South Central Chapter ConferenceSpeakers

Amanda Breitbach

Saturday, October 26, 2024 @ 11:00am, 123/24

AI - Is this the End of Photography?

Amanda Breitbach is the current chair of the SPE South Central chapter and an Associate Professor of Art at Stephen F. Austin State University.
Her research focuses on relationships between people and land. Her current project, Oil and Water, examines conflicting interests on the Texas Gulf Coast.
Breitbach grew up on a family farm and ranch in eastern Montana. She served as an agroforestry volunteer with the United States Peace Corps in West Africa and has worked as a newspaper photographer/reporter and a freelance writer. She earned bachelor's degrees in photography and French from Montana State University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Recent awards include grants from the Puffin Foundation and a fellowship with the Center for History and Culture of Southeast Texas and the Upper Gulf Coast at Lamar University for her ongoing project, Oil and Water.