Join Artist-in-Residence Claire van der Plas for an Artist Offering, July 26. Claire van der Plas currently lives in Alamosa, Colorado where she teaches foundations art courses and art criticism at Adams State University. She has taught in New Zealand, Singapore and North Carolina before moving to Colorado. While primarily a painter she also works in other media including installation, performance and collaborative art when the opportunity arises. She has exhibited in New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and the United States. She earned her MFA from University of Auckland, New Zealand in 2004. She also has a BFA from Auckland and a BA in political science from Canterbury University, NZ.

Artist Offerings are free, public lectures offered by The Atlanta School's instructors and Artists-in-Residents.