ARTIST INFO
AMY TAVERN
San Francisco, CA
MIXED MEDIA | Paper, metal, interdisciplinary sculpture
Penland Affiliation | Penland Resident Artist 2009-2012, Penland Instructor 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015
Artist Information | Studio artist; education: MFA California College of the Arts (CA), BFA Metal Design, University of Washington (WA), BA Arts Administration, State University of New York Fredonia (NY); teaching: Pocosin Art Center (NC), adjunct professor at California College of the Arts, Penland School of Craft (NC); exhibitions: Hour of the Pearl, The Jewelry Library (NY), Adaptations: LAND, The Drawing Room, (CA) Naiad Cove, Museum at the Cliff, (CA), Earth Day on the Walkway, The Great Highway Gallery at Great Highway Park (CA), Women to Watch: Surfacing Histories Sculpting Memories, California College of the Arts (CA), …to take root among the stars, The Galallery (CA); awards and grants: Center for Cultural Innovation Quick Grant (CA), United States Artists Project Grant 2011; residencies: Bær Art Center, Hofsós (Iceland), Raon’s Tailor (CA), SÍM, Reykjavík (Iceland), Textílsetur Íslands, Blönduós (Iceland), Nes Artist Residency, Skagaströnd (Iceland), Penland School of Craft (NC)
Artist Bio | Amy Tavern is an interdisciplinary artist, metalsmith, and instructor whose work focuses on memory, emotional response, and place. She holds a BA in Arts Administration from the State University of New York College at Fredonia, a BFA in Metal Design from the University of Washington in Seattle, and an MFA in Fine Arts from California College of the Arts in San Francisco. She has exhibited widely with solo shows in the US, Belgium, and Sweden and was chosen as one of five artists from Northern California for the National Museum of Women in the Arts program, Women to Watch. She has taught and lectured across the US and in Europe, and her work has been featured in many publications including Metalsmith and American Craft. Amy is a former Penland School of Craft resident artist and has completed numerous residencies in Iceland. Amy lives and works in San Francisco, CA.
