Karen Ami
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B. Chicago, IL
EDUCATION
BFA.Tufts/Boston Museum School, 1986
Independent Study, Mexico, 1984
Independent Study, Ireland, 1985
Post Baccalaureate Diploma. Boston Museum School, 1985
MFA.School of the Art Institute Chicago,1995
Independent Study, Ecuador and Costa Rica, 1986-1987
Independent Study, Nevis and West Indies, 1994
Certificate. Scuolo Mosaici Orsoni, Venice, Italy, 2004
Independent Study, Italy, 2004
EXHIBITIONS
Contemporary Virtuosos, GoCM at SOFA Expo, Chicago, IL, 2017
GoCM at Gallery 1070, Gallery 1070, Chicago, IL, 2017
International Mosaic Exhibition, Kyoto, Japan, December, 2016
Stories We Tell, GoCM, Chicago, IL, November, 2016-January, 2017
Organic, Prairie State College, IL, November-December, 2016
Savage Curiosities, GoCM, Chicago, IL, September-November, 2016
PassOver, The Museum of Bibical Art, Dallas, TX, April- June, 2016
Made in Chicago, Wheaton College, IL, January- March, 2016
Six by Six, Atelier De Luca, Ravenna, Italy October, 2015- January, 2016
Mosaici Dal Mundo, RavennaMosaico, Ravenna, Italy, Oct-Nov, 2015
Mosaics Abroad, Traveling Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan, 2015-2016
Made in Chicago, GoCM, Chicago, IL, Sept-Oct, 2015
Pictor Imaginarius, Museo di Fiume, Nazzano, Italy, May, 2015
MAI Invitational, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, March- April, 2015
Museum of Bibical Art, Dallas, TX, March-May, 2015
Under the Influence, GoCM, Chicago, IL, March- April, 2015
Prix Picassiette 2014, Chartres, France, October- November, 2015
Noir et Blanc, Parlay le Monial, France, June-August, 2015
Visual Mosaic, Ravenna, Italy, September, 2015
Pictor Imaginarius, Museo di Fiume, Nazzano, Italy, May, 2015
Interstizis, GoCM, Chicago, IL, May-July, 2015
Museum of Archeology Aquileia, Aquileia, Italy, March- April, 2015
Tesserae, Clauiano, Italy, March-April, 2015
Tesserae, Gradisca d”Isonzo, Italy, March- April, 2015
Learning Curve, GoCM, Chicago, IL, January, 2015
Mosaic Yarismasi Competition, Zeugma Museum, Gaziantep, Turkey, October, 2013
Ardore, Chapel St Eman, Chartres, France, October, 2013
Bibliomosaico, Ravenna Italy, October, 2013
Mosaics dal Mundo, RavennaMosaico, Ravenna, Italy, October-November, 2013
INTERSTICES, Sucy en Brie, France June, 2013
Pictor Imaginarius, Museo di Fiume, Nazzano, Italy, April, 2013
Inside/Out II, Gallery of Contemporary Mosaics, Chicago, IL, April, 2013
Prix Picassiette, Chartres, France October, 2012
Open Walls, City of Chicago 44th Ward Office, Chicago, IL, November, 2012
Transformations, GoCM, Chicago, IL, 2012
Unbroken, Featherstone Center for the Arts, Martha’s Vineyard, MA, July, 2012
Inside/Out, GoCM, Chicago, IL, 2012
Cool Globes, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2011
SOCA Gallery, Chicago, IL, December- March 2010
Cool Globes, Washington DC, Copenhagen, Geneva, Houston, 2010
OIMC Exhibition, Jerusalem, Israel March 2009
Our Roots Are Showing, CMS Gallery, Chicago, IL, March 2010
UnCorked, Ethnic Arts Center, Johnstown, PA, Sept-Nov 2009
Cool Globes, San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, CA, 2009
An Ancient Language- A Modern Translation, Granville Center for the Arts, Garland, TX, Sept-Oct 2009
Ahlmquist Gallery, Winnetka, IL, 2009
Womanmade Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2008
CMS Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2006, 2007
Cool Globes, Washington, DC, 2008
Cool Globes, Chicago, IL, 2007
Vietnam Veterans Museum, Chicago, IL, 2006
Ellipse Art Center, Arlington, VA, 2005
Museo ItaloAmericano, San Francisco, CA, 2004
ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2004
TZ Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2004
Uncommon Ground, Chicago, IL, 1999
SAIC Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1996
Artemesia Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1995
Lannon Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1991
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, IL, 1996
Cyclorama Boston, MA, 1996
PUBLICATIONS
Grout Magazine, Summer 2015
Midwest Magazine, June 2015
Groutline, May 2015
Mosaique Magazine, April 2014
Mosaique Magazine, January 2013
Center Square Journal, May 2012
Grout Magazine, March 2012
Groutline, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Houston Magazine, October 2009
LXTV Interview, September 2009
Profitable Glass Quarterly, October 2009
Complete Pebble Mosaic Handbook, Maggy Howarth, 2009
Timeout Magazine Chicago, October 2006
Chicago Tribune, September 2005
Mosaic Art and Style, JoAnn Loctov, 2005
CAC News, 2001
ARC Chicago: 30 Years, 2001
Chicago Tribune, February 1996
New Art Examiner, March 1990, April 1991
LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS
The Chicago Mosaic School, “Practice and Passion” February 2016
British Association of Modern Mosaic, Symposium at Kings College, London, October 2014
Society of American Mosaic Artists, Annual Symposium, Tacoma WA
“Passion, Process and Purpose”- April , 2013
Prix Picassiette Symposium, Chartres, France 2012
Chicago Public Libraries – 2012/2013 Lecture Series
Featherstone Center for the Arts, Oak Bluffs, MA, 2012
Mosaic Association of Australia/New Zealand, 2011 Symposium, Adelaide Australia
Society of American Mosaic Artists, Annual Conferences, 2007-2012
Mosaic of Art Radio, February, 2010
MAANZ Symposium, Brisbane Australia, October 2009- Keynote Address
“Beyond Our Pieces; The importance of partnerships, education, and artisanry in contemporary Mosaics, Coverings-Chicago, May 2009
“Relevance of Art Education in Public Arts”
South Suburban College, April 2008
Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago Artists Month, 2008-2012
Guest Artist Lecture Series School of the Art Institute of Chicago,
Continuing Ed Dept, September 2007, 2008
Mosaic Arts Educational Presentation
Chicago Mosaic School, November 2007-2012 “The Marvel of Mosaics”
Loyola University, February 2006
Guest Artist Presentation
Harold Washington College, October 2006
“Survey of Contemporary Mosaic Arts”