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  SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008
BETWEEN PERFECT & NOTHING, City of North Charleston Cultural Arts Department, North Charleston, SC

2007
INTERIOR HISTORIES, Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA

2005
STITCHINGS, Central Wyoming College, Riverton, WY
PAINTINGS AND WORKS IN FIBER, International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, AK
PATCHWORK, Napa City County Library, Napa, CA

2003
BIOGRAPHY AND BIOLOGY, Seminole Community College, Sanford, FL
DIVIDING THREAD, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
PIECES AND SHAPES, Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, Lorimier Gallery, Cape Girardeau, MO

2002
SEEDS, Myrna Loy Center, Helena, MT

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010
2010 FIVE X SEVEN, Arthouse at Jones Center, Austin, TX
BROADSIDES, San Francisco Zen Center, San Francisco, CA

2009
MONSTER DRAWING RALLY, Outpost for Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
MUTANABBI STREET BROADSIDE PROJECT, Millard Sheets Library, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
NURTUREart 2009-10 Benefit, Claire Oliver Gallery, New York, NY
STORYTIME, Conley Gallery, California State University Fresno, Fresno, CA
2009 JURIED ALL MEDIA EXHIBITION, Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes, CA
IT'S NOT US, IT'S YOU, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA

2008
TREADING LIGHTLY, Waterfall Arts, Belfast, ME
INTERNATIONAL FIBER COLLECTIVE, Syracuse, New York
GIMME BABY ROBOTS, Co-Prosperity Sphere Chicago, IL/ Five in One, Memphis, TN/ Fiverpoints Arthouse, San Francisco, CA
MATERIAL MATTERS, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH

2007
INCOGNITO 2007, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA
HAUS GUESTS, HAUS, Pasadena, CA
FRAMED FIBERS: EXPLORATIONS IN ABSTRACTION, That Yarn Store, Los Angeles, CA
GOAT ROPE, Galerie Penumbra, Indianapolis, IN
MILLIONS TAKEN DAILY, University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor, ME
TRIANGLE DUMBO ARTS FESTIVAL EXHIBITION, Brooklyn, NY
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE HIGH DESERT, Red Arrow Gallery, Joshua Tree, CA
POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE:10TH ANNUAL VISUAL AIDS BENEFIT EXHIBITION, James Cohan Gallery, New York, NY

2006
ABSTRACTIONS: PAINTINGS BY AMY BOUSE & ROBERTA MILES, Kishwaukee College Art Gallery, Malta, IL
CARTALOG, University of Iowa Library Exhibition Hall, Iowa City, IA
NEW WORK, Galerie Penumbra, Indianapolis, IN

2005
ARTLAB, H&R Block Artspace, Kansas City, MO
LOOKING AT ART, Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, CA
UNSENT LETTERS, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
INCOGNITO 2005, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA
RIVERS AND BRIDGES, Laredo Community College, Laredo, TX
DISCOVERING THE NATIVE LANDSCAPES OF THE MID-ATLANTIC, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely, MD

2004
AMY BOUSE AND CATHY FIELDS, Redmond Arts Commission, Redmond, WA
PBS (KIXE) INVITATIONAL ART AUCTION, Redding, CA
WALLS, Sleeth Gallery, West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, WV
WOMEN IN THE MIDDLE: BORDERS, BARRIERS, INTERSECTIONS, University of Wisconsin Union Art Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
THE LOST WOMEN OF JUAREZ, The ARTbar Gallery, Santa Ana, CA
A SENSE OF PLACE, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO

2003
LA PETITE, New Light Gallery, Abingdon, VA
COMFORTER, Plaza of Nations, British Columbia, Canada
SMALL MATTERS OF GREAT CONSEQUENCE: SIX ARTISTS, SIXTY WORKS, University of Minnesota Gallery, Morris, MN
SANTA MONICA HIGH SCHOOL ART FACULTY, Roberts Art Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

2002
SOTTO VOCE, THREE VERSES FROM L.A., New Urban Art, Phoenix, AZ
GENERATIONS, La Cañada Flintridge Library, La Cañada, CA
CON/QUEST, Vancouver Access Artist Run Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
MAJORITY RULES, Free Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland

2001
IMAGES OF HOME, Massachussetts College of Art, Boston, MA
PROJET MOBILIVE/BOOKMOBILE PROJECT, Space 1026, Philadelphia, PA
SMALL WORKS, Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT
SARAH'S CIRCLE, The Swedish American Museum Center, Chicago, IL
INVITATIONAL SALON EXHIBITION OF SMALL WORKS, New Arts Program, Kutzman, PA
DRESS-UP, Alternator Gallery, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
MULTI-MEDIA JURIED ART EXHIBIT, Gresham City Hall Visual Arts Gallery, Gresham, OR
SEVEN, Laverne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR

2000
SMALL MATTERS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE, Hopper House Art Center, Nyack, NY
DEAR DIARY...VOYEURISM, CONFESSION AND OTHER LIES, San Francisco State University Gallery,San Francisco, CA
SNAPSHOT, Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, MD
SYNOPSIS, Julie Rico Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
REMEMBRANCE, RE: WOMEN, Bloomsburg University Gallery, Bloomsburg, PA

1999
SMALL WORKS, Santa Monica Airport Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
WALL HUNG, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA
VENICE VORTEX, Santa Monica College Art Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

1998
LOBBY CARDS, Vidiots, Santa Monica, CA
ART TEACHERS WEST, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA

1997
MYTH AMERICA, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, MI
NEW WORK, Benham Gallery, Seattle, WA
WOMEN, Meloy and Company Gallery, Bellingham, WA
THE AWFUL TRUTH, Eye of the Lizard Gallery, Vero Beach, FL
SANTA MONICA HIGH SCHOOL ART FACULTY, Roberts Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

1996
SMALL TALK, University of Washington Photography Gallery, Seattle, WA

1995
LAMBDA RHO, Seattle Pacific University Gallery, Seattle, WA
B.F.A. THESIS EXHIBITION, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
SCHOOL OF ART OPEN 11, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

EDUCATION
2000 The Studio School, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA
1995 B.F.A., University of Washington, Seattle, WA
1994 M.A., University of Washington, Seattle, WA
1990 B.A., University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
1988 Universite de Pau/Sorbonne, Paris, France

RESIDENCIES
2010 Otis Teaching Residency, Otis College of Art and Design
2008 Mentor, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2007 Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency
2006 School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2005 Kansas City Art Institute
2004 Triangle Workshop, Brooklyn, NY
2000 Minneapolis College of Art and Design

AWARDS AND PUBLICATIONS
2010 Otis College of Art and Design Teacher of the Year
2009 ARTslant Showcase Winner May and July
2008 Women Artists Datebook (Syracuse Cultural Workers)
2007 Surface Design Journal (Winter 2007)
Mosaic, University of California Riverside
2006 Blick Art Materials Featured Artist(April)
2005 Sycamore Review, Purdue University (issue 18.1)
The Distillery (Spring 2005)
Pebble Lake Review (Spring 2005)
2004 California English (June 2004)
2003 River City, University of Memphis (Winter 2003)
Liquitex.com Artist of the Month (January)

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Camplin, Todd, "Amy Bouse," The Art Review, 04 June 2010
Robinson, Jocelyn, "Exhibit offers students different perspective," College Heights Herald, 22 April 2003
Smith, Dawnell, "Gallery owners hope outside artists inspire local creativity," Anchorage Daily News, 10 July 2005
Smith, Dawnell, "Quirky quilts reveal heart and artistry," Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2005
Villani, John, “Downtown galleries putting on a more professional face,” The Arizona Republic, 11 October 2002
Wahl, Dennis, "Small Matters of Great Consequence: Amy Bouse," Hi-Desert Star, 6 October 2007
Walker Point’s Center for the Arts, “Women in the Middle: Borders, Barriers, Intersections: A Juried Exhibition of Feminist Art,” University of Wisconsin, 2004

SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Adina Alazraki, Atlanta, GA
Adán Avalos, Venice, CA
Devendra Banhart, Los Angeles, CA
Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, NY
Dawn Banome, Plainview, NY
Lisl and Ian Bondsmith, Pasadena, CA
Patrick Clancy, Kansas City, MO
Brenda Craig, Edinburgh, Scotland
Teresa DiStaso, North Caldwell, NJ
Barry Dukoff, Los Angeles, CA
Jerry Ficchi, Hoboken, NJ
Frederick Fulmer and Jim Berg, Joshua Tree, CA
Anne Garrison and Michael Magoolaghan, Media, PA
John Gordon, Santa Fe, NM
Graham Gund, Boston, MA
Hanson Permanente, Pleasanton, CA
Lynne Hendrix and Stan Shockey, Seattle, WA
Nancy Hines, Seattle, WA
Annette Hotz, Cleveland, OH
Marion Hovet, Auburn, CA
Arthur & Mata Jaffe Center for Book Arts, Florida Atlantic University
Kevin King, West Hollywood, CA
Dr. Douglas Krech, Venice, CA
Nedim Kufi, Ámsterdam, The Netherlands
Paula Lister, London, England
David and Cheryl Mattingly, Indianapolis, IN
Sheila McCarron, San Francisco, CA
Gloria Moyer, Indianapolis, IN
Aribert Munzner, Minneapolis, MN
Lena Murphy-Kalkbrenner, Phoenix, AZ
Leslie Nelson, Scottsdale, AZ
Billie Norris, Dallas, TX
Rebecca Rainof and Alex Mas, Washington, DC
Caryl Schiavon, Billings, MT
Sally Spooner, New York, NY
Heidi Thometz, Billings, MT
University of Washington Photography, Seattle, WA
Claudia Weber, Berlin, Germany
Christian Zepeda, Madera, CA