Baker Artist Portfolios

Liana Owad is an artist and educator based in Maryland. She earned her MFA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2014 and her BFA from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania in 2010. A passionate advocate for the maker movement, Owad has played a key role in launching two Makerspaces: the Michael Stanley MakerSpace at the Chesapeake Arts Center in Brooklyn Park, MD, and the Nebraska Innovation Studio in Lincoln, NE. She served as the Studio Art Manager at Hood College for three years and was previously the Sculpture Technician at the Maine College of Art and Design. Owad has exhibited her work in several notable exhibitions and has juried numerous shows, contributing to the artistic community. Additionally, she has taught as an adjunct professor at NOVA, Hood College, and Gettysburg College. Currently, she is the Studio Arts Safety Technician in the Art & Design Department at the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC).