I am in the process of creating an E-Course titled:

“Women Artists And Identity Formation”

This course seeks to clarify the various ways in which a diversity of women have come to assume identities as artists and how their identities have developed and changed over time.

 The purpose of this book and course is to contribute to the feminist art movement and the revaluing of women artists in their process of coming to terms with who and what they are.

Through the implementation of Qualitative research methods and numerous in-depth interviews with a diversity of women artists, I’ve learned that issues of identity are of enormous concern. Yet, there are few current sources of information that truly speaks to their hearts.

Unfortunately, literature and research about how a woman comes to assume an identity are scare. Although various social and psychological theoretical paradigms reveal the ways in which women's identities have been constrained historically, few reveal the implications of identity formation and development in the postmodern era.

As a result, women artists desperately need a source of information they can go to that will not only console them in times of in times of doubt and despair, but also empower them through the enhancement of their minds, emotional intelligence, somatic awareness, social skills, and spiritual connection.

 Whether you are a woman who is grappling with the idea of assuming an artistic identity or are firmly rooted in your identity, this book will serve as a valuable source of wisdom for women at various stages or phases in their identification process who are seeking in-depth understanding about what it means to be a woman artist in the United States-- a rationally and scientifically oriented culture.

 By reading and listening to the stories of a variety of women who have assumed artistic identities, and the ways in which they have been enhanced and/or impeded in that process, it is my hope that others will gain insight, self awareness, self validation, and courage in their own identification processes.

Key Learning Points:

 1.     Gain more understanding about what identity means and the importance of having an identity in society.

2.     Gain more clarity and self-awareness about your unique identification process, but also the common stages that all women go through in their identity change process.

3.     Gain valuable psychological and sociological tools to help you become more aware of internalized social forces of oppression and how to decolonize the psyche so that you can be more liberated creatively and boost self-esteem.

4.     Become more aware of the common social supports and constraints that a large number of women artists experience in their developmental process.

5.     Become more aware of internal psychodynamic mechanisms and cues that both aid and hinder a woman in her identification process.

6.     Gain more understanding about how the internalization of a spoiled artistic identity can effects women’s psychological health, work performances, and attitudes towards others and the world in general.

7.     And how does a lack of an artistic identity among large numbers of women artists have on them as a group, politically, economically and socially?

Upcoming Courses:

Conflict Resolution in Health Care Settings

Feminine Mysticism in Visionary Art

HEALING THE FEMININE WOUND