Amber Cruz

Amber joined the museum in 2022 as an Education Coordinator, where she develops and manages education programs, including art-making classes, summer camps, and birthday parties.

Previously, Amber worked as an administrator and arts educator at American University where she taught studio art and supported the Department of Literature.

Amber is also an artist and works predominantly in drawing and sculpture, creating with materials such as domestic objects and food as a way to examine memory and labor within the home. As someone who works with unconventional materials, Amber enjoys introducing her students to nontraditional materials and conceptual approaches to making art. Her work has been exhibited at the Katzen Arts Center, Chesapeake Arts Center, Nefarious Contemporary and with other arts organizations in the Washington, DC metro area.

Amber holds a BA in Visual Arts from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs and an MFA in Studio Art from American University.