Drew started with The Wayfaring Band in 2017 as an artist-in-residence for the Colorado Hot Springs Tour. He has returned to work with The Band as a Roadie, volunteer, and passionate advocate, now acting as their Programs Manager. He worked in residential care supporting adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities one-on-one and has worked in the non-profit world for nearly a decade. Drew's work centers around relationships, and his diverse range of connections and interests creates an interwoven network of connectivity, encouraging cross-disciplinary collaboration, one-off intuitive meetings, and opportunities for everyone to grow. His experience as a queer man growing up in rural Montana, as an artist, and as a change leader has shaped the narrative that divergence from the norm is a powerful force for creation, identity formation, and compassionate expulsion of what society views as ‘the standard.’ All people contain multitudes, and with patience, trust, and grace, those often not given space find room to thrive, allowing the expansion of our community, society, and world at large.

Drew grew up in Great Falls, Montana, and attended the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, in Denver, which he graduated from in 2017 with his BFA as Valedictorian. Austin was most recently the Curator of Visual Arts at The Dairy Arts Center in Boulder, CO, where he exhibited the work of artists from all across the country (and sometimes the world) in their five rotating gallery spaces. He previously worked as the Exhibitions Curator for ReCreative Denver and put together independent curatorial projects to bring together community in shared experiences. Outside of the workplace, Drew can be found reading on the porch with a cup of coffee, going on long walks with his dog, or making some sort of shiny object in the studio (and probably listening to Beyoncé). 

Drew@thewayfaringband.com