Heather Jo Wingate
Coordinator, Pre-College Programs + Outreach
Heather Jo Wingate has a BFA in Painting/ Drawing and an MA in Museum Education from the University of the Arts. She has worked with students and artists of all ages as a teacher, manager and mentor. Wingate previously worked at the Delaware Art Museum as a program manager, Beginnings Learning Center as an art teacher, and has volunteered at several local Museums including the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Please Touch Museum. Wingate actively exhibits her artwork at local galleries, boutiques and cafes such as Padlock, Topstitch, Chapterhouse and Amberella.
Krysta Knaster
Program Assistant, Pre-College Programs + Outreach
Krysta Knaster recently graduated from the University of the Arts with a BFA in Photography. Her thesis work has been exhibited around Philadelphia and won the Fuji Film Documentary Photography award. Knaster has been a Teaching Assistant for Pre-College Programs since 2008, during both Summer Institute and Saturday School. In May 2010, Knaster began working as the Pre-College Program Assistant.