Amy Steel

1616 SE 32nd PL. Portland, 97214

503-515-7381

amysteel@yahoo.com

www.amy-steel.com

Education

2006-present    Portland State University, MFA, 2008

1995-2000         School of the Art Institute of Chicago, BFA, Interdisciplinary          

Teaching Experience                     

Summer 2008      Instructor Comics Design and Style for Teens, Pacific Northwest College of Art                                  (PNCA), Portland, OR.

Winter   2008      Teacher 2D Design, Portland State University, Portland, OR.

Fall      2007      Teacher 2D Design, Portland State University, Portland, OR.

Spring   2007      Teaching Assistant 2D Design, Portland State University, Portland, OR.        

Winter   2007      Teaching Assistant Social Practice, Portland State University, Portland, OR.

Summer   2007      Instructor Contemporary Approaches to Drawing ages 13-16, PNCA, Portland, OR.

2001 -   2007      Instructor SmartWorks, Summer Art Program, 2-D and 3-D ages 4-13, PNCA.

2002 -   2006      Instructor PNCA Outreach Program: Painting, Clay, Sculpture, and Mosaic,     Arleta                                    Elementary, Portland OR.

Fall      2006      Instructor, Fiber Arts 7-9 PNCA.

Summer   2006      Instructor, Silk Painting, Soft Sculpture, Wood Sculpture, Youth Workshops,                                              Shriners Hospital.

Spring   2006      Instructor, Draw, Paint, Sculpt, (ages 7-9), PNCA.

Fall      2005      Instructor, Art Explorers, (ages 4-6), PNCA.

Summer   2003      Instructor, Embellishment for Adults, cotaught with Lauren Obenour, PNCA.

Spring   2002      Instructor Art Explorers ages 4-6, Pacific Northwest College of Art.

Spring   2002      Instructor Pattern and Design ages 7-9, Pacific Northwest College of Art.   

Fall      2001      Teaching Assistant High School Summer Institute, Pacific Northwest College                                                of Art.      

Summer   2001      Instructor Fiber Arts ages 7-9, Pacific Northwest College of Art.     

Experience

2002-2005        Arts In Focus Lead Portland Children’s Museum, Portland, OR.

• Led workshops in clay, painting, shadow puppetry, soft sculpture, and painting
• Traveled to offsite locations to deliver exceptional art programs
• Maintained the museums clay studio as well as arts in focus class rooms.
• Scheduled workshops, and artists residencies
• Worked with School Teachers to establish high quality residency programs.

2003                     Apprentice, Fabric Workshop and Museum,Philadelphia, PA.

• Worked as a receptionist and gallery attendent.
• Maintained the screen printing studio
• Assisted staff with artist projects
• Created 2 repeat designs on fabric.

2002                     Commisioned Artist Self Enhancement Incorporated, Portland, Or.        

• Facilitated the creation of a self portrait quilt with youth.
• Taught painting and self portraiture.

Exhibitions

2008                       Good Morning,  MFA Thesis, MK Gallery PSU, Portland.

                             Ghost Story Exchange,  Reed Arts Week, Portland.

                             A penny for your thoughts with Gary Wiseman, Stumptown Coffee, Portland.

2007                       Human Pyramid,  Autzen Gallery, Portland.

                             Scratching the Surface, Gallery Homeland, Portland.

2006                       Benefit Show, Gallery Homeland, Portland.

                             Freeway Hypnosis, Tilt Gallery, Portland. 

                             Portland Modern Exhibition, Disjecta, Portland.

2005                       Familiar, Gallery Homeland, Portland. 

                             Appetite for Destruction.  Pacific Switchboard/ Albina Press.

2004                       Repetitive Action Syndrome.  Disjecta, Portland.

                             Sharp and Sweet Reading Frenzy, Portland.

                             Members Show, Pacific Switchboard, Portland.

                             Benefit Show, ABC NO Rio, New York City.

2002                       Faculty Exhibition, PNCA.

2000                       Undergraduate Exhibition, Gallery 2, Chicago.

Awards

Laurels Scholarship, Portland State University, 2007-2008.

Oregon Sports Lottery Graduate Scholarship, Portland State University, 2006-2007.

Art Dept. Scholarship, Portland State University, 2006-2007.

Presidential Merit scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago 1995-2000.