Visual Arts Instructors
Amanda Keller Konya
Photography
Keller Konya heads the Photography Program at Citrus College. and has a multifaceted photographic practice. Her clients have included: CBS, Clear Channel, the Consulate General of France in Los Angeles, Google’s Intersection, and Herrera MediaWorks. Her personal work has been exhibited at a variety of cultural institutions including: The University of Texas Centennial Museum, The Annenberg Space for Photography, the Studio for Southern California History and the Angkor Photography Festival in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Dr. Cathrine ‘Catie’ Besancon
Art History
With vast training in Art History, Dr. Besancon teaches a variety of classes at Citrus College, including the introductory surveys 100A and B as well as more specialized classes. In all of her classes, she makes an effort to expose students to a range of different approaches to art history—covering topics including culture, gender, politics, race and religion—and challenges students to actively engage with the materials under study. She is always excited to meet with students and can usually be found in her office, VA 126, so feel free to stop by with any questions.
Dyane Duffy
Studio/Fine Art
She holds an MFA in Painting from Claremont Graduate University and a BA in Art from Chico State University. She also studied for one year at the Accademia de Bella Arti in Florence, Italy & was inspired to teach by her Beginning Drawing instructor while attending community college at the College of Marin, and has spent over ten years giving public lectures and demonstrations on acrylic paint as an Educational Advisor with Liquitex for the Southern California area.
