amanda flores

amanda flores was raised in south florida, usa and has a background in foreign language education and community mental health.  she worked as a teacher and then a clinical mental health counselor until becoming disabled.  

she turned to art to process her complex social and economic identity.  she primarily uses the techniques of mixed media in the expressionist and abstract style, although she has done award-winning art in the medium of ceramic.  

mrs. flores also runs a blog about her local art scene and is putting together her community's first local art swap.  she believes that art has the power to resist fascism and liberate us from oppression.