Opening Reception: Confluence by Amanda Maciuba

Join us in celebrating Confluence, Amanda Maciuba's latest exhibition, on Friday, September 13 from 5:30 - 7:00 PM. This event is free and open to the public.

Amanda Maciuba’s work is an exploration of the visible and invisible marks of human hands on the landscape. Her practice investigates human relationships with the environment over time, forefronting the impacts of human driven climate change. She exposes and reconsiders the layered histories of specific locations: from the geologic forces that shaped the land, to impacts of Western colonialism, to the current practices of development, destruction, and restoration by the local communities she interacts with every day. Confluence is a series of prints, artist’s books and installations that are inspired by the confluence of the Kaw and Missouri Rivers in Kansas City, Kansas, that has expanded to consider multiple points within the watershed. This project considers how water shapes human life and how our actions impact river environments in return throughout the United States.

Born and raised in the Buffalo, NY area, Amanda Maciuba graduated from the University at Buffalo with a degree in Visual Studies. She has a MFA in printmaking and a Certificate of Book Arts from the University of Iowa. Amanda Maciuba’s work is concerned with the landscapes, communities, development practices and environmental practices throughout the United States. The work, which consists of drawing, printmaking, book arts and animation, considers how humans influence and attempt to change, destroy and recreate the natural environments around them. She shows her work regularly throughout the United States and has participated in artist residencies at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Fire Island National Seashore, the Lawrence Arts Center, the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center, the Kathmandu International Artist Residency and the Haystack Open Studio Residency. Currently, she teaches printmaking, drawing and book arts at Mount Holyoke College in Western Massachusetts.

This exhibition will be on view September 5 through October 17, 2024 and open to the public Mondays - Fridays, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM.