C.V.
AMY READER
b. 1992, Chicago, IL, USA
Asheville, NC
GALLERY AFFILIATIONS
Trackside Studios, River Arts District, Asheville, NC, USA.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Beneath the Surface, Howard Art and The Joinery, Portland, OR, USA.
2022 Selected Works, Howard Art and Visage, Portland, OR, USA.
2019 Artist of the Month, Amor Artis, Fort Mill, SC, USA.
2019 Featured Artist, Blue Blaze Brewing, Charlotte, NC, USA
Group Exhibitions
2025 Turn and Face the Strange, Creative Arts Guild, Dalton, GA, USA.
2025 Beyond the Water, Stewart’s Caring Place, Akron, OH, USA.
2024 Festival 2024, Creative Arts Guild, Dalton, GA, USA.
2024 Expanding Horizons, Trackside Studios, Asheville, NC, USA.
2023 Festival 2023, Creative Arts Guild, Dalton, GA, USA.
2022 Autumn Sonata, Amy Reader, Mary Lyn Gough, Philip Stork, Alberta Street Gallery, Portland, OR, USA.
2022 Festival 2022, Creative Arts Guild, Dalton, GA, USA.
2022 Maximalist, Gallery Go Go, Portland, OR, USA.
2022 Fiber Art Invitational, Alberta Street Gallery, Portland, OR, USA.
2021 Stillness on the Move, Amy Reader and Libby Newell, Creative Arts Guild, Dalton, GA, USA.
2021 The Invisible Thread, C3 Lab and CLT Textile Group, Charlotte, NC, USA.
2021 Portland Window Shop, Portland Made, Portland, OR, USA.
2020 GreenHill Winter Show, Greensboro, NC, USA.
2019 Textures, C3 Lab and CLT Textile Group, Charlotte, NC, USA.
2016 10x10x10xTieton, Tieton Arts and Humanities, Tieton, WA, USA.
2015 10x10x10xTieton, Tieton Arts and Humanities, Tieton, WA, USA.
2015 Align. Alight. Awaken., University of Richmond, Richmond, VA, USA.
PRESS
2025 Amy Reader’s Work at Trackside Studios Exemplifies the Fine Art of Needle Felting, The Laurel, Asheville, NC, USA, Print.
2025 The Flood Collection, Asheville, NC, USA, Print.
2024 Threads of Treasure, Sara Barnes, Schiffer Craft, Atglen, PA, USA, Print.
2024 Art Inspired by the Forest Floor, Sara Barnes, Old Random Threads, Digital.
2023 Rug Hooking in Harmony, Rebecca Martin, Ampry Publishing, Print.
2023 Artist Corner: Amy Reader, KGW News, Portland, OR, USA, Television Broadcast.
2021 Meet the Artists from the 2021 Art in the Park Event, Lake Oswego Review, Lake Oswego, OR, USA, Digital.
2021 Experts Reveal How to Create the Perfect In-Home Art Studio, Redfin, USA, Digital.
2021 Friend of the Artist, Volume 14, Print.
2021 Spring Issue, VoiceCatcher Magazine, Oregon, Digital.
2019 Wilson’s World: Learning More About Fiber Art with Artist Amy Reader, WCCB Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA, Television Broadcast.
2019 A Collection of Colorful Coils Emerge in an Ambitious 100 Day Project, Brown Paper Bag, Digital.
2019 Wilson’s World: Learning More About Fiber Meetup at C3 Lab in South End, WCCB Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA, Television Broadcast.
2016 Amy Reader, She Explores: Women in the Outdoors, Digital.
2015 Artist Profile: Amy Reader, Lamp in Hand, Digital.
2015 Art Gallery: ‘100 Women Project’ at Lovebomb, Richmond Times Dispatch, Richmond, VA, USA, Digital.
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2024 Best in 3D, Festival 2024, Creative Arts Guild, Dalton, GA, USA.
2022 Best in 3D, Festival 2022, Creative Arts Guild, Dalton, GA, USA.
2021 Kimberly Gales Emerging Artist Scholarship, Portland Open Studios, Portland, OR, USA.
2019 20 on the Rise, Honeybook and Rising Tide.
2015 Capital One Art Award, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA, USA.
2013 Modlin Book Award, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA, USA.
2012 Modlin Book Award, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA, USA.
SITE SPECIFIC WORK
2022 Here. Now. Still., Westhampton Meditation Garden, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA, USA.
2016 Mayatataq Rishanki (A donde vas?), Sachaqa Centro de Arte, San Roque de Cumbaza, Peru.
2015 #100WomenProject, Temple of the Cosmic Mothership, Richmond, VA, USA.
LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS
2025 Visiting Artist, Fiber Art Collective, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
2024 Needle Felting the Forest Floor, Trackside Studios, Asheville, NC, USA.
2024 Needle Felting the Forest Floor, Local Cloth, Asheville, NC, USA.
2024 Getting Started with Standing Wool, Local Cloth, Asheville, NC, USA.
2023 Needle Felting Basics, Sumner Studio, Portland, OR, USA.
2023 Getting Started with Standing Wool, Sumner Studio, Portland, OR, USA.
2022 The Lost Art of Standing Wool, Portland TextileX Month, Portland, OR, USA.
2021 Guest Speaker, Surface Design Association: Seattle, Seattle, WA, USA.
2021 Guest Speaker, Seattle Wearable Arts Group, Seattle, WA. USA.
2019 Fiber Art Sculpture Basics, Creative Arts Guild, Dalton, GA, USA.
2019 Facilitator, Arts and Sciences NEXT, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA, USA.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
2024 - Present Professional Member, Visual Arts Association, International.
2024 - Present Professional Member, Local Cloth, Asheville, NC, USA.
2022 - Present Member, Textile Society of America, USA.
2020 - Present Member, Fiber Art Now, USA.
2020 - 2023 Member, Portland Made, Portland, OR, USA.
2020 - 2021 Member, Columbia Fiber Arts Guild, Oregon, USA.
2017 - 2020 CLT Textile Group, Charlotte, NC, USA.
2017 - Present Member, Society for Embroidered Work, International.
EDUCATION
2015 Bachelor of the Arts, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA, USA.