AMANDA BOWLES
5621 Waterman Blvd #5 St. Louis, MO 63112
tel 703 624 6783
bowles.amanda@gmail.com
www.amandaelisebowles.com

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EDUCATION

2010- present - Washington University in St. Louis - MFA Candidate
2007- 2010 - Kansas City Art Institute, BFA - Painting
2005-2007 - Art League School, Alexandria, VA
1998-2000,2006 - Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, VA

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2010
BFA Exhibition, H & R Blockspace, Kansas City, MO
KCAI BFA Exhibition, Dodge Gallery, Kansas City, MO
End of the Semester Show, Dodge Gallery, Kansas CIty, MO

2009
Pretty Ugly, Dodge Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Inside-Outside, KCAI Crossroads Gallery, Kansas City, MO ** solo exhibition
Is What You Know What You See? Longview Cultural Arts Center, Raytown
Corporate Install, EAG (Entrepreneur Advertising Group), Kansas City
All-Star Junior Combine, Dodge Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Periphery, Dodge Gallery, Kansas City, MO

2008
“Annual Undergraduate Show,” The Artist Coalition Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Sophomore Show, Dodge Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Finding the Edge, Dodge Gallery, Kansas City, MO

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE/COMMUNITY SERVICE

2009-2010, Graphic Designer/Admin, Jeffery Byrne and Associates – KC, MO
2009-2010, Assistant to Warren Rosser (Painting Dept. Chair, KCAI) – KC, MO
2009-present, Community Arts Council /Drawing Instructor, Forerunner Arts – KC, MO
2009-present, Special Exhibiting Artist /Corporate Collection, EAG – KC, MO
2008, Volunteer Artist, Rose Brooks Women’s Center – KC, MO
2007-2009, IT Intern, Systems Planning and Analysis – Alexandria, VA
2005-2007, Illustrator/Designer, Curves for Women – Alexandria, VA
2005-present, Commissioned Painter

AWARDS/HONORS

2010
Danforth Scholar, Washington University
Guest Critique with Stuart Horodner
Guest Critique with Mark Newport
Dean's LIst

2009
Deans List / Fall,Spring

2008
Deans List / Spring, Assistant Deans List / Fall

2007
KCAI Merit Scholarship, Deans List / Fall


CURATING
2010 - The Glee Medicine Show, The Monarch Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2009 - The Glee Medicine Show, The Monarch Gallery, Kansas City, MO