Miyo Stevens-Gandara

Stevens graduated with an MFA in photography from the California Institute of the Arts and a BFA from California College of Arts and Crafts. She currently teaches photo analogue, digital photography, Photoshop, and photo history. While her degree is in photography, she also works in textiles, printmaking, painting, and drawing.

Professor Miyo Stevens was one of four artists chosen chosen from a national pool of applicants as part of the Self-Help Graphics printmaking ambassador program for a one-week trip to Cuba.

The  group worked at Taller Experimental de Gráfica in La Habana. Professor Stevens carved a wooden piece titled “FATUM,” which is Latin for “destiny” and “fate.”

Stevens was also one of seven artists who took part in the 2015 Printmaking Survey of the Los Angeles River, creating a portfolio of seven 11″x15″ fine art prints hand-produced by Self Help Graphic’s L.A. River Atelier, ranging in media from wood and linocuts to digital prints.