About Mandy
Mandy received her degree in Studio Art and Literature from Rice University, where she attended on full scholarship. In 2001 she was awarded the Zhongua Fellowship, which allowed her to live and study in Guangzhou, China for a year, studying culture, watercolor, and textiles. Originally from Texas, she has worked in Austin costuming short films, and produced several fashion and art shows throughout New York and Texas. As a community leader, she serves on the Board of Managers for the International YMCA and the Board of the Friends of Maple Grove nonprofit and the United Nations Association YP Group as the Asian Affairs Director. She has traveled throughout Asia, South America, Europe, Australia, and Africa and speaks Spanish, and limited Mandarin and Polish.
Through her work with Theceeflat Gallery she has been able to support art exhibits and fundraisers for a myriad of global nonprofits and offers community art and design classes to the public on a weekly basis. She has worked as an instructor, fashion designer, and costumer for over 15 years and has painted over the last 10 years. Her work focuses on narrative scenes from around the world (plein aire paintings from her travels) and the power, color, and profundity of the human spirit. She has donated over a dozen art pieces to various nonprofits in the last two years to raise funds for community-building projects.
Through her work with Theceeflat Gallery she has been able to support art exhibits and fundraisers for a myriad of global nonprofits and offers community art and design classes to the public on a weekly basis. She has worked as an instructor, fashion designer, and costumer for over 15 years and has painted over the last 10 years. Her work focuses on narrative scenes from around the world (plein aire paintings from her travels) and the power, color, and profundity of the human spirit. She has donated over a dozen art pieces to various nonprofits in the last two years to raise funds for community-building projects.
