Mandy Means grew up in the suburbs of Chicago surrounded by a family of creative people. She studied art in college and graduated from Iowa State University with a BA in Art and Design. Mandy currently resides in Denver, where she’s spent a majority of her adult life. Mandy’s art is inspired by absolutely anything and everything around her. She’s especially influenced by light and how it dances around a space, as well as by nature, architecture, design, photography, fashion, and even music.