education
2004
- MFA, Painting- Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
2001
- BA, English- University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio; Fine Art Minor, French Minor
supplemental education
2002
- Chautauqua School of Fine and Performing Arts, Chautauqua, New York
2000
- ISSAP- International Summer Study Abroad Program, Paris and Aix-en-Provence, France
selected solo & two-person exhibitions
2017
- Amy Sacksteder: Easement, solo exhibition, Flora Kirsch Beck Gallery, Alma College, Alma, MI
2016
- Chimera: Adrian Hatfield and Amy Sacksteder, two-person exhibition, Popps Packing, Hamtramck, MI
2015
- Amy Sacksteder: The Interior, solo exhibition, DVAC- Dayton Visual Arts Center, Dayton, OH
- Amy Sacksteder & Adrian Hatfield: A Nighttime Hole in a Daytime Sky, two-person exhibition, Neon Heater, Findlay, OH
2013
- SightSee: Colin Blakely & Amy Sacksteder, two-person exhibition, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI
- Middle West, two-person exhibition with Nicole Pietrantoni, University Center Gallery, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
2012
- Jay Knapp & Amy Sacksteder, two-person exhibition, Art Gallery at Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, Clinton Township, MI
- Will Have Been, solo exhibition, curated by Marji Vecchio and Emily Rogers, Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery, University of Nevada, Reno, NV
- Return : Ryan Feeney & Amy Sacksteder, two-person exhibition, Gallery 249, Department of Visual Arts, University of Dayton, OH
- To Arrive Where We Started, two-person exhibition with Fiona Short, 2739 Edwin, Hamtramck, MI
2010
- We are running..., solo exhibition, Fine Arts Center Gallery, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL
- Our Improbable Existence, solo exhibition, Pterodactyl, Philadelphia, PA
- fekete leves (where the sky used to be), two-person exhibition and video installation with Nannette Vinson, Chinese Characters Contemporary Art Space, Budapest, Hungary
2009
- Still, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI
- Amy Sacksteder, solo exhibition, Museum of New Art (Detroit MONA), Pontiac, MI
- The Beautiful Ones, solo exhibition, Arrowhead Room, Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL
2008
- Neither Here Nor There, solo exhibition, Mabee Art Gallery, Culver-Stockton College, Canton, MO
selected group exhibitions
2020
- Three person exhibition (title TBD), with Naomi Falk and Brooks Harris Stevens, Upstate Gallery on Main, University of South Carolina Upstate, Spartanburg, SC (forthcoming April - May)
- Borrowed Time, with Jennifer Bock-Nelson and Kelly A. Mueller, Western Illinois University Art Gallery, Macomb, IL (forthcoming March)
2019
- FIELD WORK, curated by Alison Wong, Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI (forthcoming September)
- Durable/Flexible, Popps Packing, Hamtramck, MI
- Interstitial Interruptions: The Work of Naomi J Falk, Amy Sacksteder and Brooks Harris Stevens, in Conversation, Detroit Center for Design and Technology (DCDT), Lawrence Technological University, Detroit, MI
- Sentinels (III) : Organize, part of The Neon Heater's Year Seven: The Temperature, curated by Ian Breidenbach, The Provincial, Kaleva, MI
- Sentinels (I) : Infiltrate, part of The Neon Heater's Year Seven: The Temperature, curated by Ian Breidenbach and Terez Iacovino, LUMP, Raleigh, NC
2018
- Ten Years at The Front, benefit exhibition and auction, The Front, New Orleans, LA
- Launch and Window, Flint Magazine group exhibition, curated by Ben Gaydos and Maia Asshaq, Art Metropole, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2017
- THAW, three person exhibition, curated by Lucas Korte, Notre Dame Center for Arts and Culture, South Bend, IN
- Rare Earth, three person exhibition with Jennifer Bock-Nelson and Kelly A. Mueller, The Front, New Orleans, LA
- MISSING ME ONE PLACE SEARCH ANOTHER, curated by Libby Rosa and Chris Lucius, pop-up exhibition at TI Art Studios, Brooklyn, NY
- Dialog of Distance, curated by Brooks Harris Stevens, MAD Center Gallery, Polis University, Tirana, Albania
- Detroit Sequential, group exhibition coinciding with the release of the publication by the same name, curated by Ryan Standfest, Signal Return, Detroit, MI
2016
- Monster Drawing Rally, MOCAD-Museum of Contemporary Art, Detroit, MI
- Fiction (With Only Daylight Between Us), v2, curated byJeffrey Cortland Jones, traveling and online (2016 - 2017): Corridor Projects (Divisible), Dayton, OH; Boeker Contemporary, Heidelberg, Germany; Angelika Studios, High Wycombe, UK; Elgin Community College, Chicago, IL; Class Room, Coventry, England; Apothecary, Chattanooga, TN; Volunteer State Community College, Nashville, TN; University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA; NAID Art Center, Richmond, CA; Raygun Projects, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia; Ox-Bow School of Art, Saugatuck, MI; and on Curating Contemporary.com
2015
- Gravity: Mothers of Fine Art, curated by Abbigail Israelsen, IFell Gallery, Bloomington, IN
- Place in Proximity, juried by Dustin London, (SCENE) Metrospace, East Lansing, MI
- Art Now: Painting 2015, juried by Peter Williams, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI
- Urban Ecologies, curated by Anna Walker and Laura Wellen for Barometry Projects, Galveston Art Center, Galveston, TX
- People on Paper, Community Gallery, Toledo Art Museum, Toledo, OH
- 6th Annual Drawing Discourse, juried by Val Britton, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, University of North Carolina, Asheville, NC
2014
- Monster Drawing Rally, MOCAD-Museum of Contemporary Art, Detroit, MI
- Incite Insight, juried by Ivar Zeile, Lincoln Center Gallery, Fort Collins, CO
- Reaching for the Light, curated by River Gallery, Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- Niche, curated print exchange and exhibition, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
- My Girl, curated by Luis Maldonado, It's All About Things, Port Chester, NY
- Who is PASSENGER?, PASSENGER Exhibition Space, Detroit, MI
- Imperfect Pairs, curated by Faina Lerman and Graem Whyte, Popps Packing, Hamtramck, MI
- Above and Below, four-person exhibition curated by Danielle Rante, Robert and Elaine Stein Galleries, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
2013
- Fault Lines, SÍM House, Reykjavík, Iceland
- citydrift/Detroit, invited to participate by Katie Grace McGowan, Kunsthalle Detroit, Detroit, MI
- Natürlich!, curated by Isabel Manalo, Kunstraum Tapir, Berlin, Germany
- Above From Below, The Cellar Gallery, Berlin, Germany
- Line by Line: Drawing Explored, curated by Jennifer Seibert and Jack O. Summers, Detroit Artist Market, Detroit, MI
- 1982-2002 Art Endures: Thirty Years and Counting, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI
2012
- Midwest Drawing Invitational, curated by Justin Johnson, Lupke Gallery, University of St. Francis, Fort Wayne, IN
- Lost and Found: Belief and Doubt in Contemporary Pictures, curated by Brian Barr, via PASSENGER, Detroit, MI
2011
- The Library of Babel, curated by Jason Wright, RC Art Gallery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- Other Possible Titles, juried group exhibition, Grizzly Grizzly, Philadelphia, PA
- Of Land and Water, Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston, IL
- Non Native, four-person exhibition, Butter Projects, Royal Oak, MI
- Fixing the Sky, three-person exhibition with Helen Dennis and Nicole Pietrantoni, Brick & Mortar, Brooklyn, NY
2010
- The Supreme Council of Higher Beings presents..., SÍM House, Reykjavík, Iceland
- with/drawn, a contemporary international drawing exhibition, the drawing room, Budapest, Hungary
- Sub Terrain, curated by Andrew Thompson, Work Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI
- Interrupted Landscapes, international group invitational, Champion Contemporary, Austin, TX
- SKIPTI / SWAP, SÍM House, Reykjavík, Iceland
- Beyond Audubon, national juried exhibition, juried by Karen Bondarchuk, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
- 2010 Rockford Midwestern Exhibition, juried by Tory Folliard, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL
- Presence/Absence, five-person exhibition, Main Gallery, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI
2009
- The Spring 2010 Collection, Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, MI
- The 2010 Calendar Show, curated by Krista Peel, Walking Fish Theatre, Philadelphia, PA
- AIR/HMC, International Artists Residencies Exhibition, Hungarian Museum of Trade and Tourism, Curator: Beata Szechy, Hungarian Multicultural Center, Budapest, Hungary
- 32nd Annual Art on Paper, juried by Lulen Walker, Circle Gallery, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD
- Menace to Propriety, juried by Chloe Gallagher and Brent Rosskopf, Fenario Gallery, Eugene, OR
- Michigan Annual XXXV, juried by Jef Bourgeau, Anton Art Center, Mount Clemens, MI
2008
- 2008 Third Coast National, juried by Josh MacPhee, K Space Contemporary, Corpus Christi, TX
- Animal Intelligence, curated by Gloria Pritschet and Rocco De Pietro, Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, MI
- Yelling at Your Environment, juried and curated by Brenna and Diana Harrington, Harrington Arts, San Francisco, CA
- 12 x 12, juried by Dave Hickey, Todd Gallery, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesoboro, TN
- 2008 All-Media Exhibition, juried by Mark Newport, Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI
- Mailed and Mounted, Anton Art Center, Mount Clemens, MI
2007
- Crisis, Detroit Industrial Projects, Detroit, MI
- Earth World, group exhibition curated by Kendall Babl, Russell Industrial Center, Detroit, MI
- Drawing Invitational, curated by Darice Polo, School of Art Gallery, Kent State University, Kent, OH
- Some Assembly Required, juried by Lauren Levato, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
- Drawing No Conclusions: A survey of contemporary drawing, The Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA), Grand Rapids, MI
- SACKSTEDER, SANDLER, APPLIN, Three-person exhibition curated by Paul Erschen, Moser Performing Arts Center Gallery, University of St. Francis, Joliet, IL
2006
- 2nd Annual National Self-Portrait Exhibition, Juried by Ruth Crnkovich, 33 Collective Gallery, Chicago, IL
- 24th Annual National Small Works Exhibition, Juried by Lori Bookstein, Tri County Arts Council, Cobleskill, NY
- State Street Collaborative Installation, You Are Beautiful, Chicago, IL
- Capture and Release, Three-person exhibition with Jennifer Bock-Nelson and Kelly Mueller, EXPgallery, Chicago, IL
2005
- 2006: The Calendar Show- Sculptures, Network of Visual Art, Chicago, IL
- 'Till the End of Time, curated by Joseph LoPresti, Bad Dog Gallery, DeKalb, IL
- 20th Annual International Exhibition, juried by Michelle Grabner, Meadows Gallery, The University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX
- HOT CAKES!, juried by Liz Afif, Afif Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2004
- these things or the memory of them, three-person exhibition with Jennifer Bock-Nelson and Kelly Mueller, ThreeWalls, Chicago, IL
residencies
2016
- June participant in Lenka Clayton's Artist Residency in Motherhood, Ypsilanti, MI
2013
- SÍM Residency, (October), Reykjavík, Iceland
- Takt Residency, (May & June), Berlin, Germany
2012
-
Artist Studio Residency, (November), Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery, University of Nevada, Reno
2010
- SÍM Residency, (November), Reykjavík, Iceland
- Philadelphia Art Hotel residency, (August), Philadelphia, PA
- SÍM Residency, (June), Reykjavík, Iceland
- The Drawing Room, visiting artist, (March), Budapest, Hungary
2009
- AIR residency through the Hungarian Multicultural Center, (July), Budapest, Hungary
2007
- Residential Art Centre of Cantagal, (June), France
2005
- Pouch Cove Foundation, (June), Pouch Cove, Newfoundland, Canada
2003
- Ragdale Foundation, (June), Lake Forest, Illinois
grants & awards
2019
- Faculty Research Fellowship Award and Funding (50% Fall & 50% Winter teaching release to pursue studio research), Eastern Michigan University
2018
- Summer Research Award (significant funding for research), Eastern Michigan University
2017
- Faculty Research Fellowship (winter semester release from teaching) Award and Funding, Eastern Michigan University
2015
- Research and Development Grant, Art Department, Eastern Michigan University
- Juror's Choice Award, 6th Annual Drawing Discourse, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, University of North Carolina, Asheville, NC; juried by Val Britton
2013
- Provost's Research Support Award, Eastern Michigan University
- Fall Semester Sabbatical Award, Eastern Michigan University
2012
- Ronald W. Collins Distinguished Faculty Award for Creative Activity,Eastern Michigan University
2010
- Faculty Research Fellowship SSM and Time Release Award, Eastern Michigan University
- Josephine Nevins Keal Fellowship, Eastern Michigan University
2009
- Faculty Research Fellowship SSM Award, Eastern Michigan University
- Josephine Nevins Keal Fellowship, Eastern Michigan University
2008
- Josephine Nevins Keal Fellowship, Eastern Michigan University
2007
- Provost's Research Support Award for New Faculty, Eastern Michigan University
2006
- CAAP (Community Arts Assistance Program) Grant, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
artist registries
2018
- White Columns, Curated Artist Registry, New York, NY, 2018 - present
2012
- The Drawing Center, Online Artist Registry and Viewing Program, New York, NY, 2012 - present
exhibitions curated
2018
- Vitrine, national exhibition, co-curated with Brendan Fay, University Gallery, Eastern Michigan University
2015
- Atmosphere: Artists' Responses to Space(s), 14 person/project national exhibition, co-curated with Jason DeMarte, University Gallery, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI (forthcoming November - December)
2011
- Island: 22 Artists on Iceland, international exhibition hosted jointly by 'CAVE, Detroit, Michigan and University Gallery, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
selected press & publications
2018
- Detroit Sequential No. 2, via Detroit Novelty Press, an imprint of Rotland Press, curated and edited by Ryan Standfest, Detroit, MI (forthcoming 2018)
2017
-
Flint Magazine, collaborative publication by Sensate Journal, goodgood design, and DittoDitto; featured artwork, Issues 1& 2; Detroit, MI
- 'Alchemy and Art: "Rare Earth" at The Front', by Dillon Raborn for Pelican Bomb, September 7, 2017
- Detroit Sequential No. 1, via Detroit Novelty Press, an imprint of Rotland Press, curated and edited by Ryan Standfest, Detroit, MI
- root & star, Issue 7, custom illustration for periodical
2016
- International Drawing Annual 10, exhibition in print, Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, Cincinnati, OH
- "Amy Sacksteder", Quarterly West (quarterlywest.com), Issue 87
- "A two-person show at Popps Packing in Detroit creates a conceptual 'Chimera'", by Sarah Rose Sharp for the Knight Foundation blog, February 9, 2016
- Under the Gum Tree, creative non-fiction micro-magazine; work featured on cover and throughout issue 18, Sacramento, CA, January 2016
2015
- "A Conversation with Amy Sacksteder", online interview with images; piece by Heather Zises for Fjords Review, December 10, 2015
- "DVAC Shows Acclaimed Trio", by Pamela Dillon for the Dayton Daily News, May 23, 2015
- "Amy Sacksteder", Studio Visit, freshpaintmagazine.com, March 12, 2015
- Fresh Paint Magazine Issue 6, juried by Alicia Puig
2014
- "Experience landscape in a different way", Pamela Dillon, Dayton Daily News, February 9, 2014
2013
- "Ann Arbor Art Center featuring professors' works in 'SightSee' exhibit", by John Carlos Cantu for annarbor.com, August 31, 2013
2012
- "Reconcile | Amy Sacksteder", on No Future Projects, curated by Jeffrey Cortland Jones, August
- "Philipp Haager & Amy Sacksteder", by Hila Shachar on Le Projet d'Amour, July 10, 2012
- "Amy Sacksteder", by Lauren Rice for The Studio Visit (thestudiovisit.com), May 27, 2012
- "City gets variety and virtuosity in 2012", by Geralda Miller for the Reno Gazette Journal (rgj.com), January 1, 2012
2011
- "EMU exhibit finds surprising links between Iceland and Detroit", by John Carlos Cantu for annarbor.com, November 23, 2011
- Í máli og myndum / In words and images, artwork featured in a Norwegian publication by Catrine Thorstensen and Torgeir Husevaag
2010
- "Best art of 2010 found in unlikely places", by Lauren Viera for the Chicago Tribune, December 17, 2010
- "Amy Sacksteder at Northeastern Illinois University", by Lauren Viera for the Chicago Tribune, October 22, 2010
- "'Sub Terrain' explores states of being at Work Gallery", by Brad Sanders for The Michigan Daily, September 27, 2010
- "Three Exhibits Weave Culture Into the Work", by Cedric Tai for thedetroiter.com, February 18, 2010
- "Five / One (and no comment re: Fred Noonan's "skills" as a navigator)" by Robert del Valle for Real Detroit Weekly, January 6, 2010
2009
- "EMU exhibits explore the dimensions of visual art", 2d/3d (Contemporary Painting and Contemporary Sculpture) reviewed by John Carlos Cantu for annarbor.com, October 20, 2009
- "Check Out Engaging Local Exhibits", by Michael Hodges, The Detroit News (DetNews.com), Thursday, April 23, 2009
- "Beijing Meets Detroit", by Michael Hodges, The Detroit News (DetNews.com), May 14, 2009
- "Amy Sacksteder: Still", Featured as a Critic's Pick by Megan O'Neil in the Detroit Metro Times, April 22, 2009
- "Why Nature Artist Amy Sacksteder Stands Out", featured online and in the print edition of the Detroit Free Press series "Artists + Their Art", photos by Susan Tusa, April 19, 2009
- The Florida Review, cover of edition 33.2 (Fall/Winter 2008)
2008
- New American Paintings, Midwest Edition #77, juried by Raphaela Platow
2006
- "Drawings defy, define catagory", on Drawing No Conclusions at UICA, by Gail Philbin for Grand Rapids Press, December 24, 2006
artist lectures & gallery talks
2017
- Longwood University, Department of Theatre, Art and Graphic and Animation Design, artist lecture and advanced undergraduate critiques, March 23, 2017
- Gallery talk in conjunction with solo exhibition, Flora Kirsch Beck Gallery, Alma College, Alma, MI, March 16, 2017
2016
- Gallery talk in conjunction with two-person exhibition, Popps Packing, February 13, 2016
2015
- Gallery talk in conjunction with solo exhibition, DVAC- Dayton Visual Arts Center, Dayton, OH, May 21, 1015
2013
- SÍM House, in conjunction with residency, Reykjavík, Iceland, October 15, 2013
- Listaháskóli Íslands- Iceland Academy of the Arts (IAA), artist lecture and masters-level studio visits, Reykjavík, Iceland, October 7, 2013
- Takt Kunstprojektraum, in conjunction with residency, Berlin, Germany, June 25, 2013
2012
- Two artist lectures in conjunction with Artist Studio Residency and solo exhibition, Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery, University of Nevada, Reno, November 5 and 15
- College of Creative Studies, Detroit, MI, October 4, 2012
- 2739Edwin, Hamtramck, MI, September 15, 2012
- University of Dayton, Gallery 249 and Painting Area, Dayton, Ohio, August 30, 2012
2011
- University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA, May 3, 2011
- Bowling Green State University, Fine Arts Center, Bowling Green, Ohio, April 12, 2011
- Butter Projects, panel participant, moderated by Vince Carducci and renee c. hoogland, Royal Oak, Michigan, March 20, 2011
2010
SÍM House, in conjunction with residency, Reykjavík, Iceland, November 9, 2010
- Northeastern Illinois University, in conjunction with solo exhibition, Fine Arts Center Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, October 29, 2010
2009
- Hungarian Multicultural Center, Medosz Hotel, in conjunction with artist residency, Budapest, Hungary, June 18, 2009
- Paint Creek Center for the Arts, in conjunction with the solo exhibition Still, Rochester, Michigan, May 2, 2009
- Waubonsee Community College, in conjunction with the solo exhibition The Beautiful Ones, Arrowhead Room, Dickson Center, Sugar Grove, Illinois, February 19, 2009
2008
- Culver-Stockton College, in conjunction with the solo exhibition Neither Here Nor There, Maybee Art Center, Canton, Missouri, November 10, 2008
2006
- Stephen F. Austin State University, Art Studio Building, Nacadoches, Texas, March 2006
- Eastern Michigan University, Sherzer Hall, Ypsilanti, Michigan, April 2006
2005
- Interlochen Center for the Arts, Fine Arts Building, Interlochen, Michigan, July 2005
2004
- Interlochen Center for the Arts, Fine Arts Building, Interlochen, Michigan, 2004
related experience
2014
- Board member, PASSENGER, Detroit, MI (2014 - present)
2013
- Co-founder YardWork Residency, Ypsilanti, MI (2013 - present)
2012
- Art Department Undergraduate Coordinator of Advising, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan, 2008-2010 and 2011-2012
2007
- Panel participant, Foundations Teacher Training Think Tank, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
2006
- Participant, Foundations Teacher Training Think Tank, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2005
- Artist Files Coordinator, ThreeWalls, Chicago
2004
- Development Intern, Website Coordinator, ThreeWalls, Chicago
teaching experience
2016
- Professor (2016 - present) | Associate Professor (2011 - 2016) | Assistant Professor (2006 - 2011)2D Design; Drawing I; Drawing II; Intermediate and Advanced Drawing; Drawing: Contemporary Methods and Materials; Painting I; Advanced Painting; Art 101; Studio Concepts; Capstone Senior Seminar; Critique, Professional Practice, and Ideation Graduate Seminar; Graduate Committee Member; Graduate AdvisorSchool of Art & Design, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
2006
- Visiting Assistant Professor (2004 - 2006)Drawing I; Drawing II; 2D DesignNorthern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
- Adjunct Professor (2004 - 2006)Drawing I; 2D DesignWaubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL
- Adjunct Professor (2005 - 2006)2D Design; 3D DesignIllinois Institute of Art, Schaumburg, Schaumburg, IL
2005
- Art Faculty (summers, 2003 - 2005)Painting; Life DrawingInterlochen Center for the Arts Summer Camp, Interlochen, MI
2004
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Instructor of Record, (2002 - 2004)2D Design; Drawing I; Drawing IINorthern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL