Amy Funderburk, Artist

Select Invitational Group Exhibitions
2009	• Many Paths, One Source: The Path of the Artist and the Creative Spirit - The Chalice Well Trust, Chilkwell Street, Glastonbury, Somerset, England. (invitational of seven artists as part of The Chalice Well Trust's 50th Anniversary Conference.
	• Artspace Summer Arts Program Instructor Exhibition - Gallery 2, Artspace, Raleigh, NC
2008	• Reflections: Politics and Religion in Art - Mary Holt Davis Gallery, Salem Fine Arts Center, Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC (invitational show of 16 women)
2007	• The Periphery - Arts Council of Winston-Salem Forsyth County, Eleanor Davis Gallery, Sawtooth Building, Winston-Salem, NC (invitational four person show)
	• Artworks Gallery Invitational - Winston-Salem, NC (invitational)
2006	• Blurring Racial Barriers - Fine Arts Center, Salem College, Winston-Salem NC
2005	• Blurring Racial Barriers - Diggs Gallery, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem NC
2004	• North Carolina Arts Council Visual and Film/Video Artist Fellowship Recipients’ Exhibition - Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, NC
	• North Carolina Arts Council Visual and Film/Video Artist Fellowship Recipients’ Exhibition - McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC
2003	• Body Language - W.H. Moring Jr. Art Center Gallery, Randolph Arts Guild, Asheboro, NC
	• Body Language - Arts United for Davidson County, Lexington, NC
	• Journeys: Work From Artists’ International Travels - Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC, guest curated by Amy Funderburk
	• The Artists of Winston-Salem - Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, NC.
	• Allegory - Milton Rhodes Gallery, Sawtooth Building, Winston-Salem Forsyth County Arts Council, Winston-Salem, NC, guest curated by Amy Funderburk
2002	• Journeys: Work From Artists’ International Travels - Milton Rhodes Gallery, Sawtooth Building, Winston-Salem Forsyth County Arts Council, Winston-Salem, NC (five person invitational guest curated by Amy Funderburk)
2000	• A Local Artist’s Perception of Winston-Salem - Milton Rhodes Gallery, Sawtooth Building, Winston- Salem, NC (Arts Council Invitational exhibition)
	• 2000 Winner’s Invitational Exhibition - Davidson County Museum of Art, Lexington, NC (exhibition of 1999 juried show award winners)
	• Creating Ceremony - Main Gallery, Theater Art Galleries, High Point, NC (four person show)
1999	• Regional Artist Retrospective - Sawtooth Building Galleries, Winston-Salem, NC
1998	• Aqua - Morning Song Gallery, Lenoir, NC (invitational)
	• Where The Wild Things Are - Morning Song Gallery, Lenoir, NC (invitational)
	• Love Me To Death - Morning Song Gallery, Lenoir, NC (invitational)
1997	• 40th Anniversary Salon, AAWS Exhibiting and Associate Members, Milton Rhodes and Associated Artists Galleries, Sawtooth Building, Winston-Salem, NC
1995	• The First Five Years: Emerging Artists Retrospective 1988 - 1992, Milton Rhodes Gallery, Sawtooth Building, Winston-Salem, NC
1993	• Four Women, Four Styles - Caldwell Arts Council, Lenoir, NC
1992	• The Figure In Art - W. H. Moring Jr. Art Center Gallery, Randolph Arts Guild, Asheboro, NC
	• Invitational Exhibition - Ursa Major Gallery, Charlotte, NC
	• Complements: Still-Life and Figurative - Salem College Fine Art Center, Winston-Salem, NC
1991	• 1990 Emerging Artists - Arts Council Board Room Gallery, Arts Council Offices, Winston-Salem, NC

Select Juried Exhibitions
2005	• Halpert Biennial - Catherine J. Smith Gallery, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
2002	• Thirtieth Annual Competition for North Carolina Artists - Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, NC
	• Juried Photography Exhibition - Arts United for Davidson County, Lexington, NC
	• Twenty-Fourth Annual Raleigh Fine Arts Society Artists Exhibition - Frankie G. Weems Art Gallery, Gaddy-Hamrick Art Center, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
2001	• Halpert Biennial - Catherine J. Smith Gallery, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
2000	• The Border Biennial 2000 - Springs and Alternative Galleries, Museum of York County, Rock Hill, SC (third place award)
1999	• Contemporary Relics: The Egypt of the Imagination - Gallery on Level Three, William King Regional Arts Center, Abingdon, VA
	• The 26th Annual Spotlight Juried Art Exhibition - Davidson County Museum of Art, Lexington, NC (first place award)
	• Twenty-First Annual Raleigh Fine Arts Society Artists Exhibition - Frankie G. Weems Art Gallery, Gaddy-Hamrick Art Center, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
1998	• Twenty-Sixth Annual Competition for North Carolina Artists - Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, NC
1997	• Halpert Biennial - Catherine J. Smith Gallery, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
	• The 24th Annual Spotlight Juried Art Exhibition - Davidson County Museum of Art, Lexington, NC
	• Ancient Fragments: In A New Light - Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
1997	• Annual Judged Photography Exhibition - Davidson County Museum of Art, Lexington, NC (honorable mention)
1995	• Homecoming: ASU Art Alumni - Catherine Smith Gallery, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
	• Spotlight '95 Juried Art Exhibition - Davidson County Museum of Art, Lexington, NC
	• Whose Body Is It Anyway? - Mills Pond House Gallery, Smithtown Township Arts Council, St. James, NY
	• Holy Baloney - Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
1994	• 40th Annual Juried Show - Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC 1994-1995
	• Positive Images of Diversity - Margaret Fort Trahern Gallery, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
	• Transformation: Death as Metaphor - Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
	• Portraits: Contemporary and Historical Works - The Delaplaine Visual Arts Center, Frederick, MD (twelve contemporary artists exhibited)
1993	• 30th Annual Dimensions Juried Show - Milton Rhodes Gallery, Sawtooth Building, Winston-Salem, NC
	• Halpert Biennial - Catherine Smith Gallery, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
1991	• 28th Annual Dimensions Juried Show - Milton Rhodes Gallery, Sawtooth Building, Winston-Salem, NC
	• The Sixth Juried Show - The Center/Gallery at the Artscenter, Carrboro, NC
	• Tenth Annual Henley Southeastern Spectrum - The Milton Rhodes and AAWS Galleries, Sawtooth Building, Winston-Salem, NC
1990	• The Red Clay Survey - Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL
	• Spectre of the Witch - The World Gallery, Asheville, NC

Awards, Grants, and Residencies
2008	• Selected for inclusion in the North Carolina Arts Council online Touring Artist Directory
2007	• Three works selected to travel to the US Embassy in Estonia for a two year loan
2006	• Women in the Arts seed grant, Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts.
2005	• Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT: April 2005 Residency; Full Fellowship Award (2004)
2004	• Nominated for inaugural inclusion on Southern Artistry, a website by the Southern Arts Federation
2002	• Visual Artists Fellowship from North Carolina Arts Council, 2002-2003
2000	• Third Place, The Border Biennial 2000 - Springs and Alternative Galleries, Museum of York County, Rock Hill, SC
1999	• First Place, The 26th Annual Spotlight Juried Art Exhibition - Davidson Co. Museum of Art, Lexington, NC
1997	• Honorable Mention, Annual Judged Photography Exhibition - Davidson Co. Museum of Art, Lexington, NC
1995	• Honorable Mention, Annual Member's Open Exhibition, Davidson County Museum of Art, Lexington, NC
	• Honorable Mention, Spotlight '95 Juried Art Exhibition, Davidson County Museum of Art, Lexington, NC
1991	• Solo Show Award, The Sixth Juried Show, The Center/Gallery at the ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC
	• Two Honorable Mentions, The Sixth Juried Show, The Center/Gallery at the ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC
	• Second Place, Pattern Noise AAWS Exhibiting Members Show
1990	• Emerging Artist Fellowship Grant from Winston-Salem Forsyth County Arts Council 1990-1991
1989	• Excellence Award, Associate Member, Associated Artists of Winston-Salem Summer Select
1988	• Senior Award, Appalachian State University Art Expo
1987	• Junior Award, Appalachian State University Art Expo

Permanent Collections
	• Portrait, landscape, and other commissions; private collections in the US and the Republic of Ireland
2008	• Derreenataggart Stone Circle with Gorse, watercolor, Permanent Collection, Dubai Aerospace Enterprises (DAE Capital), Seattle, WA
1997	• 3 Apples on Velvet, pastel, Permanent Collection, Babcock School for Business Management, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
1996	• Brighid at the Forge, oil on linen, commission for Student Government Association Permanent Art Collection, Forsyth Technical Community College, Winston-Salem, NC
1987	• Artinian Self-Portrait Collection, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
	• Seven commissioned portraits, latex on wood, Legend's (formerly H’appy's) entertainment center, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC

Select Teaching Experience
	• Workshops and Seminars given at various locations, US and the Republic of Ireland
	• Private students
1991	• Color research for Sawtooth Center for Visual Art's 1991 Color Symposium. A slide lecture was compiled and given to high school art classes in the Forsyth County High Schools
1990	• Participating artist in the 1990-1991 AAWS Arts-In-Education program, teaching landscape workshops in the Winston-Salem Forsyth County High Schools
1989	• Participating artist in the 1989-90 AAWS Arts-In-Education program, teaching portrait workshops in the Winston-Salem Forsyth County Middle Schools
	• Art instructor, Forsyth Technical Community College, Winston-Salem, NC 1989 to 2000
	• Art instructor, Sawtooth Center for Visual Art, Winston-Salem, NC, 1989 to 1999

Select Curatorial and Juror Experience
	• Juror for many various exhibitions in NC, VA, and SC, 1991 to present
2004	• Exhibitions Coordinator, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC June 2004 to July 2009
2002	• Curator for theme invitational shows *Journeys: Work from Artists’ International Travels* and Allegory
2000	• Exhibitions Coordinator, Mendenhall Building, Davidson County Community College, Lexington, NC April 2000 to June 2006
1998	• Exhibitions Coordinator, School of Law, Worrell Professional Center, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC June 1998 to November 2005
1996	• Exhibitions Coordinator, Babcock School of Business Management, Worrell Professional Center, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC August 1996 to November 2005
1993	• Exhibitions Coordinator, Greater Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce, 1993 to present
1992	• Exhibitions Coordinator, Winston-Salem Forsyth County Arts Council, August 1992 to September 1996
1991	• AAWS Chairperson of Exhibitions Committee, June 1991 to June 1999
1989	• Exhibiting Member Show Chairperson, AAWS, December 1989 to February 1993
	• Exhibitions Coordinator for local restaurant bookstore, Winston-Salem, NC, September 1989 to July 1991

Consultation Work and Other Art-Related Experience
2000	• Business Consultant to help form Full Circle Arts, a not-for-profit membership co-op gallery in Hickory, NC
1998	• Art Consultant, critique day, Development of Performance-Based Assessment Models in the Arts with Winston-Salem Forsyth County School System, SECCA, Winston-Salem, NC
1992	• Acting Graphics Coordinator, Sawtooth Center for Visual Art, Winston-Salem, NC March 1992
1991	• Acting Graphics Coordinator, Sawtooth Center for Visual Art, Winston-Salem, NC July - August 1991
1990	• Graphics Coordinator Assistant, Sawtooth Center for Visual Art, Winston-Salem, NC 1990 - July 1991

Select Published Writings and Illustrations
2002	• “Alternative Locations: the Hidden Market.” Amy Funderburk, Art Calendar Magazine, July-August issue, pp. 22-24.
1998	• Contributing art reviewer, Carolina Arts, Bonneau, SC, 1998 to 1999
1995	• Contributing writer, Triad Art Connection
	• "Imagery In Celebration Of The Divine Feminine On Display." Amy Funderburk, The Winston-Salem Chronicle, March 23, 1995, p. 21.
1994	• Art Reviewer for Now Magazine, Winston-Salem, NC
1990	• Illustrated Candle Lovefeast, a new edition of a Moravian children's book, for Old Salem Inc.

Education
2004	Critique session with Janet Fish, Associated Artists of Winston-Salem NC
1991	Pastel Workshop with Wolf Kahn, Associated Artists of Winston-Salem NC
1988	Graduated Appalachian State University, Boone NC, B.S. degree, summa cum laude
1987	Landscape Workshop, Appalachian State University, Boone NC
1986	Landscape Workshop, Appalachian State University, Boone NC
1984	Graduated East Mecklenburg High School, Charlotte, NC

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Select Solo, Two and Three-Person Exhibitions
2007	• Between the Worlds: Irish Imagery from the Seen and Unseen Realms - Flanders Gallery, Raleigh, NC (solo show)
	• From the Beara to Sligo: Works From the West of Ireland - Timothy Nichols Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC (solo show)
2005	• Responding to the Irish Landscape: Igniting Creativity - Milton Rhodes Gallery, Sawtooth Building, Winston-Salem, NC (two person show with husband James C. Williams)
	• Aisling: An Artist’s Vision of Ireland - Dublin Arts Council, Dublin, OH (July-August 2005) Bruce Erikson and Amy Funderburk - Howard County Center for the Arts, Ellicott City, MD.
2003	• Aisling: An Artist’s Vision of Ireland - Chamber of Commerce Boardroom Gallery, the Winston-Salem Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce, Winston-Salem, NC (solo show)
2002	• Aisling: An Artist’s Vision of Ireland - Arts Council Boardroom Gallery, Winston-Salem Forsyth County Arts Council, Winston-Salem, NC (solo show)
	• Wisdom of the Ancient Lore: Selections from Two Symbolic Series and Related Works - Esther Shallcross Marshall Gallery, The Center for Creative Arts, Yorklyn, DE (solo show)
2001	• Fantastic Figures - Wilkes Art Gallery, North Wilkesboro, NC
	• Wisdom of the Ancient Lore: Symbolic Interpretation of Spiritual Knowledge - Gallery 2, Artspace, Raleigh, NC (solo show)
2000	• Wisdom of the Ancient Lore: Selections From Two Symbolic Series and Related Studies - Window Gallery, Full Circle Arts, Hickory, NC (solo show)
1999	• Wisdom of the Ancient Lore and Related Studies, Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, NC (solo show)
1998	• Solo show, Durham Art Guild, Central Carolina Bank Gallery, Durham NC
1996	• Wisdom of the Ancient Lore: Symbolic Interpretation of Spiritual Knowledge - The Parsons Gallery, Spartanburg Museum of Art, Spartanburg County Arts Association, Spartanburg, SC (solo show)
1995	• Magic Casements: A Mixed-Media View of Literature - The Tuttle Gallery, McDonogh School, Baltimore, MD
1994	• Wisdom of the Ancient Lore: Selections From Two Symbolic Series - Main Gallery, Davidson County Museum of Art, Lexington, NC (solo show)
	• Wisdom of the Ancient Lore: Symbolic Interpretation of Spiritual Knowledge - AAWS Gallery, Sawtooth Building, Winston-Salem, NC
	• Wisdom of the Ancient Lore: Selections From The Major Arcana Symbolic Series - The Louise Gilbert Memorial Art Gallery, Mitchell Community College, Statesville, NC (solo show)
1993	• Wisdom of the Ancient Lore: Selections From Two Symbolic Series - Green Door Gallery, Broadway Arts Building, Asheville, NC
1992	• Center For Creative Leadership - Greensboro, NC
	• Wisdom of the Ancient Lore: Selections From Two Symbolic Series - The Center/Gallery at the Artscenter, Carrboro, NC (solo show)