Amandda Tirey received her MFA from The Ohio State University in 2002. Over the last two decades she has shown her work in many solo, group and award exhibitions, served on the board of trustees for the Ohio Art League (OAL), German Village Art League, ROYGBIV, and CAW (Creative Arts of Woman). Tirey is a curator, a creator and a proud collector of local art. She has also worked on several special projects with various art organizations, including the Ohio Arts Council, the Greater Columbus Arts Council, OAL and the Cultural Arts Center. Her work was displayed in the 2012 Bicentennial Mural Project: 10X10X10Xi located in the Short North District, then in 2015/16 for the GCAC/Shadowbox Live collaboration Gallery of Echos, and in 2018 for the Columbus ArtPop Billboard competition.