Artist. Poet. Professor.

Caitlin Downs is an interdisciplinary artist who lives and works in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Downs teaches at the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design where she is the Department Chair of Creative Writing. Her career in higher education began in 2011, and her teaching has expanded to cover courses in communication, literature, and writing, as well as intersections within the arts and humanities. Her multidisciplinary art practice includes work in collage poetry, alternative photographic processes, fine art sculpture, and painting. She is available to lead sessions on visual poetry or analog/digital collage. In her free time, you may find her forest bathing or dog walking. Feel free to reach out by emailing contact.caitlindowns[at]gmail.com