BORN

Middlesex County, MA

 

EDUCATION

2013    M.F.A. California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA

2010    B.F.A. (Cum Laude), Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA

(Fine Arts, Printmaking Emphasis & Anthropology Minor)

 

ADDITIONAL EDUCATION

2014    The Critique Program: Postgraduate Art and Critical Theory Program, San Francisco / Los Angeles, CA

 

AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS

2016

Award of Excellence, Santa Barbara Printmakers, Santa Barbara, CA

2014

Scholarship, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT

2013/2014

Fellowship, The Critique Program, San Francisco / Los Angeles

2012

Murphy and Cadogan Fellowship in Fine Arts, San Franciso Foundation and SomARTS Cultural Center, San Francisco

Yozo Hamaguchi Printmaking Scholarship, California College of the Arts, Oakland

CCA Scholarship, California College of the Arts, Oakland / San Francisco

2011

Yozo Hamaguchi Printmaking Scholarship, California College of the Arts, Oakland

CCA Scholarship, California College of the Arts, Oakland / San Francisco

 

SOLO & SMALL GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2016

Mirage, Solo Exhibition, Glass Box Gallery, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA

2014

Three Walls and a Window, Four-Person Exhibition, Untitled Prints & Editions, Los Angeles, CA

2010

Four Approaches, Four-Person Exhibition, University Library Gallery, Sonoma State University

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2016

Wellspring, Santa Barbara Printmakers, Bronfman Jewish Community Center, Santa Barbara, CA

Art from the Heart, University Art Gallery, Sonoma State University

CSSSA Faculty Exhibition, CalArts, Valencia, CA

2015

Art from the Heart, University Art Gallery, Sonoma State University

CSSSA Faculty Exhibition, CalArts, Valencia, CA

2014

Deciphering the Print, College Galleries, California College of the Arts, Oakland

SGCI Print Exhibition, Academy of Art University, San Francisco

CSSSA Faculty Exhibition, CalArts, Valencia, CA

Napa Valley College Faculty Exhibition, Napa Valley College, Napa, CA

2013

Painting Expanded, Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art, San Francisco

Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, California College of the Arts, San Francisco

Napa Valley College Faculty Exhibition, Napa Valley College, Napa, CA

2012

Murphy and Cadogan Fellowship Awards Exhibition, SomARTS Cultural Center, San Francisco

Art from the Heart, University Art Gallery, Sonoma State University

2011

International Student Exhibition, Central Academy of Fine Arts Museum, Beijing, China

Hamaguchi Printmaking Exhibition, Isabelle Percy West Gallery, California College of the Arts, Oakland

B.F.A. Exhibition, University Art Gallery, Sonoma State University

Juried Student Exhibition (Curated by Libby Black), University Art Gallery, Sonoma State University

2010

Printmakers and Prodigy, Nancy Fyfe Cardozier Gallery, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Odessa, TX

California Centered: Printmaking Exhibition, Merced County Arts Council,  Merced, CA

Smoke and Mirrors, Plain Brown Wrapper: National Juried Undergraduate Print Portfolio Competition (Curated by Marjorie Devon), University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND

BOOM! An Exhibition of Prints, Santa Rosa City Hall, Santa Rosa, CA

AIRS, Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

2009

Portraits: In Pursuit of Likeness, International Print Center New York, NY

Holy Smokes! Print Show, The Imaginists Theater Collective, Santa Rosa, CA

Juried Student Exhibition (Fall), University Art Gallery, Sonoma State University

Juried Student Exhibition (Spring), University Art Gallery, Sonoma State University

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2013

Greer, Larissa Erin. “Amber Fawn Keig Draws From Real Life”, www.beautifuldecay.com, April 29

2011

Pazzaneze, Lauren. “In Depth with the Artist: Amber Fawn Keig”, www.junkyardarts.com, May 1

 

RESIDENCIES

2015

Visiting Artist (March, July), Untitled Prints and Editions, Los Angeles

2014

Visiting Artist (July), Untitled Prints and Editions, Los Angeles

Four Week Residency (June), Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2017

Adjunct Professor, Printmaking, Napa Valley College, Napa, CA

Adjunct Professor, Foundations of Studio Art, Napa Valley College, Napa, CA

Substitute Instructor, History of Graphic Design (Lecture and Printmaking Demonstration), Napa Valley College, Napa, CA

2016

Full-Time Faculty, Printmaking & Beginning Drawing, California State Summer School for the Arts, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA

Adjunct Professor, Printmaking, Napa Valley College, Napa, CA

2015

Adjunct Professor, Advanced Drawing, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA

Adjunct Professor, Intermediate Drawing, Sonoma State University

Seminar Co-Faculty, BFA Seminar, Sonoma State University

Full-Time Faculty, Beginning Drawing & 2D Design, California State Summer School for the Arts, California Institute of the Arts

Adjunct Professor, Etching 1, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA

Adjunct Professor, Printmaking, Napa Valley College, Napa, CA

Adjunct Professor, Fundamentals of Drawing, Napa Valley College

2014  

Adjunct Professor, Lithography 1, Fall, San Francisco Art Institute

Adjunct Professor, Fundamentals of Drawing, Fall, Napa Valley College

Part-Time Faculty, Beginning Drawing, California State Summer School for the Arts, California Institute of the Arts

Adjunct Professor, Printmaking (Intaglio, Relief, Monotype), Napa Valley College

Substitute Instructor, Creative Drawing, Napa Valley College

2013

Adjunct Professor, Creative Drawing, Fall, Napa Valley College

Substitute Instructor, Drawing I, Napa Valley College

2012

Substitute Instructor, Lithography II, California College of the Arts

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Printmaking (Lithography, Intaglio & Relief), Spring & Fall, California College of the Arts

2011

Substitute Instructor, Life Drawing, Sonoma State University

2008-2010

Teaching Assistant, Sonoma State University

--Intermediate Painting, Beginning Printmaking (Relief, Intaglio & Lithography), Beginning Drawing, Beginning Life Drawing

2006,2009

Artist in Residence, Vichy Alternative Program, Vichy Elementary School, Napa, CA

 

RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2016

Visiting Artist Lecture and Demonstration, Spring, University of California, Santa Barbara

Student Portfolio Reviews, Summer, University of California, Santa Barbara

2014

Artist Lecture, Vermont Studio Center

SGCI Steering Committee Member, Bridges, Southern Graphics Conference International, San Francisco / Oakland

Volunteer, David Wilson's The Possible, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA

2013

Visiting Artist Lecture, Visiting Artist Lecture Series, Sonoma State University

Visiting Artist Lecture, Drawing (Libby Black), California College of the Arts, San Francisco

Visiting Artist Lecture, Lithography II (Greg Piatt), California College of the Arts, San Francisco

2012

Professional Printer for Artist Kim Anno; Photogravures for "Albertine's Work Out" by Anne Carson, Kim Anno, Published by St. Benedict's Literary Institute, Minnesota

Gallery Assistant, Oliver Art Gallery, California College of the Arts, Oakland

"Librarian" in Harrell Fletcher's Alternative Library for We're All Here Because We're Not All There, California College of the Arts, Oakland

Visiting Artist, Letter Press Arts (Cathy Ellis), Sonoma State University

2011

Visiting Artist Lecturer, Drawing (Erik Shearer), Napa Valley College

2010

Assistant Studio Technician, Printmaking Department, Sonoma State University

Artist’s Assistant to Nathan Haenlein

 

2008–2011

Studio Monitor, Printmaking Department, Sonoma State University

 

COLLECTIONS/ARCHIVES

Southern Graphics International Print Archive

2013 MFA NOW Archive Project/Juried Exhibition (Catalogue), Root Division, San Francisco

Print Archive, Sonoma State University Department of Art and Art History

The Drive By Press Print Collection (Traveling Organization)

Print Collection, Osaka University of Arts, Osaka, Japan (Collaboration)