Amber Imrie
1988 Newton County ⋅ Arkansas
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Education
2024 ICI Curatorial Forum and Exchange Program ⋅ EXPO ⋅ Chicago 2021 TAAS Fellowship ⋅ The Alternative Art School 2018 Masters of Fine Art ⋅ Stanford University 2013 Bachelors in Practice of Art ⋅ University of California Berkeley Institution Collections
2025 Permanent Collection ⋅ Above Ground ⋅ Bates Museum of Art ⋅ ME 2019 Permanent Collection ⋅ Between Churches ⋅ San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles ⋅ CA 2018 Permanent Collection ⋅ Beantown, USA ⋅ Embark Gallery ⋅ CA Solo Exhibitions
2026 from where the current slows ⋅ John F. Lott Gallery LHUCA ⋅ Lubbock ⋅ TX 2025 the year my heart turned to water ⋅Midnight Gallery ⋅ Bentonville ⋅ AR 2022 Dear Ozarks ⋅ Mount Sequoyah Creative Center ⋅ Fayetteville ⋅ AR 2019 Journey ⋅ San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles ⋅ Resident Artist Gallery ⋅ San Jose ⋅ CA 2016 Abuzz ⋅ Napa Valley Museum ⋅ Spotlight Gallery ⋅ Napa ⋅ CA It’ll Do Rd ⋅ Abrams Claghorn ⋅ Albany ⋅ CA 2015 Buffalo ⋅ Fayetteville Underground ⋅ Gallery 3 ⋅ Fayetteville ⋅ AR 2014 Navigation ⋅ NDSM Treehouse ⋅ Amsterdam ⋅ Netherlands FaceSpace ⋅ DogPatch Gallery ⋅ San Francisco ⋅ CA Group & Two-Person Exhibitions
2026 21C Video Art Installation Commission, Bentonville, AR Outer Limits Symposium, UC San Diego, CA Alchemists, Eleventh Hour Gallery, TransArt Fest, Brooklyn, NY Fine Art Fair, Creative Spaces Booth, Fayetteville, AR Prioritizing Pleasure in the Queer South, The School of Art, Fayetteville, AR 2025 Our Art, Our Region, Our Time, Alexander Gallery, Fayetteville, AR To M(end) ⋅ Midnight Gallery ⋅ Bentonville, AR Booth E21 ⋅ San Francisco Art Fair ⋅ The Alternative Art School ⋅ San Francisco, CA Rooted ⋅ MIXD Gallery ⋅ Rogers, AR Lore ⋅ The Slit ⋅ two-person show ⋅ Los Angeles, CA Petty not Pretty ⋅ Midnight Gallery ⋅ Bentonville, AR 2024 Contemporary Art in Rural America ⋅ The Bates Museum of Art ⋅ Bates College, Fairfield, ME Queering Rednecks ⋅ IM Studios ⋅ Bates College, Fairfield, ME Chosen Families ⋅ Artist/Curator Grant Recipient ⋅ The Medium ⋅ Springdale, AR 2023 Entanglements ⋅ The Boehm Gallery at Palomar College⋅ San Marcos, CA People Next Door ⋅ Acansa Gallery ⋅ Little Rock, AR Generations - 3rd place Jury award ⋅ Fenix Gallery ⋅ Fayetteville, AR Ozark Home ⋅ The Medium ⋅ Springdale, AR 2022 21C Museum Elevate ⋅ 21c Museum Hotel ⋅ Bentonville, AR 45th Anniversary Exhibition: New Directions ⋅ San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles ⋅ San Jose ⋅ CA For The Feast of the Family ⋅ Durational Performance Grant Recipient ⋅ The Ramble ⋅ Fayetteville ⋅ AR Queer - 3rd place Jury award⋅ Fenix Gallery ⋅ Fayetteville ⋅ AR 2021 Lesbiennale ⋅ The Eurocentralasian Lesbian* Community ⋅ Brussels, Belgium & Virtual 2020 Existimos ⋅ Proyecto Galeria ⋅ Mexico City ⋅ Mexico 2018 Taking Temperatures ⋅ Embark Gallery ⋅ San Francisco ⋅ CA Bay Area MFA ⋅ Mills Tower ⋅ San Francisco ⋅ CA Where Here ⋅ Stanford Art Gallery ⋅ Palo Alto ⋅ CA 2017 Trading Card Art Show ⋅ Gristle Gallery ⋅ Brooklyn ⋅ NY Spread ⋅ Embark Gallery ⋅ San Francisco ⋅ CA MFA NOW ⋅ Root Division ⋅ San Francisco ⋅ CA Hi 5 ⋅ Coulter Gallery ⋅ Stanford ⋅ CA 2015 Paseo Art Festival ⋅ Taos ⋅ NM Botanical: All things plant life ⋅ Bedford Gallery ⋅ Walnut Creek ⋅ CA Cabinet of Curiosities ⋅ Paxton Gate ⋅ San Francisco ⋅ CA Strike Away ⋅ Paxton Gate Kids ⋅ San Francisco ⋅ CA DeCatur Art Festival Juried show - 2nd place ⋅ Agnes Scott College ⋅Dalton Gallery ⋅ Decatur ⋅ GA 2014 Get Small ⋅ Session Space ⋅ Oakland ⋅ CA 2013 Uncovered Territories ⋅ Worth Ryder Gallery ⋅ Berkeley ⋅ CA Ultraverse ⋅ Worth Ryder Gallery ⋅ Berkeley ⋅ CA 2012 Liminal ⋅ Worth Ryder Gallery ⋅ Berkeley ⋅ CA Decoyhybrid ⋅ Worth Ryder Gallery ⋅ Berkeley ⋅ CA PenPalery ⋅ Worth Ryder Gallery ⋅ Berkeley ⋅ CA 2011 A Conversation ⋅ UpStairs at the Market ⋅ Los Angeles ⋅ CA |
Honors / Grants / Awards
2026 Weekend Starts Upper Ramble Activations Grant, City of Fayetteville, Fayetteville, AR
- Finding your flow (Aug ‘26) & Grounding (Oct ‘26) (upcoming)
2023 Artist 360 Practicing Artist Grant ⋅ Mid-America Artist Alliance
Creative Exchange Fund Spectra Series Grant ⋅ CACHE ⋅ The Medium
Generations Juried Exhibition Award ⋅ Third Place ⋅ Fenix Gallery
2022 Art on The Ramble Activation Grant ⋅ For The Feast of the Family ⋅ City of Fayetteville Grant ⋅ The Ramble
Queer Juried Exhibition Award ⋅ Third Place ⋅ Fenix Gallery
2018 Anita Squires Fowler Award ⋅ Excellence in Photography ⋅ Stanford University
The Gordon F. Hampton Fellowship ⋅ Stanford University
2017 Murphy Cadogan Award & Scholarship ⋅ San Francisco Foundation
The Gordon F. Hampton Fellowship ⋅ Stanford University
2015 Ursula and Barney Berkowitz Scholarship ⋅ Project Support Grant for Hum ⋅ Paseo Art Festival
Traveling Artist Grant ⋅ Buffalo Solo Show ⋅ Walmart Foundation & Fayetteville Underground Gallery
2014 DeCatur Art Festival Juried Exhibition ⋅ Second place ⋅ Dalton Gallery Georgia
2013 Excellences in Sculpture ⋅ Class of 2013 ⋅ University of California, Berkeley
2026 Weekend Starts Upper Ramble Activations Grant, City of Fayetteville, Fayetteville, AR
- Finding your flow (Aug ‘26) & Grounding (Oct ‘26) (upcoming)
2023 Artist 360 Practicing Artist Grant ⋅ Mid-America Artist Alliance
Creative Exchange Fund Spectra Series Grant ⋅ CACHE ⋅ The Medium
Generations Juried Exhibition Award ⋅ Third Place ⋅ Fenix Gallery
2022 Art on The Ramble Activation Grant ⋅ For The Feast of the Family ⋅ City of Fayetteville Grant ⋅ The Ramble
Queer Juried Exhibition Award ⋅ Third Place ⋅ Fenix Gallery
2018 Anita Squires Fowler Award ⋅ Excellence in Photography ⋅ Stanford University
The Gordon F. Hampton Fellowship ⋅ Stanford University
2017 Murphy Cadogan Award & Scholarship ⋅ San Francisco Foundation
The Gordon F. Hampton Fellowship ⋅ Stanford University
2015 Ursula and Barney Berkowitz Scholarship ⋅ Project Support Grant for Hum ⋅ Paseo Art Festival
Traveling Artist Grant ⋅ Buffalo Solo Show ⋅ Walmart Foundation & Fayetteville Underground Gallery
2014 DeCatur Art Festival Juried Exhibition ⋅ Second place ⋅ Dalton Gallery Georgia
2013 Excellences in Sculpture ⋅ Class of 2013 ⋅ University of California, Berkeley
Residencies
2026 Residency Designer & Lead Facilitator ⋅ TAAS X Mount Sequoyah Summer Ozark Storytelling Residency, Fayetteville AR
2025 ICI Mississippi Basin Project Curatorial Retreat ⋅ ACRE ⋅ WI
ACRE Residency ⋅ Session 2 ⋅ WI
Library Resident ⋅ Feb ⋅ The Slit ⋅ Los Angeles, CA
2019 ChaNorth Art Residency ⋅ Oct ⋅ Pine Plains ⋅ NY
San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles ⋅ Summer ⋅ San Jose ⋅ CA
2015 Elsewhere Studios Artist in Residence ⋅ Elsewhere Studios ⋅ Winter ⋅ Paonia ⋅ CO
2014 NDSM Treehouse ⋅ Oct ⋅ Amsterdam ⋅ Netherlands
2026 Residency Designer & Lead Facilitator ⋅ TAAS X Mount Sequoyah Summer Ozark Storytelling Residency, Fayetteville AR
2025 ICI Mississippi Basin Project Curatorial Retreat ⋅ ACRE ⋅ WI
ACRE Residency ⋅ Session 2 ⋅ WI
Library Resident ⋅ Feb ⋅ The Slit ⋅ Los Angeles, CA
2019 ChaNorth Art Residency ⋅ Oct ⋅ Pine Plains ⋅ NY
San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles ⋅ Summer ⋅ San Jose ⋅ CA
2015 Elsewhere Studios Artist in Residence ⋅ Elsewhere Studios ⋅ Winter ⋅ Paonia ⋅ CO
2014 NDSM Treehouse ⋅ Oct ⋅ Amsterdam ⋅ Netherlands
Talks & Panels
2026. ArtBridges Creative Career Chats, Whole Health Institute, Bentonville, AR
Inspired by Nature Panel Talk ⋅ Table Talks ⋅ The Medium ⋅ Springdale AR
2025 Lore Exhibition Artist Talk ⋅ w/ Arden Carlson ⋅ The Slit ⋅ Los Angeles, CA
2024 Visiting Artist ⋅ panel speaker & studio visits ⋅ Bates College ⋅ ME
Art in Place ⋅ panel Speaker ⋅ ULA Place Summit ⋅ Fayetteville, AR
2023 The 15th Annual ArtBO International Artfair ⋅ ‘Who curates you?’ ⋅ panel Speaker ⋅ Bogatá, Columbia
Visiting Artist Talk ⋅ Kendall College of Art & Design of Ferris State University ⋅ Grand Rapids
2022 Visiting Artist Talk ⋅ The Alternative Art School ⋅ TAAS online Campus ⋅ youtube
AMMPLify Art Festival ⋅ ‘Building Community’ ⋅ Panel Speaker ⋅ Mount Sequoyah Art Center ⋅ Fayetteville ⋅ AR
2020 Existimos Artist Talk ⋅ PRMX ⋅ Over Zoom & on Youtube ⋅ Mexico City, Mexico
2017 The Gathering Exhibition Artist Talk ⋅ Abrams Claghorn ⋅ Albany ⋅ CA
2014 UC Berkeley Artsbridge Education Scholar ⋅ University of California, Berkeley ⋅ Berkeley ⋅ CA
DogPatch Gallery Exhibition Artist Talk ⋅ Dogpatch Gallery ⋅ San Francisco ⋅ CA
2026. ArtBridges Creative Career Chats, Whole Health Institute, Bentonville, AR
Inspired by Nature Panel Talk ⋅ Table Talks ⋅ The Medium ⋅ Springdale AR
2025 Lore Exhibition Artist Talk ⋅ w/ Arden Carlson ⋅ The Slit ⋅ Los Angeles, CA
2024 Visiting Artist ⋅ panel speaker & studio visits ⋅ Bates College ⋅ ME
Art in Place ⋅ panel Speaker ⋅ ULA Place Summit ⋅ Fayetteville, AR
2023 The 15th Annual ArtBO International Artfair ⋅ ‘Who curates you?’ ⋅ panel Speaker ⋅ Bogatá, Columbia
Visiting Artist Talk ⋅ Kendall College of Art & Design of Ferris State University ⋅ Grand Rapids
2022 Visiting Artist Talk ⋅ The Alternative Art School ⋅ TAAS online Campus ⋅ youtube
AMMPLify Art Festival ⋅ ‘Building Community’ ⋅ Panel Speaker ⋅ Mount Sequoyah Art Center ⋅ Fayetteville ⋅ AR
2020 Existimos Artist Talk ⋅ PRMX ⋅ Over Zoom & on Youtube ⋅ Mexico City, Mexico
2017 The Gathering Exhibition Artist Talk ⋅ Abrams Claghorn ⋅ Albany ⋅ CA
2014 UC Berkeley Artsbridge Education Scholar ⋅ University of California, Berkeley ⋅ Berkeley ⋅ CA
DogPatch Gallery Exhibition Artist Talk ⋅ Dogpatch Gallery ⋅ San Francisco ⋅ CA
Teaching +
2026 Instructor ⋅ Off-Times TAAS Newspaper ⋅ The Alternative Art School
Instructor ⋅ Art & Language ⋅ The Alternative Art School
2025 Instructor ⋅ Time-based Media ISP ⋅ The Alternative Art School
2024 Instructor ⋅ Independent Study Program ⋅ 2024- 2025 ⋅ The Alternative Art School
2023 Instructor ⋅ Art & Gender ⋅ Fall session 2023 ⋅ The Alternative Art School
Instructor ⋅ Embodying Process ⋅ Summer session 2023 ⋅ The Alternative Art School
Instructor ⋅ Embodying Process ⋅ Spring session 2023 ⋅ The Alternative Art School
Art & Social Practice/ Public Art Mentor ⋅ AMPlify Festival Mentorship Program ⋅ Mount Sequoyah Creative Center
2022 Instructor ⋅ Artists on Social Media ⋅ Fall session 2022 ⋅ The Alternative Art School
Instructor ⋅ Embodying Process ⋅ Summer session 2022 ⋅ The Alternative Art School
Instructor ⋅ Art Lab ⋅ Spring Session 2022 ⋅ The Alternative Art School
2021 Teaching Assistant ⋅ Hito Steyerl ⋅ Resilience? ⋅ The Alternative Art School
Teaching Assistant ⋅ Yael Bartana ⋅ Haunting our Ghosts ⋅ The Alternative Art School
Teaching Assistant ⋅ Yael Bartana ⋅ Masterclass ⋅ The Alternative Art School
2018 Instructor ⋅ Interdisciplinary Art Survey ⋅ 4 Units ⋅ Stanford University ⋅ CA
Teaching Assistant ⋅ Gail Wight ⋅ Book Art Object ⋅ Stanford University ⋅ CA
2017 Teaching Assistant ⋅ Gail Wight ⋅ Hybrid Print ⋅ Stanford University ⋅ CA
Teaching Assistant ⋅ Paul Demarinis ⋅ Making with Arduino ⋅ Stanford University ⋅ CA
Teaching Assistant ⋅ Enrique Chagoya ⋅ Drawing 1 ⋅ Stanford University ⋅ CA
Graduate Representative ⋅ MFA class of 2018 ⋅ Stanford University ⋅ Palo Alto ⋅ CA
2016 Teaching Assistant ⋅ Camille Utterback ⋅ Sculptural Screens & Malleable Media ⋅ Stanford
Artist Media Assistant ⋅ Adriana Villagran ⋅ San Francisco ⋅ CA
Founder & Lead Facilitator ⋅ Camp Venison ⋅ Venison Magazine ⋅ Oakland ⋅ CA
2026 Instructor ⋅ Off-Times TAAS Newspaper ⋅ The Alternative Art School
Instructor ⋅ Art & Language ⋅ The Alternative Art School
2025 Instructor ⋅ Time-based Media ISP ⋅ The Alternative Art School
2024 Instructor ⋅ Independent Study Program ⋅ 2024- 2025 ⋅ The Alternative Art School
2023 Instructor ⋅ Art & Gender ⋅ Fall session 2023 ⋅ The Alternative Art School
Instructor ⋅ Embodying Process ⋅ Summer session 2023 ⋅ The Alternative Art School
Instructor ⋅ Embodying Process ⋅ Spring session 2023 ⋅ The Alternative Art School
Art & Social Practice/ Public Art Mentor ⋅ AMPlify Festival Mentorship Program ⋅ Mount Sequoyah Creative Center
2022 Instructor ⋅ Artists on Social Media ⋅ Fall session 2022 ⋅ The Alternative Art School
Instructor ⋅ Embodying Process ⋅ Summer session 2022 ⋅ The Alternative Art School
Instructor ⋅ Art Lab ⋅ Spring Session 2022 ⋅ The Alternative Art School
2021 Teaching Assistant ⋅ Hito Steyerl ⋅ Resilience? ⋅ The Alternative Art School
Teaching Assistant ⋅ Yael Bartana ⋅ Haunting our Ghosts ⋅ The Alternative Art School
Teaching Assistant ⋅ Yael Bartana ⋅ Masterclass ⋅ The Alternative Art School
2018 Instructor ⋅ Interdisciplinary Art Survey ⋅ 4 Units ⋅ Stanford University ⋅ CA
Teaching Assistant ⋅ Gail Wight ⋅ Book Art Object ⋅ Stanford University ⋅ CA
2017 Teaching Assistant ⋅ Gail Wight ⋅ Hybrid Print ⋅ Stanford University ⋅ CA
Teaching Assistant ⋅ Paul Demarinis ⋅ Making with Arduino ⋅ Stanford University ⋅ CA
Teaching Assistant ⋅ Enrique Chagoya ⋅ Drawing 1 ⋅ Stanford University ⋅ CA
Graduate Representative ⋅ MFA class of 2018 ⋅ Stanford University ⋅ Palo Alto ⋅ CA
2016 Teaching Assistant ⋅ Camille Utterback ⋅ Sculptural Screens & Malleable Media ⋅ Stanford
Artist Media Assistant ⋅ Adriana Villagran ⋅ San Francisco ⋅ CA
Founder & Lead Facilitator ⋅ Camp Venison ⋅ Venison Magazine ⋅ Oakland ⋅ CA
Curatorial Work
2025 Art in Rural America ⋅ ICI Commissioned Text in collaboration with Kate Bowen ⋅ remote (upcoming)
2024 New Orleans Assembly with ICI ⋅ ICI ⋅ New Orleans
Women of the Ozarks Exhibition ⋅ Juror ⋅ NW Arkansas
ICI curatorial advisor ⋅ fall 2024 ⋅ remote
Chosen Families ⋅ Artist/Curator Grant Recipient ⋅ The Medium ⋅ Springdale, AR
Transfigure⋅ Artist/Curator Grant Recipient ⋅ Fenix Gallery ⋅ Fayetteville, AR
Supported Artist/Curator ⋅ ICI Curatorial Forum and Exchange Program ⋅ EXPO ⋅ Chicago
The 15th Annual ArtBO International Artfair ⋅ ‘Who curates you?’ ⋅ Panel Speaker ⋅ Bogatá, Columbia
2022 SAHA/ TAAS Fellowship Award ⋅ Jury member
2022 AMMplify Festival ⋅ Interdisciplinary Art Curator & Mentor
2013- 2017
Venison Magazine ⋅ Founder & Editor-in-Chief ⋅ Online ⋅ vensionmagazine.com
2014 Hearth ⋅ DogPatch Gallery ⋅ San Francisco ⋅ CA
2013 Uncovered Territories ⋅ Worth Ryder Gallery ⋅ Berkeley ⋅ CA
Toothache ⋅ Alley Cat Gallery ⋅ San Francisco ⋅ CA
2012 Hurry up and Wait ⋅ DogPatch Gallery ⋅ San Francisco ⋅ CA
2025 Art in Rural America ⋅ ICI Commissioned Text in collaboration with Kate Bowen ⋅ remote (upcoming)
2024 New Orleans Assembly with ICI ⋅ ICI ⋅ New Orleans
Women of the Ozarks Exhibition ⋅ Juror ⋅ NW Arkansas
ICI curatorial advisor ⋅ fall 2024 ⋅ remote
Chosen Families ⋅ Artist/Curator Grant Recipient ⋅ The Medium ⋅ Springdale, AR
Transfigure⋅ Artist/Curator Grant Recipient ⋅ Fenix Gallery ⋅ Fayetteville, AR
Supported Artist/Curator ⋅ ICI Curatorial Forum and Exchange Program ⋅ EXPO ⋅ Chicago
The 15th Annual ArtBO International Artfair ⋅ ‘Who curates you?’ ⋅ Panel Speaker ⋅ Bogatá, Columbia
2022 SAHA/ TAAS Fellowship Award ⋅ Jury member
2022 AMMplify Festival ⋅ Interdisciplinary Art Curator & Mentor
2013- 2017
Venison Magazine ⋅ Founder & Editor-in-Chief ⋅ Online ⋅ vensionmagazine.com
2014 Hearth ⋅ DogPatch Gallery ⋅ San Francisco ⋅ CA
2013 Uncovered Territories ⋅ Worth Ryder Gallery ⋅ Berkeley ⋅ CA
Toothache ⋅ Alley Cat Gallery ⋅ San Francisco ⋅ CA
2012 Hurry up and Wait ⋅ DogPatch Gallery ⋅ San Francisco ⋅ CA