# Amber Van Galder

Visual Art · Inducted 2021 · Evansville High School Fine Arts Hall of Fame

Source: https://evansvillefineartshof.org/inductees/amber-van-galder

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## High School Achievements

- Band and Choir, Jazz Band and Vocal Jazz, Pit orchestra, Theater-set designing, Lunch time with Mr. Krake, Forensics, Lettered in band and choir, John Phillips Sousa Award and Louis Armstrong Jazz Award, Class of 2000 VP for 4 years, Student Council, Student representative to the School Board, Peer Mentor

## College Career

- BA in Sculpture and a Minor in Art History from UW–Whitewater, 2007
- MFA in Sculpture UW–Milwaukee, 2020

## Professional Achievements

- Working as an artist and designer for Ann Sacks and Martyn Bullard
- Design and fabrication of original sculpture pieces installed in various boutique hotels
- Returning to school as an adult and receiving my MFA as a fully funded University System Graduate Fellow
- Creating art is my life