Amy Livingstone, M.A., is a visual artist, graphic designer, and group facilitator located in Portland, Oregon. In 2003, she founded Sacred Art Studio with the intention of using her creative gifts in service to the healing of the earth. She holds undergraduate degrees in fine art and advertising communications and was awarded her Masters degree (MAIS) in Spiritual Traditions & Ethics with honors from Marylhurst
University in 2007.
A life-long creative, Amy discovered the artisanry of graphic design while studying fine art and painting during her undergraduate years and subsequently began a career that has spanned twenty years. In the early years of her design career, she experienced several profound losses over a short period of time which transformed her world view. It was through this dark night of the soul that her spiritual journey began while searching for answers to life’s greater mysteries, painting her heart on the canvas, and later finding ways to be of service through volunteerism and activism.
In 1993, Amy moved to Portland to start anew and began freelancing under Livingstone Graphic Design. While her business grew she continued to paint, discovered figurative sculpture, and became a volunteer grief facilitator at The Dougy Center, The International Center for Grieving Children and Their Families. When the high-tech industry collapsed in 2000 and her design business slowed, Amy made the choice to commit more time to her fine art and healing work. On August 11, 2001, she created an installation around artwork born out of her grief entitled A Journey of Healing and Hope. The events of 9/11 a month later, which coincided with the anniversary of her brother’s death twelve years earlier, affirmed Amy’s decision and she began leading groups for women in grief using art and shared story. The following year, during a ten-day training intensive with environmentalist Joanna Macy, she had a mystical experience of oneness with all creation and returned home committed to being of service to the healing of the earth. Wanting to understand the source of Western civilization’s disconnection from its interdependence in the web of life, Amy pursued graduate studies in the spiritual traditions of the world within an interdisciplinary framework. Her research culminated in her thesis which explored the ecological crisis within a psychospiritual context entitled A Psychotheological Approach to the Four Paths of Creation Spirituality.
Surrounded by a lush garden and many trees, Amy’s studio is a sanctuary where the beauty and holiness of the natural world inspire her art. A practitioner of earth-honoring spirituality and Buddhist meditation, she also draws wisdom from numerous spiritual traditions in creating sacred circles for those who wish to reconnect to their creative and spiritual essence.
Today, Amy offers quality graphic design services to those individuals and organizations who are committed to wellness, education, community development, and sustainability. She recently had the pleasure of rebranding the Portland Japanese Garden—considered the most authentic Japanese garden outside Japan and a refuge of tranquility and beauty in the heart of Portland.
Since 2001, Amy has created her one-woman show, participated in several group shows, completed art on commission, and sold pieces to private collectors. She is currently at work on some new sculptures, a mandala commission, and a series of paintings entitled The Eagle and the Condor inspired by her pilgrimage to Peru where she was introduced to the ancient spiritual teachings of the Andes.