About the Artist
Casaundra Beard is an artist living and working in southwest Missouri. She received her MFA in Visual Studies and her BFA in Drawing at Missouri State University. While pursuing her degree she served as an advisor to design students and a teacher of record in 3D studies and Art History. Now, she works as Assistant Director of Academic Advising and instructor at Drury University and per course faculty at Missouri State University where she gets to continue her passion for helping students achieve their academic, professional and life goals.
Her artistic practice is interdisciplinary using a wide range of materials such as fibers, found objects, and digital media to create sculptures and installations. Her work is centered around her struggles with anxiety and how that interacts with her everyday life, specifically the challenges of motherhood. She is a wife and mother of two young children, who keep her busy and provide inspiration for her art. Her work has been exhibited at Springfield Art Museum, is a part of the permanent collection of Artist Parent Index, and her thesis The Good, the Bad and the Unspoken: Complex Layers of Motherhood was published in the Journal of Mother Studies. The parent/child relationship is so complex and beautiful. Casaundra enjoys getting to tell her families story so open and honestly while also providing a voice for her fellow caregivers.