AMANDA GORDON DUNN

Amanda Gordon Dunn is an artist based in Denver, Colorado. She received a B.F.A. in fiber and sculpture from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD, where she received a presidential scholarship. In 2005, Dunn was awarded The Barbara L. Kuhlman Award, The Ira Basler, Jr. & Mary Basler Memorial Scholarship and The Dale Burton ’30 Scholarship in Fiber for her experiments with tension using synthetic fibers.

Since her graduation in 2006, she has been active in the Denver and Los Angeles art scene exhibiting work at numerous galleries and juried exhibitions. Her solo exhibitions represent Dunn’s past years of material research as well as her time spent in the metal fabricating industry. Dunn explores issues such as minimalism in contemporary design, anatomy and formalism.


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	Amanda Gordon Dunn is an artist based in Denver, Colorado. She received a B.F.A. in fiber and sculpture from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD, where she received a presidential scholarship. In 2005, Dunn was awarded The Barbara L. Kuhlman Award, The Ira Basler, Jr. & Mary Basler Memorial Scholarship and The Dale Burton ’30 Scholarship in Fiber for her experiments with tension using synthetic fibers. Since her graduation in 2006, she has been active in the Denver and Los Angeles art scene exhibiting work at numerous galleries and juried exhibitions. Her solo exhibitions represent Dunn’s past years of material research as well as her time spent in the metal fabricating industry. Dunn explores issues such as minimalism in contemporary design, anatomy and formalism.


	Education: Maryland Institute College of Art, BFA, 2006 Exhibitions: 2012 "Bespoke" - Design After Dark. Denver Art Museum- Design Council. Denver, Colorado. "The Art of Winter - Larimer Arts Project. outdoor design exhibition. Denver, Colorado. 2011 "Natural History"- Pirate Contemporary Art, Denver, Colorado, solo exhibition, "Do It! " - Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Colorado. Sabina Lee Gallery Los Angeles, California- Two Person Show (with Suzanne Song) 2010 “Cities of Sleep, (part one of two)” KAZE Gallery Denver, CO Solo Exhibition “The Landscape of Science Fiction” PIRATE Contemporary Art. Denver, CO Solo Exhibition “Artopia” Vinyl Gallery Denver, CO Group exhibition “Icebreaker” Ice Cube Gallery Denver, CO Juried group exhibition 2009 “DEN/MI” Kobi Karp Architecture Building, Miami, FL Group Show “Untitled” Louisiana State Exhibition Museum, Shreveport, LA Solo Exhibition “SideBSide” T- Gallery, Denver, CO Group Show "American Muscle" PIRATE Contemporary Art, Denver, CO Solo Exhibition "Nylon" Preston Contemporary Art Centers exhibit Group Show 2008 <Systems and Layers> PIRATE Contemporary Art, Denver, CO Solo Exhibition “28th Anniversary Member’s Show” PIRATE Contemporary Art, Denver, CO Member’s show 2007 “Untitled” SPACE Gallery, Denver CO Juried exhibition Two pieces selected Honorable mention “Voices” 6th Annual Women’s Show The Other Side Arts, Denver CO Group show The “Red” Show Core new art space, Denver CO Juried exhibition Honorable mention 2006 Tim Scofield’s “ Aerial Sculpture” The Sub Station, Baltimore, MD Performer Thesis Exhibition Maryland Institute College of Art Thesis Exhibition		Awards and Honors: Presidential Scholarship ’02 –’06 (Competitive) Maryland Institute College of Art The Dale Burton ’30 Scholarship in Fiber – ’05 (Competitive) The Ira Basler, Jr. & Mary Basler Memorial Scholarship – ’05 (Competitive) Barbara L. Kuhlman Fiber Award – ’05 (Competitive) Publications: “2011 Guide: Museums, Galleries. Artists” Art In America. Annual 2011-2012 Listed in Denver and Los Angeles “Amanda Gordon Dunn and Suzanne Song At Sabina Lee” JUXTAPOZ Magazine. Los Angeles, CA. 2011. By: Amy Duran “Form Follows Function” By: J. Frede. The Citrus Report . 2010. “Art Beat” By: Michael Paglia . Denver WESTWORD. July 2010. “Who’s Who In American Art”. By: Fred Marks October 2009. “KTBS 3 News” Louisiana. Television Interview. August 2009 “Talk of the Town” Tom Pace. Radio Interview. August 2009 “Shreveport Times”. August 2009. Denver WESTWORD. June 2009. “Art Beat” By: Michael Paglia Art In America, April 2009. Page 85. “Preston Contemporary Art Center” El Paso Times, April 2009. “Preston Contemporary Art Center Begins Sophomore Year With Two Very Different Exhibits” Desert Exposure. April 2009. “Las Cruces/ Mesilla Art Scene” The Las Cruces Bulletin. April 2009. “Nylon And More Are The Subjects Of New” Las Cruces Sun-Times. April 2009. “Nylon Show At Preston” By: S. Derrickson Moore Modern In Denver Magazine, Winter 08/ 09 “An Artist Named Amanda Gordon Dunn” By Melissa Belongea Denverarts.org, August 2008 “Amanda Gordon Dunn at PIRATE” By Ken Hamel Lectures:* Visiting Artist/ Guest Lecturer CU Boulder, Architecture Department March 2007 Maryland Institute College of Art Fibers Department November 2006 Major Collections: The Weisman Foundation, Los Angeles, CA