Amanda Crary Gallas

Visiting Lecturer in Art and Graphic Design Get Contact Info

TEACHES IN THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM(S)

Department of Visual and Performing Arts Photography Art

Biography

Amanda Crary lives in Watertown, WI, which is between Madison and Milwaukee. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Art and Curator of Galleries and Collections at Carroll University in Waukesha, WI. She received her BFA and MA from Minnesota State University, Mankato and her MFA from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. At Carroll she typically teaches the following hands-on studio-based courses: painting, printmaking, design, and gallery courses. Amanda is a mixed-media artist. She makes paintings, collages, cyanotypes and works on paper. Much of her current work explores themes of motherhood and the tumultuous but beautiful world. 

Education

  • BFA in Printmaking, Minnesota State University (Mankato) 
  • MA in Painting, Minnesota State University (Mankato) 
  • MFA University of North Carolina (Greensboro) 

Areas of Specialization

  • Mixed-media
  • Painting 
  • ​Printmaking 
  • Bookmaking  
  • Paper arts

Service to Carroll University and Profession

  • Gallery Curator 
  • ​WI Art Collection Curator 
  • Art Club Faculty Advisor 
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