Domestic shorthair
Beacon, New York
grossdraws@gmail.com

EDUCATION
2017 - Graphic Design Specialization Certificate, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), Santa Clarita, CA
2010 - MAT, The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI
2007 - BFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Chicago, IL
2005 - Honors Painting + Printmaking, The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, United Kingdom

DESIGN + ILLUSTRATION
2015-18 - Instructional Designer (fulltime), Sysmex America
(e-Learning, graphic design, videos, collaboration, documentation)
2014-15 - Instructional Designer (fulltime temporary), Kaplan
2012-13 - Hands-on art lessons (project-based), TinkerLab
2013 - Web Content Editor/Manager (fulltime temporary), DesignKitchen
2011-12 - Exhibit signage art + design (fulltime), Children’s Creativity Museum
2009-10 - Illustrations + layouts, What Color Is a Pickle Pie?, WellRead Publishing
2006 - Studio Assistant (internship) , Steven Heyman
(Beacons, a permanent installation at O’Hare International Airport)
2006 - Graphics Assistant (internship), The Field Museum
(Caring for the Forest the Zabalo Way! illustrations + layouts)
2002-03 - Painter/Designer (part-time) for catalog products, Lambert Associates/PemAmerica

ADDITIONAL DESIGN + ILLUSTRATION
The Resiliency Institute, The Wilson Dow Group, Uncommon Ground, University of Chicago WHPK Radio HitRecord TV, Advocates for Urban Agriculture

TEACHING + WRITING
2012-15 - Instructor (part-time), Academy of Art University School of Art Education
2012-15 - Educational copywriting (project-based), SAGE Publications/Corwin Press
2012-13 - Hands-on art lessons (project-based), TinkerLab
2012 - Article (part-time), California College of the Arts Center for Art + Public Life
2011-12 - ESL Tutor/Teacher (part-time), Cambridge Public Schools
2011 - Art Teacher (part-time), Arsenal Center for the Arts
2009-10 - Teaching Assistant, The Rhode Island School of Design

SELECT PRESS
2018 - CreativesMX, CreativesMXtory interview, episode #68
2013 - Art Business News, 30 Under 30

RESIDENCIES + FELLOWSHIPS
2018 - International Artist Residency, Hudson River Center, Beacon, NY
2014 - Artist-in-Residence, Arlington Heights Memorial Library, Arlington Heights, IL
2009-10 - Department Fellowship, Teaching + Learning in Art + Design Education, The Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

SELECT EXHIBITIONS
2018 - Woodstock-New Paltz Art + Crafts Fair, Woodstock, NY
2018 - Renegade Craft Fest, Brooklyn, NY
2018 - International Artist Residency, Hudson River Art Center, Beacon, NY
2018 - Beacon Open Studios, Beacon, NY
2018 - Art at Ives, Danbury, CT
2018 - Women’s History Month portraits, Howling at the Edge of Chaos, Beacon, NY
2017 - Grassroots, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
2017 - Catzilla, Prop Thtr, Chicago, IL
2016 - The Holiday Show, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL
2013 - Spotlight Six, Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA
2014 - Artist-in-Residence, Arlighton Heights Memorial Library
2012 - 30 Under 30, Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA
2012 - Sketch Tuesdays, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2010 - In Your Face; Self-Portraits By Women + Girls, Eco-Office, Providence, RI
2009 - Elmhurst Art Museum’s 13th Annual Art in the Park, Elmhurst, IL
2009 - Bucktown Arts Fest, Chicago, IL
2008 - Solo - Uncommon Ground, Chicago, IL
2008 - The Holiday Show, Arhcitectural Artifacts, Chicago, IL
2008 - Barewalls, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL
2008 - Forest Park Arts Fest, Forest Park, IL
2008 - Bucktown Arts Fest, Chicago, IL
2007 - Group Printmaking Show, Beverly Art Center, Chicago, IL
2007 - The Spring Show, Architectural Artifacts, Chicago, IL
2007 - Swagger Men’s Fashions, Chicago, IL
2007 - AV/XPLO, Abbey Pub, Chicago, IL
2007 - Bucktown Arts Fest, Chicago, IL
2007 - Undergraduate Exhibition, Gallery 2, Chicago, IL
2005 - Duty Free, The California Institute of the Arts, Santa Clarita, CA
2004 - ArtBash, Gallery 2, Chicago, IL
2003 - Solo - Fremont Public Library, Mundelein, IL

AMANDA E GROSS

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