Donna Frustere is a Master Printmaker and Art Educator. She became immersed in printmaking while completing her BS in Art Education at the University of Maine in 1979. In 1982, she continued her education at The Hartford Art School to pursue a MAED with a concentration in printmaking. Frustere taught and served as Art Department Chair across Connecticut (CT) public schools and private academies including Renbrook, Watkinson, Kingswood, FOCUS Center for Autism, and the Hartford School District for more than 40 years. In 2020, she received the CT Art Educators Award. As a consultant and advocate, Frustere leads workshops, lectures, and discussions to promote the art of printmaking in art education. She is the former CT Art Education Advocacy Chair for the CT Art Education Association.

As one of its founding members, Frustere has exhibited nationally and internationally with “The Printmakers Network of Southern New England”. She is a founding member of the Teaching Artist Program with The CT Commission on Culture and Tourism. In addition, she served 15 years as president of the Canton Artist Guild, Gallery on The Green, co-chaired the CT Women Artists Association, and continues to jury, curate, and install a wide range of exhibitions across New England. Frustere’s awards are numerous and varied, as is her impact on printmaking through solo and group exhibitions. Her work is archived in the Slater Museum in Norwich, CT.