Maria Taveras
Jungian Analyst, C.G. Jung Institute of New York
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| Maria Taveras with Arrival of the Winged Serpent |
EDUCATION
| 2009 | Certificate in Jungian Psychoanalysis, C.G. Jung Institute of New York Thesis: "Transformation of the Feminine: The Woman, the Serpent, and the Voice" |
| 1989 | M.S.W., School of Social Work, New York University |
PRESENTATIONS
- "Tree Woman: Dream Art, Metamorphosis, and the Myth of Daphne and Apollo," Eugene Lang College: The New School for Liberal Arts, March 2009
- "Dream Art, Creative Process, and Active Imagination," Art and Psyche Conference, C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco, May 2008
- "Transformation of the Feminine: Jungian Dream Interpretation," Eugene Lang College: The New School for Liberal Arts, November 2007
- "Foreign Journeys: Dream Art and Creative Imagination," International Association for Analytical Psychology Congress, Cape Town, South Africa, August 2007
- "Dream Art," Center for Educational and Psychological Services, Teacher’s College, Columbia University, April 2007
- "T-Rex, King of the Bad Boys: Jungian Dream Interpretation," Eugene Lang College: The New School for Liberal Arts, October 2006
- "Dream Art and Creative Imagination," International Association for Jungian Studies Conference, Greenwich University, London, July 2006
- "Fantasies of Analytic Training," National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis Conference, New York, October 2004
EXHIBITIONS
| 2009 | Sculpture, Dreamwork Art Exhibition, Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies, New York |
| 2009 | Painting, Contemporary Artists Guild, Broome Street Gallery, New York |
| 2008 | Sculptures and Paintings, Art and Psyche Conference, Virtual Gallery, C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco |
| 2007 | Sculptures and Paintings, International Association for Analytical Psychology Congress, Cape Town |
| 2006 | Sculptures, International Association for Jungian Studies Conference, Stephen Lawrence Gallery, University of Greenwich, London |
| 2005 | Sculptures, International Association for the Study of Dreams Conference, Berkeley |
AWARDS
| 2004 | Gradiva Award for sculpture "Transformation of the Feminine" for best work of art to advance the future of psychoanalysis, National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis |
CORPORATE AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
- Sculpture "Emergence of the Winged Serpent," Accounting Comes Alive, an international financial education firm, Cape Town
- Sculpture "Arrival of the Winged Serpent," Private Collection
ARTICLES ABOUT THE "DREAM ART" OF MARIA TAVERAS
- Valerie Lum, "Maria Taveras: Sculpting the Psyche," Ins & Outs Magazine (November 2007): 41-3.
- Francis V. O’Connor, "Dreamwork: An Exhibition," http://www.fvoconnorsbooks.com/.
