Background
Daresta, Pamela Beagle was born on October 4, 1949 in Flint, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Harold Edward and Peggy Jean (Packer) Beagle.
Daresta, Pamela Beagle was born on October 4, 1949 in Flint, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Harold Edward and Peggy Jean (Packer) Beagle.
Graduate, Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, Florida, 1970.
Art instructor Hambrick Elementary School, Stone Mountain, Georgia, 1986-1990. Artist instructor Chastain Art Center/City of Atlanta, 1975-1990. Member Fulton County Arts Council, Atlanta, since 1984.
Artist-in-residence Georgia Council for the Arts, since 1984, St. Joseph School, Marietta, 1990-1997, 98-99, South Carolina Art Commission, since 2002. Instructor Mountain View Art Place, since 1999. Advisory board Marietta Cobb Museum Art, 1995-1998, High Museum Art Family Workshops, since 1995, High Museum Picasso Workshops, 1997, Pop Art Workshop 1998, Family Fun Days Outreach Residencies, Virginia Caroll Crawford Collection, Folk Art Outreach Residency, 1999, Decatur High Outreach Residency, 2000, Carlos Museum Emory University Children's Summer Workshop, 1998-2001, 2003, 2006, Master Drawing Workshop Carlos Museum, 1999, Carlos Museum Family Education Workshops, 2002-2003, High Museum Art Spring Art Camp, 2002-2003, 2004.
Teaching artist Character Through Arts, 2003-2005. Instructor John Campbell Folk Arts School, 2006.
Volunteer Young Women’s Christian Association Marietta, 1995, Atlanta Olympics, 1996. Artists Art Papers Auction, Atlanta, 1993-1995. Member artist training task force Georgia Council for Arts, 2002-2003.
Volunteer Fox Theater, 2003. Member Georgia Citizens for the Arts, Georgia Coalition of Art Educators.
Married William Leroy Guest, January 8, 1971 (divorced January 1979). Married Andrew Matteu Daresta, February 14, 1982. 1 child, Christopher Kiel.