Sara Steffens received her BFA in Photography and Minor in Art History at Missouri
State University. Additionally, she had the pleasure of working with a lead photographer
in advertisement and a curator of a museum in Springfield, Missouri. She spent part
of her education in Florence, Italy at Santa Reparata Intenational School of Art for
photography and mixed media. She also had a photography exhibition in Italy containing
portraits of strangers she had met on the streets. Prior to arriving to Southeast
Missouri State University, Sara was the Director for the Arts Council of Southeast
Missouri. In her spare time, she serves on the Board of Directors for the Missouri
Association of Community Arts Agencies and was named 573 Magazine Art Person of the
Year in 2019.