Midland, MI based artpreneur, Dacia Livingston Parker received her first oil paint set at age seven which sparked a myriad of artistic ventures. She has loved expressing her creativity through various media ever since. After graduating from The University of Michigan School of Art and Design with a BFA, Dacia and her husband moved to the Seattle area for 13 years. Deeply inspired by the ocean, mountains, and natural beauty in that part of the country, her work evolved to include those elements. It was in Seattle that Dacia built her professional portrait photography business while honing her craft in art galleries and engaging with the possibilities offered by digital media. In recent years, Dacia has ventured back into painting and working with cyanotypes where her love of the elements - water, mountains and nature continues to inform her work.

Since coming home to Michigan in 2006, Dacia has been involved in the local arts community, doing photography, and developing educational programming for Captured Studios in the Ashman Plaza. She rebranded as Parker Lane Art & Design Studios in 2018 to offer a space for creative instruction and development for emerging artists. Dacia is co-chair of Public Arts Midland and helps coordinate artistic projects for other local groups. She is a founding committee member and one of the lead artists of the community mural making event known as Art Seen Festival. Within the Ashman Plaza, Dacia curates and displays local up and coming artist shows regularly. Her studio is also the co-sponsor for the annual Emerging Artist show at Creative 360 in Midland, MI since 2021.