Beth Vannatta

Beth Vannatta grew up in rural Halstead, Kansas. She earned her art education degree from Fort Hays State and taught art at Hutchinson Senior High School from 1969 to 1996. She also taught Jewelry Design at Hutchinson Community College for 12 years and started its Lifelong Learning Silversmithing class. As a senior citizen she took sculpture classes at Wichita State University, where she cast her bronze work. In 2019 she founded Springdale Art and Nature Center on her farm. Piglet's Gallery will carry her name.