Catherine Armbrust, So Busy Being Free
Catherine Armbrust, So Busy Being Free
Mixed media with cyanotype, watercolor, ink, acrylic, 12x15, framed
Catherine Armbrust grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas but has enjoyed life in various parts of Missouri since 1989. An alumnus of the University of Missouri, she earned her MFA in Fibers & Sculpture (2012) and BA in Anthropology (1994). Armbrust currently lives in Columbia, Missouri and works as the director of the George Caleb Bingham Gallery on the MU Campus. She is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the MU School of Visual Studies and teaches Fibers at Columbia College (Columbia, MO). In addition to having one foot in the art world, Armbrust also believes in the importance of community service. She volunteers as one of the coordinators for CoMO Mobile Aid Collective–a mobile soup kitchen and supply group that serves unsheltered residents of Columbia.