solo, two, and three-person exhibitions
2013
- SightSee: Colin Blakely & Amy Sacksteder, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan (forthcoming August - September)
- Middle West, with Nicole Pietrantoni, University Center Gallery, University of Montana, Missoula
2012
- Jay Knapp & Amy Sacksteder, Art Gallery at Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, Clinton Township, Michigan
- Will Have Been, solo exhibition, Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery, University of Nevada, Reno
- Return : Ryan Feeney & Amy Sacksteder, Gallery 249, Department of Visual Arts, University of Dayton, Ohio
- To Arrive Where We Started, with Fiona Short, 2739 Edwin, Hamtramck, (Detroit) Michigan
2011
- Fixing the Sky, three-person exhibition with Helen Dennis and Nicole Pietrantoni, featuring Island Projects, Brick & Mortar, Brooklyn, New York
2010
- We are running..., Fine Arts Center Gallery, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois
- Our Improbable Existence, 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, Michigan
- Amy Sacksteder in conjunction with Face To Face: Beijing-Detroit and The Face of Art: Detroit Artists, Museum of New Art (Detroit MONA), Pontiac, Michigan
- The Beautiful Ones, Arrowhead Room, Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, Illinois
2008
- Neither Here Nor There, Mabee Art Gallery, Culver-Stockton College, Canton, Missouri
2007
- SACKSTEDER, SANDLER, APPLIN, Three-person exhibition curated by Paul Erschen, Moser Performing Arts Center Gallery, University of St. Francis, Joliet, Illinois
2006
- Capture and Release, Three-person exhibition with Jennifer Bock-Nelson and Kelly Mueller, EXPgallery, Chicago, IL
2005
- Isolation, Tragara, Chicago, IL
- Amy Sacksteder and Rebecca Uhle, Two-Person Exhibition, SWK, Chicago, Illinois
2004
- these things or the memory of them, Three-person exhibition with Jennifer Bock-Nelson and Kelly Mueller, ThreeWalls, Chicago, Illinois
- Frozen While Attempting Flight, Gallery 214, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
2001
- Experiments and Suburbs, Neptune North Gallery, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
group exhibitions
2014
- Above and Below, five-person exhibition curated by Danielle Rante, Robert and Elaine Stein Galleries, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio (forthcoming January-February)
2013
- Line by Line: Drawing Explored, curated by Jennifer Seibert and Jack O. Summers, Detroit Artist Market, Detroit, Michigan
- 1982-2002 Art Endures: Thirty Years and Counting, group invitational exhibition, PCCA, Rochester, Michigan
2012
- Midwest Drawing Invitational, curated by Justin Johnson, Lupke Gallery, University of St. Francis, Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Lost and Found: Belief and Doubt in Contemporary Pictures, curated by Brian Barr, via PASSENGER, Detroit, Michigan
- EMU Faculty Exhibition, University Gallery, Ypsilanti, Michigan
2011
- The Library of Babel, curated by Jason Wright, RC Art Gallery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Other Possible Titles, juried group exhibition, Grizzly Grizzly, Philadelphia, PA
- Of Land and Water, Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Evanston, Illinois
- Bread and Butter Summer Wonder, Butter Projects, Royal Oak, Michigan
- EMU Faculty Exhibition (Part II), University Gallery, Ypsilanti, Michigan
- Non Native, four-person exhibition, Butter Projects, Royal Oak, Michigan
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, Michigan
- Interrupted Landscapes, international group invitational, Champion Contemporary, Austin, Texas
- SKIPTI / SWAP, SÍM House, Reykjavík, Iceland
- The Facebook Show, Museum of New Art (Detroit MONA), Pontiac, Michigan
- Beyond Audubon, national juried exhibition, juried by Karen Bondarchuk, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
- 2010 Rockford Midwestern Exhibition, juried by Tory Folliard, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, Illinois
- Presence/Absence, five-person exhibition, Main Gallery, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, Michigan
- 2010 EMU Faculty Exhibition, University Gallery, Ypsilanti, Michigan
2009
- The Spring 2010 Collection, Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- The 2010 Calendar Show, curated and documented in calendar form by artist Krista Peel, Walking Fish Theatre, Philadelphia, PA
- Contemporary Painting, part of larger event 2d/3d in conjunction with the exhibition Contemporary Sculpture, Ford Gallery, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan
- 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, Maryland
- Menace to Propriety, juried by Chloe Gallagher and Brent Rosskopf, Fenario Gallery, Eugene, Oregon
- Michigan Annual XXXV, juried by Jef Bourgeau, Anton Art Center, Mount Clemens, Michigan
- EMU Faculty Exhibition, University Gallery, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan
2008
- 2008 Third Coast National, juried by Josh MacPhee, K Space Contemporary, Corpus Christi, Texas
- Animal Intelligence, curated by Gloria Pritschet and Rocco De Pietro, Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Yelling at Your Environment, juried and curated by Brenna and Diana Harrington, Harrington Arts, San Francisco, California
- Art Masters Association Invitational, Riverside Arts Center, Ypsilanti, Michigan
- 12 x 12, a national exhibition of small-scale work juried by Dave Hickey, Todd Gallery, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesoboro, Tennessee
- EMU Faculty Exhibition, University Gallery, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan
- 2008 All-Media Exhibition, a state-wide exhibition juried by Mark Newport, Detroit Artists Market, Detroit
- Mailed and Mounted, Anton Art Center, Mount Clemens, Michigan
2007
- The Green Show, group show centered around the color and concept of green, curated by Mark Nielsen, Work Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- New Faculty Exhibition, Group exhibition of seven new members of EMU's art faculty, University gallery, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan
- Crisis, Group exhibition curated by Beili Liu, Jennifer Locke and Amy Sacksteder, Detroit Industrial Projects, Detroit, Michigan
- Earth World, group exhibition curated by Kendall Babl, Russell Industrial Center, Detroit
- Drawing Invitational, curated by Darice Polo, featuring the Pierogi Flatfiles, School of Art Gallery, Kent State University
- Recent Work, Three-Person Exhibition with Jennifer Bock-Nelson and Kelly Mueller, Gallery Outre, Quincy, Illinois
- 45th Ann Arbor Film Festival, installation with Jennifer Locke, Michigan Theatre, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Art Masters Association Invitational, Riverside Arts Center, Ypsilanti, Michigan
- Watermedia+, a mixed media exhibition designed to explore and expand the definition of water media, curated by Maria Ruggiero, Riverside Arts Center, Ypsilanti, Michigan
- EMU Faculty Exhibition, Eastern Michigan University, University Gallery, Ypsilanti, Michigan
- Some Assembly Required, Juried by Lauren Levato, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago
- Drawing No Conclusions: A survey of contemporary drawing, juried exhibition, The Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2006
- 47 Artists on 47th St, 1st Annual juried exhibition, The Little Black Pearl Art & Design Center, Chicago
- MINI GOLF- 2007 Calendar Exhibition, interactive group show- viewers get to play mini mini golf, curated and documented in calendar form by artist Krista Peel, Collaboraction Studio, Chicago
- 24th Annual National Small Works Exhibition, Juried by Lori Bookstein, Tri County Arts Council, Cobleskill, NY
- Group Show for ArtWalk, owned and curated by Amanda Krugliak and Robin Vincent, Gallery 4, Ann Arbor, MI
- 2nd Annual National Self-Portrait Exhibition, Juried by Ruth Crnkovich, 33 Collective Gallery, Chicago, IL
- Participated in State Street public art project, You Are Beautiful, Chicago, Illinois
2005
- 2006: The Calendar Show- Sculptures, Group exhibition centering around the work of artist Krista Peel, Network of Visual Art, Chicago, IL
- Annual Faculty Open, Illinois Institute of Art, Schaumburg, Illinois
- Interlochen Faculty Exhibition, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen, Michigan
- 'Till the End of Time, Group exhibition of collaborative work curated by Joseph LoPresti, Bad Dog Gallery, DeKalb, Illinois
- 20th Annual International Exhibition, Juror: Michelle Grabner, Meadows Gallery, The University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas
- HOT CAKES! national juried exhibition of small works, juried by Liz Afif, Afif Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2004
- New Faculty Exhibition, Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, Illinois
- 2004 NIU MFA Group Exhibition, Second Place Award, Juror: John Frazer, NIU Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
- The 2005 Calendar Project, Group exhibition centered on the work of artist Krista Peel, Sonotheque, Chicago, Illinois
- NIU Faculty Exhibition, Gallery 214, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
- Addressing Women, DeKalb Area Women's Center, DeKalb, Illinois
- 2004 Graduate Group Exhibition, Jack Olson Gallery, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
- Inaugural Exhibition, curated by Karen Brown, Bad Dog Gallery, DeKalb, Illinois
- Interlochen Faculty Exhibition II, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen, Michigan
- International Women: Work By Faculty and Graduate Students of Northern Illinois University, DeKalb Area Women's Center, DeKalb, Illinois
2003
- Eighteenth Annual Greater Midwest International Exhibition, Juror: Leesa Fanning, Art Center Gallery, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO
- Ars Nova Exhibition, Juror: Ed Paschke, Jack Olson Gallery, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
- Ragdale Festival of the Arts Juried Benefit Auction, Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, Illinois
- Americas 2000 Paper Works Competition, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, North Dakota
- The 2004 Calendar, Group exhibition centered on the work of artist Krista Peel, TBA Exhibition Space, Chicago, Illinois
- Interlochen Faculty Exhibition II, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen, Michigan
- Interlochen Faculty Exhibition I, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen, Michigan
- 2003 Graduate Group Exhibition, Jack Olson Gallery, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
- International Women: Work By Faculty and Graduate Students of Northern Illinois University, DeKalb Area Women's Center, DeKalb, Illinois
2002
- Seventeenth Annual Greater Midwest International Exhibition, Juried Exhibition Juror: Raechell Smith, Art Center Gallery, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO
- Chautauqua School of Art Annual Student Exhibition, Juror/Curator: Don Kimes, Logan Galleries on Bestor Plaza, Chauatauqua Institution, Chautauqua, New York
- 66th National Midyear, Juried Exhibition, The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio
- Ars Nova Exhibition, Juror: Ben Dallas, Jack Olson Gallery, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
2001
- La Terra Landscape Exhibition, Juried Exhibition, Franklin Street Gallery, Centerville, Ohio
- Annual All-Ohio Art Exhibition for 2001, Best of Show Award, Jurors: Mary Ann Boysen, Donald Boncela, Pearl Conard Art Gallery, The Ohio State University at Mansfield, Mansfield, Ohio
- Horvath Exhibition, Juried Exhibition, Rike Center Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio
- 11th Annual Dayton Area Works on Paper, Rosewood Art Centre, Kettering, Ohio
- 14th Annual Women's Works, Jurors: Denise Kavanagh, Kristen M. Kaufman, Eleanor Spiess-Ferris, Northwest Area Arts Council, The Old Court House Arts Center, Woodstock, Illinois
2000
- Americas 2000: Paper Works Competition, Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, North Dakota
- Horvath Exhibition, Juried Exhibition, Rike Center Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio
publications
2012
- Reconcile | Amy Sacksteder, on No Future Projects, curated by Jeffrey Cortland Jones, August
2011
- Í máli og myndum / In words and images, artwork featured in a Norwegian publication by Catrine Thorstensen and Torgeir Husevaag
- 2012 Calendar Project: Underwater Theme Park, presented by Krista Peel
2010
- 2011 Calendar Project: Mystery Mansion, in collaboration with and presented by Krista Peel
2009
- 2010 Calendar Project: Art Museum, presented by Krista Peel
- Mosaic, poster of In All Sincerity with accompanying bio published by the Illinois Art Education Association
- K Space Contemporary, Annual 3rd Coast National Exhibition call for entries postcard, Corpus Christi, Texas
- The Florida Review, work featured on the front and back covers of edition 33.2 (Fall/Winter 2008)
2008
- New American Paintings, Midwest Edition #77, juried by Raphaela Platow
- Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine Online, work featured on March 4, 2008
- 2009 Calendar Project: Public Park, presented by Krista Peel
2006
- 2007 Calendar Project:Mini Golf, presented by Krista Peel
2005
- 2006 Calendar Project: Sculptures, presented by Krista Peel
2004
- 2005 Calendar Project: Mod Dollhouse, presented by Krista Peel
2003
- 2004 Calendar Project: One Room, presented by Krista Peel
press
2012
- 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
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
- 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, writing for The Detroit News (DetNews.com) comments on the show at Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Thursday, April 23, 2009
- Beijing Meets Detroit, by Michael Hodges, writing for the The Detroit News (DetNews.com), comments on the show at Detroit MONA, 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 Artist and the Art: Amy Sacksteder, online photo gallery of studio images, photos taken by Susan Tusa for the Detroit Free Press, April 19, 2009
2008
- Amy Sacksteder, my love for you, contemporary art blog by Meighan O'Toole, work featured on October 27, 2008
2006
- Drawings defy, define catagory, on Drawing No Conclusions at UICA, by Gail Philbin for The Grand Rapids Press, December 24, 2006
artist registries
2012
- The Drawing Center, Online Artist Registry and Viewing Program, New York, NY
grants & awards
2013
- 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
residencies
2013
- SÍM Residency, (forthcoming 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
artist lectures & gallery talks
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
exhibitions curated
2011
- Island, an international exhibition of artists' responses to Iceland, hosted jointly by 'CAVE, Detroit, Michigan and University Gallery, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan
professional experience
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
2012
- Associate Professor (2011- present) | Assistant Professor (2006-2011): 2D Design, Drawing I, Drawing II, Intermediate and Advanced Drawing, Painting I, Advanced Painting, Art 101, Studio Concepts, Capstone Senior Seminar, Critique and Professional Practice Graduate Seminar, Graduate Committee Member, Graduate Advisor, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan
2006
- Visiting Assistant Professor: Drawing I, Drawing II, 2D Design, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, 2004-2006
- Adjunct Professor: Drawing I, 2D Design, Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, Illinois, 2004-2006
- Adjunct Professor: 2D Design, 3D Design, Illinois Institute of Art, Schaumburg, Schaumburg, Illinois, 2005-2006
2005
- Art Faculty: Painting, Life Drawing, Interlochen Center for the Arts Summer Camp, Interlochen, Michigan, summers, 2003-2005
2004
- Graduate Teaching Assistant: 2D Design, Drawing I, Drawing II, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, Instructor of Record, 2002-2004
education
2004
- MFA in painting, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
2001
- BA in English, minors in French and art, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio
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
