PSU Art Team
The Plemmons Student Union employs several students on the PSU Art Team: the Looking Glass Gallery Curator, the Art Collections Manager, and the Art Assistant (formerly known as the Preparator). These students are responsible for advancing the arts in the facility, including the operations of the gallery and the acquisition and maintenance of our permanent art collections. Meet the current and past members of the PSU Art Team below.
Kristina Liezert
Looking Glass Gallery Curator
Kristina is a Senior at Appalachian State who is majoring in Art and Visual Culture with a concentration in Art Management and minors in Nonprofit Management and American Sign Language. Kristina is also President of the Art Management Organization here at App State. After graduation, she plans to establish a career in a performing arts center or nonprofit arts organization.
Mandy Bass
Art Collections and Looking Glass Gallery Manager
Mandy is a Senior at Appalachian State, double majoring in Studio Art with a concentration in Sculpture and Art and Visual Culture with a concentration in Art Management with a minor in Nonprofit Organizations. She is also the former president and founding member of the Sculpture Club and frequently volunteers at several art organizations across the High Country, including the Western North Carolina Sculpture Center in Lenoir and the Watauga Arts Council. After graduation, Mandy hopes to find placement in an artist residency or fellowship program to continue developing her artist practice before enrolling in graduate school and pursuing her career in art museums and nonprofit arts organizations.
Connor Johnson
Art Assistant
Connor is a Senior at Appalachian State, majoring in Art History with a minor in Graphic Communications Management. Connor is the former president and founder of the Art History Club and has completed a summer curatorial internship at the Blowing Rock Art and History Museum. After graduation, he hopes to gain experience in a library, gallery, or auction house before pursuing graduate school and a career in an art museum.
Past team members
| Name | Position |
| Samantha Oleschuk | Art Collections and Looking Glass Gallery Manager, 2021-2024 |
| Olivia Hoagland | Looking Glass Gallery Curator, 2023-2024 |
| Hammad Chaudhry | Art Assistant, 2023-2024 |
| Reagan Bullock | Looking Glass Gallery Curator, 2022-2023 |
| Murphy McConnell | Art Assistant, 2022-2023 |
| Madison Tenney | Looking Glass Gallery Curator, 2021-2022 |
| Nate Caroon | Looking Glass Gallery Curator and Art Collections Manager, 2020-2021 Preparator, 2019-2020 |
| Claire Dubnansky | Art Collections Manager, 2019-2020 |
| Gabrielle Knight | Looking Glass Gallery Curator, 2019-2020 |
| Garrett Hawkins | Art Collections Manager, 2017-2018 |
| Ariel Morgan | Looking Glass Gallery Curator, 2015-2017 |
| Ingrid Humphrey | Art Collections Manager, 2014-2015 |
| Erin Taylor | Looking Glass Gallery Curator, 2013-2015 |
| Casey Jordaan | Art Collections Manager, 2012-2014 |
| Sarah Young | Art Collections Manager, 2011-2012 |
| Dianna Loughlin | Looking Glass Gallery Curator, 2010-2012 |
| Tabitha Perryman Becker | Looking Glass Gallery Curator, 2009-2010 |
| Lorelle Rau | Looking Glass Gallery Curator, 2007-2008 |
| Steve Severt | Looking Glass Gallery Curator |
| Leigh Lane Edwards | Looking Glass Gallery Curator |
| Sara Gorden | Looking Glass Gallery Curator |
| Beatrice Schneider | Looking Glass Gallery Curator |
| Laura Pepper | Looking Glass Gallery Curator |