A single mother of four children, Amanda Lupu lives in Swartz Creek and works as the Gallery Manager for the Swartz Creek Area Art Guild Gallery. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Siena Heights University and has continued to create art informally in a variety of mediums, exhibiting at the Flint Institute of Arts and Cause & Affect Gallery in Fenton. She enjoys experimenting with color and texture in several different mediums, particularly ceramics, abstract acrylic painting, papermaking, bookmaking, and mixed media collage. Amanda is passionate about the healing nature of creating art, using it to process personal trauma, and encouraging others to heal through creating.