EPISODE
7

Extreme Adventure Touring & Bike Building with Steve McGuire

In this episode of The AMPx Podcast, Charles and Steve discuss the inspirations which ignited his creative passions to explore wild places in the world on bikes he designed and built as well as leading The University of Iowa Department of Art History and Studio Art.

Steve McGuire Bio

Combining an MA in Sculpture (Iowa) and a PhD in philosophical interpretation (Iowa) has landed Steve in a curious and creative place. The bicycle. In his role as Professor and Director of Art History and Studio Art at the University of Iowa since 1990, Steve, pursued both his passion for riding all the bikes he designed and built in extreme and remote places, and teaching students to build their own bikes while leading an exceptional team of 16 staff and 30+ faculty as they teach 500 undergraduate majors and 70 graduate students, pursuing MFAs and PhDs.

Website: https://art.uiowa.edu/people/steve-mcguire

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