Diane Gage

Diane Gage - Diane Gage is a writer, artist and Expressive Arts Counselor. Born in Montana and educated in literature and language in North Carolina (Duke, MA) and Arizona (ASU, PhD), she is also a graduate of the Expressive Arts Institute and the European Graduate School in Switzerland. Poetry is Diane Gage’s primary passion and she has published poems in various venues such as Rattapallax, Seattle Review, Puerto del Sol, Poeisis and the National Forum.

Diane Gage is a writer, artist and Expressive Arts Counselor. Born in Montana and educated in literature and language in North Carolina (Duke, MA) and Arizona (ASU, PhD), she is also a graduate of the Expressive Arts Institute and the European Graduate School in Switzerland. Her visual art has been shown both locally and in Europe. As her work in both literary and visual art evolved over time, she became increasingly interested in the use of art materials and processes for transformative purposes. This eventually led to her association with the Expressive Arts community based in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, which adapts art processes to individual and collective development.

Mom’s Nuke was her first large-scale work of transformative art, which eventually involved many people in art-making and ritual events, as well as manifesting as installations and a publication. The processes allowed participants to explore their personal connection to large national issues, such as nuclear power, weapons & waste, and to consider through art how they relate to others regarding their roles as citizens.

Poetry is Diane Gage’s primary passion and she has published poems in various venues such as Rattapallax, Seattle Review, Puerto del Sol, Poeisis and the National Forum.