Alanna Styer (she/they) is an interdisciplinary documentary artist, educator and activist, who engages with omitted histories and cultural change. Their artwork focuses on the understandings of community, storytelling, and trauma, as they relate to land and place. Their work has been exhibited across the United States and is held in the collections at Duke University, and Belmont University.

As an educator they focus on democratizing education through publicly accessible learning resources and promoting omitted histories through a diversity of sources. Styer was the CENTER 2023 CallananExcellence in Teaching Award Recipient.

Styer earned their MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts and a Certificate in College Teaching from Duke University. They also hold a BFA in Photography from Watkins College of Art Design & Film.

If you would like contact Alanna please email: info@alannastyer.com