EDUCATION
2018 Master of Fine Arts, Printmaking, Kendall College of Art and Design (KCAD), Ferris State University, Grand Rapids, MI
2015 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art: Printmaking, University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL), Saint Louis, MO
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
2018 Monson Arts, one-month (October) fully funded with stipend, Monson, ME
2018 Plank Road Artist Residency, Farwell House, two-week, Frederick, IL
2018 ChaNorth, Chashama, one-month (May), Pine Plains, NY
2017 Golden Apple Art Residency, two-week, Harrington, ME
SELECTED SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2018 The Archivist, MFA Thesis Exhibition, The Fed Galleries, KCAD, Grand Rapids, MI
2018 Fragment, Bend Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI (solo exhibition)
2017 Bound, Alluvium Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI (two-person exhibition with Bohan Li, proposal juried by Alluvium Gallery panel)
2016 Concatenate, The Fed Galleries, KCAD, Grand Rapids, MI (solo exhibition)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021
tl;dr (too long; didn’t read), The Standard Project Space, Grand Rapids, MI
2019
Thresholds, 106 Gallery, Avenue for the Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
2018
Proof of Thought, 106 Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
Connected, Bend Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
MEGA (Michigan Emerging Graduate Artists), UICA, Grand Rapids, MI
Masters III: The Group Show, Alluvium Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
Encompass, Alluvium Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
2017
More Than Anything, Bend Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
Many Hands, Bend Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
surPRIZE!, Alluvium Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
2nd Annual Masters Group Exhibition, Alluvium Gallery, KCAD, Grand Rapids, MI
Portemanteau, Van Singel Arts Center, Byron Center, MI
2016
Aiepathy, Cerasus Studio, Grand Rapids, MI
(RE)COMPOSE, ArtPrize 8 Fellowship Exhibition, 130 Ottawa (pop-up venue), Grand Rapids, MI
Masters: A Group Exhibition, Alluvium Gallery, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI
Collection: Works Presented by Collective Pressure, The Fed Galleries, KCAD, Grand Rapids, MI
More Than Lore, 122 S. Division Ave (pop-up venue), Grand Rapids, MI
2015
Commonplace Intimacy, The Attic Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI
Duality, 122 S. Division Ave (pop-up venue), Grand Rapids, MI
UMSL Curtain Call, Gallery Visio, UMSL, MO
UMSL BFA Grads, Mad Art Gallery, Saint Louis, MO
Studio Art Senior Thesis Exhibition, Gallery FAB, UMSL, Saint Louis, MO
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2020- Director of Digital Marketing, Verdant TCS, Ada, MI
2017 Artist Assistant, Sue Coe, Visiting Artist, KCAD, Grand Rapids, MI
2016-18 Co-Director, Founder of Alluvium Gallery, KCAD, FSU, Grand Rapids, MI
2016-18 Graduate Student Representative, Visiting Creatives Committee, KCAD, FSU, Grand Rapids, MI
2016-18 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Printmaking (Intro-Thesis II), KCAD, Grand Rapids, MI
2016 Volunteer, assisting exhibitions preparatory, Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, MI
2016 Volunteer, Rumsey Street Project, SiTE:LAB, Grand Rapids, MI
2016 Participant, Yardage by Mark Rumsey, The Fed Galleries, KCAD, Grand Rapids, MI
2013-15 Assistant Supervisor/Lead of Special Exhibitions, Saint Louis Science Center, Saint Louis, MO
2011-12 Intern, Island Press: Contemporary Print Editions and Artist Projects, Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts,
Washington University, Saint Louis, MO
2011 Artist Assistant, Radcliffe Bailey, Arthur L. and Sheila Prensky Visiting Artist, Island Press: Contemporary Print Editions
and Artist Projects, Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts, Washington University, Saint Louis, MO
2011-12 Printmaking Studio Assistant, Saint Louis Community College-Forest Park, Saint Louis, MO
2011 Intern, Firecracker Press, Saint Louis, MO
For further information and complete CV please contact Amber directly by email: bledsoe.amber@gmail.com