The I.am.I Method of Spontaneous Painting- Art for Personal & Social Transformation by Susan Bello
Schedule
Tue, 02 Sep, 2025 at 07:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
1757 Ashland Street, Ashland, OR, United States, Oregon 97520 | Ashland, OR
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FREE ADMISSION – 1757 Ashland St., Ashland, OR. One mile west of I-5 Exit 14.Spontaneous Painting is a pioneering work in the field of Expressive Therapy and Holistic Education, introduced in Brazil in the 1980s by its creator, Dr. Susan Bello.
The I.am.I™ Method does not aim to focus on pathology or mental illness but rather on the liberation of the Authentic Self and the innate potential of each person. As each person manifests their potential and contributes with their skills, they enrich new possibilities for themselves and for the world. Everyone can do this method! Realize your full potential to be who you truly are.
When consciousness is not being dominated by reason and anxiety we can free our Intelligences:
Emotional
Creative
Intuitive
Imaginative
Spiritual
Bodily
Visual
Symbolic
Participants are encouraged to question limiting beliefs, often experiencing breakthroughs that give rise to new, liberating thought patterns that connect them to their authentic self, innate potential, and true life purpose.
Susan Bello holds a PhD in Expressive Therapy and Art Psychology from Union Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio. She earned a Master’s degree in Humanistic Psychology from California State College, Sonoma, and a Bachelor’s degree in Education and History from New York University. She is a group psychoanalyst, a licensed art therapist in the United States a certified Biodanza facilitator, and a researcher in altered states of consciousness.
From 1971 to 1974, she began her studies and research on human consciousness potential in India. During this spiritual journey, she studied Vipassana meditation, Yoga, Buddhism, and Hinduism, and lived with Tibetan refugees in northern India and Nepal, participating in their meditations and learning their art of carpet weaving.
From 1980 to 1985, she lived in Indonesia and Singapore, where she further developed her painting skills. She founded the International Women’s Artist Association in Singapore and participated in group art exhibitions.
From 1985 to 2000, she lived in Brasília, Brazil, where she developed her work in Art Therapy, Art Psychology, and Expressive Therapies. She founded and directed the Creation Center in Pirenópolis, Brazil where she facilitated Spontaneous Painting groups.
Dr. Susan Bello is the author of the book Painting Your Soul: A Method to Develop the Creative Personality. The Portuguese version of the book was self-published and is currently out of print.
She published her second book, Spontaneous Painting – Creating the Symbolic Journey, in June 2013 in the USA through Balboa Press – affiliated with Hay House. The Portuguese edition is independently published.
From 2003 to 2013, she taught Spontaneous Painting courses in the Department of Education at Adelphi University in Garden City, New York.
Since 1986, she has been offering workshops and lectures on the I.am.I Method of Spontaneous Painting in various cities across Brazil. She had led two facilitator training programs in the I.m.I Method in Brazil, one though UNIPAZ and the other independently online.
She is the Founder and Director of the non for profit Organization for the Arts & Whole Brain Learning Incorporated, based in New York. The organization’s goal is to offer the I.am.I METHOD of SPONTANEOUS PAINTING® in both Brazil and the United States.
Presenter’s Website: https://pinturaespontanea.org
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