Gwen Walstrand

Gwen Walstrand is a Professor in the Art and Design Department at Missouri State University. She teaches courses such as Photography I, History of Photography, and Advanced Photography Seminar. Her research focuses on photographic history, non-silver processes, and contemporary narrative imagery. She holds an MFA from the University of Iowa.

Education:

• MFA, University of Iowa

Research Interests: Walstrand explores historical and contemporary photographic techniques, with a focus on non-silver processes and narrative imagery. Her work has been featured in Orion Magazine and included in Book of Alternative Processes by Christopher James (2nd and 3rd editions).

Awards and Honors:

• Multiple artist residency awards in Italy, Wyoming, and Tuscany between 2013–2016
• Excellence in Study Away Programming award (2014)

Labs and Teams: While no specific labs are mentioned, her work engages with experimental photographic processes and collaboration with institutions like the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art and the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts.