Malinda Blank (she/her) is a Tulsa native who has devoted fifteen years to the nonprofit, arts management, and museum worlds. She earned her Masters of Fine Art in Photography from California State University, Chico, and her BA in Fine Art from the University of Southern California. After returning to Tulsa, she held the position of Chief Registrar for Gilcrease Museum, where she oversaw the collection including acquisitions, loans, and inventory management. She curated the exhibit “Silver and Graphite: Selections from the Gilcrease Photography Collection” and oversaw the acquisition of the substantial Charles M. Russell (Britzman) Collection. As a practicing artist, Malinda’s work focuses on textiles and her Old Order Amish heritage. It often centers around her family history, legacy, context, and invisible hierarchies of craft versus fine art. Her work has been exhibited at Contact Space in Los Angeles, CA, and was awarded the Juror Prize at Giving Pause, the 60th Annual Juried Exhibition at University Gallery in Chico, CA. She has also been featured in Momentum, an exhibition sponsored by the Oklahoma Visual Arts Council and MOREcolors at the Oklahomans for Equality Center.