, sweeping panoramas of color\u00a0and energy express the granduer of the universe and simultaneously employ its\u00a0oceanic vastness to convey the mysterious depths of interior realms. Her large-\u00a0scale paintings (such as \u201cAutumn in the Garden of Eden\u201d spanning 24 feet) are\u00a0stunning in their power and breadth of vision. Works such as \u201cEmissary\u201d are\u00a0impregnated with numinous symbols emanating messages from an ancient\u00a0future.<\/p>\n

In the \u2018Atomic Frequency\u2019 series, she makes use of reflective metalic\u00a0surfaces to convey the electric spark of energy in the whirling dervish particle\u00a0dance of atomic and electronic realms.<\/p>\n

\"-In works such as \u201cThe Divine Vision\u201d\u00a0(commissioned by Swami Kriyananda for the cover of his masterwork \u2018The\u00a0Essence of the Bhagavad Gita\u2019) she brings fresh expression to enduring spiritual\u00a0truths. Andersen opens the aperature to the cosmic scope of our existence.\u00a0Through her art she reveals the luminous interior dimensions and the shimmering\u00a0realms of energy that lie beneath the surface of material form.<\/p>\n

Dana received her bachelor\u2019s degree Phi Beta Kappa cum laude<\/strong> in philosophy\u00a0from Colorado College<\/strong>, and her Master\u2019s Degree in the Study of Consciousness\u00a0from John F. Kennedy University<\/strong>. In addition to exhibiting, Andersen has also\u00a0served as an advocate for Art & Consciousness. In 2002 she curated an\u00a0exhibition \u201cAncient and Contemporary Expressions of Sacred Art<\/strong>\u201d at the\u00a0Sonoma Museum of Visual Arts<\/strong>. In contrast to the current notion of \u2018art for arts\u00a0sake\u2019, Andersen advocates \u2018Art on purpose\u2019, referring to work that is deliberate in\u00a0its intention to uplift humanity and serve as a conduit of revelation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe arts must once again tap the wellspring of the universal truths, ancient and\u00a0enduring, envisioning beyond the crisis of our current times to solutions born of\u00a0dormant higher faculties.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"sf_gita_dana2\"Transformative Arts
\n<\/strong>Dana is also the founding director of Awakening Arts Academy<\/strong> with centers\u00a0near Portland Oregon and Assisi Italy. Acclaimed for her pioneering use of art\u00a0and creativity as vehicles for shifting consciousness she has offered her unique\u00a0programs internationally- at schools & universities, conferences, civic centers,\u00a0and through her Awakening Arts Studios.<\/p>\n

In 1986 she founded her first \u201cTransformative Arts Studio<\/strong>\u201d (HeartCore Studio\u00a0Berkeley, California) \u2013 a nexus for the pioneering integration of Art and\u00a0Spirituality. In subsequent studios (Tree of Life Studio Denver, Colorado) and at\u00a0Ananda Village (Nevada City, California) she created studio laboratories for\u00a0awakening higher consciousness through creative process. In 2002 she founded \u00a0\u201cAwakening Arts\u201d, conjoining artists committed to the creation of art that is\u00a0inspiring and uplifting. In 2009 she began teaching abroad, establishing The\u00a0Academy of Art, Creativity & Consciousness<\/strong> near Assisi, Italy in 2010. In\u00a02012 she expanded the Academy to the Ananda Laurelwood campus near\u00a0Portland, Oregon. She continues to offer workshops and retreats internationally\u00a0as well as a Certification Program in Transformative Arts<\/strong> through the Academy\u00a0in both Italy and Oregon.<\/p>\n

Interview<\/strong>
\nListen to an interview with Dana at Vital Essence: Dana Lynne Andersen: The transformative power of arts and creativity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Please see more at www.awakeningartsacademy<\/p>\n

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