Amy Pagan is a writer, painter and mom who never gets quite enough sleep. She teaches a free online art class every Monday with more than 120,000 students across the globe. She was named Artist of the Year 2021 by Art CentrePlano.

Amy opened TEDx Plano 2020, was a Salon Instructor for TEDx 2021 and featured in the Girl Boss edition of Plano Magazine. More of her work can be found on Facebook and Instagram at @amypaganart.

Amy is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, a graduate of Leadership Plan0 Class 38, a graduate 2021 Leadership Arts Institute, part of Business Council for the Arts. She is a the Marketing Chair of the Leadership Art Alumni and an active volunteer in her community. She lives with her husband, daughter and assorted rescue dogs, rabbits and some cats her husband pulled out of a cactus in Dallas.