2017 Best of BEAL Judges; Barb Andreassen and Brian Spies
Barb Anna Andreassen
Barbara Andreassen is a graduate of Pennsylvania College of Technology with a Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design and a minor in Graphic Communications Technology. Her past work includes the management of the Pajama Factory, Board Secretary of Factory Works (a local nonprofit arts & community organization), and Director of the Factory Works Gallery. She's currently self-employed as a freelance designer and multi-media artist, and is working on a body of work loosely entitled "Alien Flora" — a series of abstract paintings in acrylic. Barb works out of her studio at the Pajama Factory in Williamsport, PA.
Barbara Andreassen is a graduate of Pennsylvania College of Technology with a Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design and a minor in Graphic Communications Technology. Her past work includes the management of the Pajama Factory, Board Secretary of Factory Works (a local nonprofit arts & community organization), and Director of the Factory Works Gallery. She's currently self-employed as a freelance designer and multi-media artist, and is working on a body of work loosely entitled "Alien Flora" — a series of abstract paintings in acrylic. Barb works out of her studio at the Pajama Factory in Williamsport, PA.
Brian Spies
Brian Spies has a B.A. in Studio Art from Lycoming College (2002) and an M.F.A. from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (2012) where he was awarded The Faculty Award. He works in a diverse range of media with a concentration on conceptually driven work. His work has been featured in numerous exhibitions around the United States and he has curated multiple exhibitions in Philadelphia and in Williamsport. He is currently the director of The Factory Works Gallery at the Pajama Factory.