Sacred Medicines Printmaking Workshop w/ Christiana Becker
Come to the Abbe Museum on Monday, October 14th for our Sacred Medicines Printmaking Workshop from 1:00pm - 3:00pm with our Curator of Education, Christiana Becker (Penobscot).
Programs are in-person at the Abbe’s downtown location (26 Mount Desert Street) and are free with museum admission.
About Christiana Becker
Christiana Becker is a part of the Penobscot Nation and is the Curator of Education at the Abbe Museum. In 2018, Christiana received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Studio Art with a concentration in printmaking from the University of Maine, as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art Education. The research that shapes the creation of her art practice explores the history, culture, and sociopolitical pressures of North American Indigenous peoples, using those topics as a springboard to creating art. Becker's teaching experience has led her to many different teaching opportunities, including: as a teaching assistant/residential tutor for the Mashpee Wampanoag Native Tribal Scholars Program, student teaching at Orono High School and James F. Doughty Middle School, and working for the Indian Island School's Summer Academy program. In 2022, Christiana received their Master of Fine Arts degree in Intermedia at the University of Maine. Prior to working at the Abbe Museum, Christiana was working as a substitute teacher and a school photographer for Lifetouch, Inc.