Amanda Browder

amandabrowder@gmail.com

 

 

Education:

 

            M.F.A.  2001    Sculpture, Installation               University of Wisconsin-Madison

 

            M.A.     2000    Sculpture                                 University of Wisconsin-Madison

 

            B.A.     1998    Studio Arts- Sculpture              Beloit College

                                    (honors)

                        1998    Latin American Studies-(minor) Beloit College

PUCE Univerisidad, Quito, Ecuador

           

Areas of Specialization: Sculpture, Installation Art, Fiber

 

Professional Experience:

 

2004-2006       Instructor: School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Computer Imaging for Fibers and Material Studies: Fiber and Material Studies Department

 

2001-2004       Instructor: School of the Art Institute of Chicago

                        3D Studio: The First Year Program

           

            2002-summer   Instructor: Evanston Arts Center- Evanston, IL

                                    Found Object Sculpture

                                    Welding-Mixed Media

 

            2001-summer   Instructor: Academic Collegiate Adventures, Madison, WI.

                                    Painting and Drawing

                                    Fashion Design

 

1999-2001       Teaching Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Three-dimensional design, (instructor of record)

           

2000                        Studio Assistant, Richard Gerhke Studios

Summer, Madison, WI (founded and maintained the ceramics, and the woodshop studios)

 

1997- 1998      Teaching Assistant, Beloit College

                        Sculpture I &II, Fall 1997and Spring 1998

                        Studio Arts Senior Seminar, Spring 1998

                        Figure Drawing, Fall 1997

 

1997-1998       Gallery Director, 210 x 180 Student Gallery

Beloit College, Beloit, WI

 

1994-1998       Graphic Artist, Public Affairs Office,

Beloit College, Beloit, WI

                       

Exhibition/Public Installations/Performances:

 

2006                POP! Contemporary Textiles Influenced by Popular Culture: NIU Art Museum,

                        Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois (invitational) Juror: Christine LoFaso.

                        *Dormant: Bonnie Fortune Outdoor Space, Chicago, IL

                        *Rapunzel: Sculptural Performance, Chicago, IL- later featured at NIU-

 

2005                Chicago Sweep: Career Day Design Group, Public Performance in Chicago, IL.

Things we said we'd never do again, Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL.

In the Midst, Mixture Contemporary Gallery, Houston, TX, Juror: Scott Wolniak.

4-Color Pen Show, General Store, Milwaukee, WI, Juror: Heather Hubbs and Elysia Reeder.

- Van Harrison Gallery, Chicago, IL

 

2004                Spacemakers, Lothringer13, Munich, Germany, Invited by The Suburban Gallery, Chicago, IL

- Suburban Gallery, Chicago, IL

                                    - "A More Perfect Union" at Max Fish, NYC

The Nature of Reduction, Prater Rouse Gallery, Norfolk, VA

Hubris, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL

            * Love, Prosperity and Healing, HUE Gallery, Performance and Interactive Piece, Madison, WI

The Thirteenth, Red Rocket Gallery, Chicago, IL (invitational)

 

            2003                Social Fabric, Lothringer13, Munich, Germany, Juror: Courtenay Smith, Director

Thrill III, The Party, Outdoors Art Fair, 1723 Humboldt Blvd., Chicago, IL

Cheap, 312 Gallery, Chicago, IL

AmyÕs Friends, Bodybuilder & Sportsman Gallery, Chicago, IL

Vital Records, 734 University Space, Madison, WI

 

2002                Stray Show, Hosted by TBA Gallery, Chicago, IL -

Showed at The Bower Gallery, San Antonio, TX / Law Offices, Chicago, IL / Joymore Gallery, Chicago, IL

                        Winter Show, The Wendy Cooper Gallery, Madison, WI.

                        Cheap, White Columns Gallery, New York, NY (invitational)

Puerto Rico Õ02, Project curated by Jose Rodriguez, San Juan, Puerto Rico

In the Living Room, The Bower Gallery, San Antonio, TX

Portable 3, Embassy Suites, in conjunction with Art Chicago, Chicago, IL

Art Chicago 2002: Law Office Project Space, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL

Heavy, 2040 Winnebago Space, Madison, WI

 

2001                WendyÕs Wonderland, Wendy Cooper Gallery, Madison, WI

Mixed Bag, Wendy Cooper Gallery, Madison, WI

* Wo Nobs: Installation, The Heater Gallery, Madison, WI

* Rodeo, MFA Exhibition, Porter Butts Gallery, Madison, WI

                        Teeter-Totter, HUB Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

                        Catapult, The Viking Union Gallery, in the Whatcom Museum of History and Art,

Bellingham, WA

 

2000                * Montana Wo Nobs, M.A. Exhibition, Installation and performance, Seventh Floor Gallery, Madison, WI

Multiples 4, NFA Space, Chicago, IL., Juror: Muirhead Panya, Director

Wo Nobs, Installation in the Elvehjem Museum Gift Shop: Distribution of Wo Nobs, Madison, WI

C.A.S.T, Coalition of Active Sculptors Teaching, Center of the Arts, Whitewater, WI. Invitational (catalog)

Would You Rather, 735 Gallery, Madison, WI, Invitational

The Peaceable Kingdom, Seventh Floor Gallery, Madison, WI, Invitational

Marsha, Marsha, Marsha, Second Year Graduate Review Seventh Floor Gallery, Madison, WI,

Sparkle Plenty, Commonwealth Gallery, Madison, WI, Invitational

 

1999                *Nature, Installation, 2040 Winnebago Gallery, Madison, WI.

Garbed, 735 Gallery, Madison, WI, (catalog)

Visions of Place, Beloit College Alumni Exhibition, Wright Museum of Art, Beloit, WI, Invitational, (catalog)

Potluck, Seventh Floor Gallery, Madison, WI, Invitational

 

1998                *Sorbet Room, public video projection/installation, residential area of Madison, WI,

Collaboration with Gregg Perkins

The Wind Project, James Madison Park, Public installation, Madison, WI

*Continuity of Space, Installation and performance, Wright Museum of Art, Beloit, WI, (catalog, lecture)

Piracy of Environments, Two person exhibition, with writer Matt Flueharty, Hales Gallery, Beloit, WI

Student Exhibition, (1994-1998), Wright Museum of Art, Beloit College, Beloit, WI

 

1997                *The Wind Project, Beloit College Campus, in front of Pearsons Hall,

                                    Commissioned by the Sesquicentennial Committee, Beloit College, Beloit, WI

                                    *The Wind Project, Installation and Public Work: Hales Gallery, Beloit, WI

                                    *Figures, Hales Gallery, Beloit, WI

                                    *Photoptics, Installation, 210x180 Gallery, Beloit, WI

Reviews/Articles:

 

            2006                ÒEye ExamÓ Michael Workman, New City Magazine, January 24th

            2005                ÒCareer Day TeamÓ Daily Constitutional Magazine, Issue 1., 2005

                                    ÒAmanda Browder: Bad at Sports InterviewÓ www.badatsports.com podcast. Episode 4.

                                    ÒArtist Story: Amanda BrowderÓ Chicago Artist Resource Webpage

            2004                ÒCheapÓ Ten by Ten Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, January, 2004

ÒGallery GlanceÓ Margaret Hawkins, Chicago Sun Times, June 4, 2004

2003                ÒAuf Dem Teppich gebliebenÓ, Anne Erfle, SŸddeutsche Zeitung, Nr. 156, July 10, 2003

ÒNette IdeenÓ Hanne Weskott, SŸddeutsche Zeitung, Nr. 159, July 14, 2003

ÒNackte €ngste,Ó Freia Oliv, MŸmchner Merkur, July 16, 2003

ÒKuschelecke fŸr Stadtnomaden,Ó Roberta De Righi, Kultur, July 7, 2003

ÒHighlights-Chicago, HyperlinkÓ Contemporary Magazine, No. 51

2002                ÒArt Fair FutureÓ, Pedro Velez, www.artnet.com

                        ÒGallery Stroll,Ó Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, July 21, 2002

1999                ÒChopper Bicycles,Ó Tenaya Darlington, Isthmus Newspaper, Madison, WI June, p. 27.

1998                ÒDavid Coulentianos comes to Beloit,Ó Beloit Daily News, April, article.

1998                Associated Press, Janesville Gazette, April, article featuring my constructed artist David Coulentianos

            1997                Beloit Magazine, cover photo of ÒThe Wind Project,Ó included photo and biography, p.2

            1997                Beloit Times, ÒThe Wind Project,Ó front-page article

Grants:

 

2006                Community Arts Assistance Program Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

Commissions:

 

1997                        Beloit College Sesquicentennial Fund, Beloit College, Beloit, WI:

ÒThe Wind Project,Ó An outdoor installation, commemorating the 150 years of Beloit College

Documentary:

 

1998                        ÒPedalphilesÓ, Director Brian Standing, Eagle Eye Productions, 94min.

A documentary on the bicycle gang ÒSCABÓ (Skids Creating Apocalyptic Bicycles) in Madison, WI.

Featured and interviewed as a member. 

Lectures:

 

2001                International Sculpture Conference, Pittsburgh, PA

                        Lectured on my own work, and the graduate program at UW-Madison,

 

1998                Beloit College, Beloit, WI,

Lectured on the work by David Coulentianos (my constructed artist personality)

 

Exhibitions Curated:

 

                  2004                Hat Exhibition, Beverly Art Center, Beverly, IL

            2001                Foundations Exhibition, University of Wisconsin, Seventh Floor Gallery

 

Websites:

www.thekit.org                                                              A website that features audio interviews of artists, curators, critics, and musicians.

www.careerdayteam.org                                               A website that features projects and public performances by Career Day Team.

www.badatsports.com                                                  A Chicago based podcast that is a review show of art exhibits, books, albums. 

www.careerdayteam.org/amanda_slideshows.html       My portfolio webpage - Sculpture, Installation, Digital, Drawing/Painting, Performance