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)