Sandra Dyas

Despite having lived within the corn walls of Iowa her entire life, Sandra Dyas has had many diverse experiences that help to influence her artwork. She's an Iowa City native. She got married when she was 20 years old. Had a daughter. Couple of years later, decided the marriage wasn't for her, and decided to get an education. After doing wedding photography, senior photography, and working in the theatre, Sandy branched out into new media. She was one of the minds behind the development of the Intermedia department at Iowa State and she continues to teach photography at Cornell College. Through her experiences, it is clear that she has learned to perceive her surroundings differently from others. Her photographs display scenes of small town life and Iowa landscape that one might initially write off as "quaint" or "nostalgic." It is through the way Sandra juxtaposes these images that her true artistry is shown. In her exhibitions, all photos are arranged judiciously, in order to lure the mind's eye onto a path that travels throughout the room. Sandra has a natural talent for composition, and she has a way of relating two seemingly unrelated images to each other, depending on the position of the subject in the frame, the colors of the photograph, or the textures of the photographs. I give you these photos as an example but I encourage you to check out her website.