Layne Richard Meacham was born in Murray, Utah in 1948. An abstract painter, he uses mixed media, oil, or acrylics to paint his large-scale canvases. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.

As a young man, Meacham studied with David Chaplin.  He also took classes at the Finch Lane Art Gallery from 1963 to 1967.  He painted until he joined the United States Marine Corps in 1967 and served in Vietnam, primarily in Khe Shan and Danang. For his service he received the Bronze Star. When he returned from the war, he studied at the Salt Lake Art Center, the University of Utah, and Westminster College where Don Doxey was one of his instructors (1973–74).  Meacham, however, eventually chose social work as a career. He first studied at Columbia University. Due to family health concerns he returned to the University of Utah where he completed his Masters of Social Work. He has also worked toward a Masters in Public Administration at BYU. He currently works part time as a psychotherapist and paints daily in his Sugarhouse studio.

Reframing (2000) and Near Kanab Canyon (1994) are examples of his work.  Seder (1991) is part of the Springville Museum of Art’s permanent collection.
Biographical information on this page was adapted autobiographical information supplied by Layne Meacham.