Education
2004
MFA, Creative Writing and Literary Arts, University of Alaska Anchorage.
MFA, Creative Writing and Literary Arts, University of Alaska Anchorage.
1994
BA, Art, University of Nevada, Reno | summa cum laude.
BS, Textiles and Apparel Merchandising, University of Nevada, Reno |summa cum laude.
Business Administration minor, University of Nevada, Reno.
BA, Art, University of Nevada, Reno | summa cum laude.
BS, Textiles and Apparel Merchandising, University of Nevada, Reno |summa cum laude.
Business Administration minor, University of Nevada, Reno.
Selected Exhibition & Award History
Solo Exhibitions
2018
Inheritance: makers. memory. myth.
Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, Anchorage AK (May 4 - August 26).
Alaska State Museum, Juneau AK (December 7 - February 9, 2019).
Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, Anchorage AK (May 4 - August 26).
Alaska State Museum, Juneau AK (December 7 - February 9, 2019).
2016
Reliquary, ConocoPhillips Gallery, Alaska Pacific University, Anchorage AK.
2015
Selected Group Exhibitions
2018
Material: An Exhibition of Original Fiber Artworks from Across the Country, Liana Graham, juror. D'Art Center, Norfolk VA. Awarded for "Inheritance."
The Art of Manipulation, David Heustess, curator. Sarratt Gallery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN.
Material: An Exhibition of Original Fiber Artworks from Across the Country, Liana Graham, juror. D'Art Center, Norfolk VA. Awarded for "Inheritance."
The Art of Manipulation, David Heustess, curator. Sarratt Gallery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN.
2017
Gilding the Lily: 200 Years of Embroidery in Quilts, Pamela Weeks, curator. New England Quilt Museum, Lowell MA.
In Death, Alessandra Piano, curator. Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts, Cedarburg WI.
Quilt National, Nancy Crow, Petra Fallaux & Art Martin, jurors. The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens OH | Foundry Art Center, St. Louis, MO (Oct. 6 - Dec. 1)| Traveling.
Needles & Thread, Mandy Greer, curator. Gallery One Visual Arts Center, Ellensburg WA.
Texas National 2017, 23rd Annual Juried Competition, Benito Huerta, juror. Stephen F. Austin State University, The Cole Art Center's Ledbetter Gallery, Nacogdoches TX.
Women's Works, 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Brenda Oelbaum, curator. Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock IL.
The Thread Unraveled, Samina Islam, curator. VM Art Gallery, Karachi Pakistan.
3rd National Juried Exhibition: Histories & Memories, Joshua Hagler, juror. Indiana State University East, Richmond IN.
2016
Chasing Ghosts: Art that Pierces the Veil Through Remembrance, Legacy and Beyond, Jennifer Gillia Cutshall, curator. Verum Ultimum Gallery, Portland OR.
Fearless, Beate Minkovski, curator. Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock IL. First Place Award for "The Acquisition of Language."
Fragments of Time, KN Goodrich, curator. Alaska Pacific University, Anchorage AK.
3rd Annual Living Mark Exhibition, Jennifer Gillia Cutshall, curator. Verum Ultimum Gallery, Portland OR.
34th Annual New Legacies: Contemporary Art Quilts Exhibition, Jo Fitsell, Louisa Smith, Vicki Carlson & Ellen Martin, jurors. The Lincoln Center, Fort Collins CO. Award for Creative Innovation, "Reliquary #8: Scroll."
Transgressing Traditions: Contemporary Textiles by the Surface Design Association, Dorie Millerson, Karen Hampton & Donna Lamb, jurors. Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn NY.
Focus: Fiber 2016, National Contemporary Fiber Art Show, Jane Sauer, curator. Kent State University Museum, Kent OH. Textile Art Alliance Award for "Girl Story."
Every Fiber of My Being, Diana Weymar, curator. Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, Princeton NJ.
All Alaska Biennial, 2016, Jen Budney, juror. Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, Anchorage AK & Bear Gallery, Fairbanks AK. Juror's Merit Award, "Reliquary #8: Scroll."
Art Cloth North II, blue.hollomon gallery, Anchorage AK.
2015
10" x 10", Bunnell Street Arts Center, Homer AK.
Living Alaska: A Decade of Collecting Contemporary Art for Alaska Museums, Sven Haakanson Jr., curator. Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center.
Quilts=Art=Quilts, Mary Anne Jordan, Linda Colsh & Cynthia Corbin, jurors. Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn NY.
New Directions, 2015 National Juried Contemporary Art Exhibition, Janet Bishop, juror. Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie NY.
All-Alaska Juried XXXV, The Bear Gallery, Fairbanks AK.
2014
All-Alaska Juried XXXV, Bonnie Laing-Malcolmson, juror. Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center. Juror's Merit Award, "Girl Story."
Art Cloth North, blue.hollomon gallery, Anchorage AK.
Quilts=Art=Quilts, Valerie Goodwin & Kathleen Loomis, jurors. Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn NY.
10" x 10," Bunnell Street Arts Center, Homer AK.
2013
Earth, Fire & Fibre XXIX, Andrew Glasgow, juror. Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center. Juror's Choice Award, "Spontaneous Combustion."
Grants
2017 Rasmuson Foundation Individual Artist Project Award
2016 Sustainable Arts Foundation Individual Award
2014 Rasmuson Foundation Individual Artist Fellowship Award
2016 Sustainable Arts Foundation Individual Award
2014 Rasmuson Foundation Individual Artist Fellowship Award
Public Art Commissions
2016
Chugiak-Eagle River Library, Eagle River AK.
Wasilla Public Library, Wasilla AK.
Chugiak-Eagle River Library, Eagle River AK.
Wasilla Public Library, Wasilla AK.
2006
Muldoon Branch Library, Anchorage AK.
Muldoon Branch Library, Anchorage AK.
2003
Samson-Dimond Branch Library, Anchorage AK.
Samson-Dimond Branch Library, Anchorage AK.
Collections
Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center
Alaska Contemporary Art Bank Acquisition
Alaska Humanities Forum
Alaska Contemporary Art Bank Acquisition
Alaska Humanities Forum
Selected Bibliography/Press
2018
DIE ZEIT / Christ & Welt, Sammlung: Ein Bild, Ein Satz, Ein Wunder, curated by Kübra Gümüşay, No. 17, April 19, 2018, p. 6.
Fiber Art Now, Amy Meissner | Re/Generation, by Anne Lee, Vol. 7 Issue 3, Spring 2018, pp. 32 - 35.
Forum: The Magazine of the Alaska Humanities Forum, Transformed by Needle, by Debra McKinney, Spring 2018, pp. 10 - 17.
DIE ZEIT / Christ & Welt, Sammlung: Ein Bild, Ein Satz, Ein Wunder, curated by Kübra Gümüşay, No. 17, April 19, 2018, p. 6.
Fiber Art Now, Amy Meissner | Re/Generation, by Anne Lee, Vol. 7 Issue 3, Spring 2018, pp. 32 - 35.
Forum: The Magazine of the Alaska Humanities Forum, Transformed by Needle, by Debra McKinney, Spring 2018, pp. 10 - 17.
2017
Anchorage Press, Art Sleuth: Why bother with art?, by Joan Bundy, Nov. 8 2017.
Machine Quilting Unlimited, How to Raise a Dragon, by Amy Meissner, May/June, 2017.
Alaska Dispatch News, Alaska artist reaches across fear and uncertainty, op-ed by Shehla Anjum, Jan. 30, 2017.
Anchorage Press, Art Sleuth: Why bother with art?, by Joan Bundy, Nov. 8 2017.
Machine Quilting Unlimited, How to Raise a Dragon, by Amy Meissner, May/June, 2017.
Alaska Dispatch News, Alaska artist reaches across fear and uncertainty, op-ed by Shehla Anjum, Jan. 30, 2017.
2016
THE Gynocratic Art Gallery blog, The Pull of the Needle: Diana Weymar and the Landscape of Cloth, review by Amy Meissner, Aug. 2016.
Be Inspired, The Fabric of a Woman, interview by Mary Bennellick, Vol. 5 (Be Creative Annual), 2016.
Anchorage Press, Come Find Me: Amy Meissner and the Secret Life of Cloth, by Dawnell Smith, Feb. 4, 2016.
THE Gynocratic Art Gallery blog, The Pull of the Needle: Diana Weymar and the Landscape of Cloth, review by Amy Meissner, Aug. 2016.
Be Inspired, The Fabric of a Woman, interview by Mary Bennellick, Vol. 5 (Be Creative Annual), 2016.
Anchorage Press, Come Find Me: Amy Meissner and the Secret Life of Cloth, by Dawnell Smith, Feb. 4, 2016.
2015
CIRQUE Literary Journal, Swallowing the Needle, essay by Amy Meissner, (Vol. 6, issue 2), 2015.
Mabel Magazine, Living In ... Alaska, essay by Amy Meissner, Issue No. 4, 2015.
Mr. X Stitch: Contemporary Embroidery & Needlecraft, The Funk Files: Embroidery Frontiers -- Meet Amy Meissner, interview by Jen Funk Weber, Oct. 23, 2015.
Knotwe: The Hub for Fiber, Textiles, Surface Design, Balance, interview by Kari Lorenson, 2015.
CIRQUE Literary Journal, Swallowing the Needle, essay by Amy Meissner, (Vol. 6, issue 2), 2015.
Mabel Magazine, Living In ... Alaska, essay by Amy Meissner, Issue No. 4, 2015.
Mr. X Stitch: Contemporary Embroidery & Needlecraft, The Funk Files: Embroidery Frontiers -- Meet Amy Meissner, interview by Jen Funk Weber, Oct. 23, 2015.
Knotwe: The Hub for Fiber, Textiles, Surface Design, Balance, interview by Kari Lorenson, 2015.