Amy Scoggins is an Arkansas native, mother, painter and educator. She paints from observation on location, investigating a broad range of subjects with emphasis on the human figure, plein air, narrative themes of motherhood medical advocacy, and any other place where there is a story to be told. Amy earned her BFA from Missouri State, MSE from Drury University, and now works from her studio in Fort Smith where she lives with her husband and 2 teenage children. She exhibits and teaches throughout the state and has received national honors from organizations such as the Oil Painters of America and the American Impressionist Society.