Artist Resume
Amanda J. DeSilver
5804 136th Street SE
Everett, WA 98208
425-337-9878
http://desilver.myexpose.com
info@popgirlzartistrelations.com
Born: Stamford, CT, 1972
Exhibitions
Solo Shows
2008
Kona Kai Coffee, Kent, WA
Woodinville City Hall, Woodinville, WA. Exhibition organized by the Woodinville Public Arts Advisory Committee
HaLo Gallery, Seattle WA. Curated by Ricki Mason
Qliance Medical Group Offices, Seattle, WA. Curated by Melissa Wolin
2007
Mashiko Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar, Seattle WA. Curated by Hajime
2006
Stephen Cole Salon, Seattle, WA. Curated by Stephen Corbett
2005
Glo’s, Seattle, WA
Caffe Zingaro, Seattle, WA. Curated by Carl Robinson
2004
Lynnwood Public Library Gallery, Lynnwood Arts Commission, Lynnwood, WA Curated by Rachelle Mitchell
Edmonds Public Library Gallery, Edmonds Arts Commission, Edmonds, WA. Curated by Julie Toothacre Long
2003
Burien City Hall Gallery, City of Burien Arts Commission, Burien, WA.
2002
Varsity Inn Restaurant, Seattle WA.
14 Carrots Café, Seattle, WA.
2001
Asteroid Café, Seattle, WA. Curated by Marlin Hathaway
The Famous Pacific Dessert Company, Seattle, WA.
1999
Kimberlee’s Consignment, Seattle WA. Curated by Kimberlee Brewer
Patrick Bear Salon, Seattle WA. Curated by Patrick Bear
The Limelight Café, Seattle, WA.
1998
The Drink, Seattle WA
The Crocodile Café, Seattle, WA
Group Exhibitions
2009
City of Auburn Staff Art Show, City Hall Gallery, Auburn, WA.
2008
Small Works, Big Presents, White River Valley Museum, Auburn, WA. Juried Exhibition organized by the City of Auburn Arts Commission. Jurors: Sheila Farr, Jim McDonald, and Paul Metivier
Edmonds Arts Festival Juried Exhibition, Frances Anderson Center, Edmonds, WA. Juried by Sarah Maki.
The 18th Annual Shoreline Arts Festival, Shoreline Center, Shoreline, WA. Curated by the Shoreline/Lake Forest Park Arts Council.
2007
Mukilteo Art Walk, James Mongrain Art Studio and the offices of RE/MAX Realty, Mukilteo, WA. Exhibition organized by the Mukilteo Arts Guild.
The 17th Annual Shoreline Arts Festival, Shoreline Center, Shoreline, WA. Curated by the Shoreline/Lake Forest Park Arts Council.
Sequim Arts Annual Juried Exhibition, St. Luke's Episcopal Church Parish Hall, Sequim, WA. Juried by John Ringen, past president of the Northwest Watercolor Society and the Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters.
2006 The 11th Annual Greenwood-Phinney Art Walk, The Mud Bay Granary, Seattle WA.
Mukilteo Art Walk, Lisa Spreacker Gallery, Mukilteo, WA. Exhibition organized by the Mukilteo Arts Guild
The Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival 3rd Annual Juried Art Show, Rosehill Community Center, Mukilteo, WA
2005
Ballard Art Walk, The Secret Garden Bookshop, Seattle, WA.
The Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival 2nd Annual Juried Art Show, Rosehill Community Center, Mukilteo, WA
2004
Recycled Art Show, BallardWorks, Seattle, WA. Exhibition juried by Marita Dingus
Landscape IV International Exhibition, Period Gallery, Lincoln, NE. Exhibition juried by Suzanne Wise, Executive Director, Nebraska Arts Council.
2002
University of Washington Staff and Faculty Art Exhibition, University of Washington Medical Center Gallery, Seattle, WA.
2001
Pacific Northwest Annual Unjuried Artist Slideshow, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA. Organized by the Arts Council of the Seattle Art Museum
Associated Arts Of Ocean Shores 32nd Annual Fine Arts Show, Ocean Shores Convention Center, Ocean Shores, WA. Juried exhibition organized by Associated Arts of Ocean Shores.
2000
The Art of Recycling, Everett Center for the Arts, Everett, WA. Juried exhibition organized by the Arts Council of Snohomish County
Various Artists, Smith Tower Lobby, Seattle, WA
Pacific Northwest Annual Unjuried Artist Slideshow, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle WA. Organized by the Arts Council of the Seattle Art Museum
1998
Two Artists, Café Paradiso, Seattle, WA
Public Art
2006
100 Years of Light, City of Mukilteo and the Mukilteo Arts Guild. Seven-foot replica of the Mukilteo Lighthouse artistically transformed and displayed throughout the community. Purchased by sponsor following the event.
2005
Red Door Campaign, Gilda's Club Seattle, WA. Gilda's Red Door symbol artistically transformed and displayed thoughout the City of Seattle. Project culminated in a benefit auction. Honorary Chair, Dale Chihuly.
Commissions
Little Montana II, acrylic on canvas. Judith M. Oberheuser for inclusion in her private collection, 2004
Honeymoon Sunset, acrylic on canvas. Jason & Kerri Carman for inclusion in their private collection, 2005
Donated Works
Ankor Wat at Dawn, acrylic on canvas. Donated to the Benefit for Angkor Hospital for Children in Siem Reap, Cambodia, 2007
Cloudy Mountain, acrylic on canvas. Donated to the City of Shoreline United Way auction, 2006
Memberships
Mulkiteo Arts Guild, member since 2006
Education
Syracuse University, Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1993. Major in Printmaking