Resumé
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2019 – Untitled Exhibition, St. Petersburg College – Downtown Campus, St. Petersburg, FL
2019 – Untitled Exhibition, Chamber of Commerce, St. Petersburg, FL
2018 – Plastic is the New Fish, Studio 620, St. Petersburg, FL
2015 – Sustainable Art, Made Again, Atlanta, GA
2014–2015 – Plastique, Emerging Artist Award Show, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2013 – Plastic Attack, Hodgepodge Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2010 – The Garden of Lost Chances, Kybee Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2009 – Imaginaire, Le Kilometre, La borne, France
2008 – Variation in White, Georgia State Student Center, Atlanta, GA
2008 – The Discreet Charm of Dissociation, The Granite Room, Atlanta, GA
2006 – Lubies, Chez les Filles, La Borne, France
2004 – Ladies, Eyedrum Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2003 – Machinbidulechouette, Ballroom Studios, Atlanta, GA
2001 – Healing Wounds: The Power of Power of Revisiting Childhood Memories, Eyedrum, Atlanta, GA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2018 – Exquisite Corpse Games, Museum of Fine Arts & Chihuly Collection, St. Petersburg, FL; Grace Howl Gallery, Sarasota, FL
2018 – Trivium, Gallery563, Atlanta, GA
2017 – April 30th at Mason Fine Art, Mason Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
2016 – Purple Moon, Hamdidge Art Center, Rabun Gap, GA
2016 – Current Collections by Embodied Energy Studio, permanent public art commission, monumental outdoor sculpture, Poynter Park, St. Petersburg, FL
2015 – GAWD, Nirvana Yoga Studio, Atlanta, GA
2015 – Wonder Whiskers, Beep Beep Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2015 – Current Collections, Embodied Energy Studio, monumental outdoor sculpture commission, exhibitions: ArtPrize, Calder Plaza, Grand Rapids, MI; Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta, GA; Poynter Park, St. Petersburg, FL
2015 – Giving Attention, Georgia State Welch Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2015 – Leave a Better World, Embodied Energy Studio, public art commission, National Agricultural Hall of Fame, Kansas City, KS
2014 – Current Collections, Embodied Energy Studio, Poynter Park, St. Petersburg, FL
2014 – Mysterious Worlds, Polycontemporary Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2014 – Responsive/Responsible, Embodied Energy Studio, outdoor sculpture commission for National Farm Show, Boone IA
2014 – In Tune, Craftarts Gallery, St Petersburg, FI
2014 – The Summer Swan Invitational, Swan Coach Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2013 – Dolls in the City, 2 Rules Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
2013 – Urban Storefronts, with Sixfold Collective, Colony Square Shopping Center, Atlanta, GA
2012 – Passport to Celebrations, Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, GA
2012 – Le Cabinet des Curiosites, Atelier In Situ, Henrichemont, France
2012 – Fibers, Madison-Morgan Cultural Center, Madison, GA
2012 – The Summer Swan Invitational, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2012 – Hambidge Art Auction and Performance Gala 2012, The Goat Farm, Atlanta, GA
2012 – Consumer Culture, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
2012 – Ikura, The Goat Farm, Atlanta, GA
2011 – Nick of Time, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2011 – Liar, with Sixfold Collective, Abernathy Art Center, Atlanta, GA
2011 – Second Coming, The Goat Farm, Atlanta, GA
2011 – Collective, Empire South Building, Atlanta, GA
2011 – Small Pieces Loosely Joined, Kiang Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2011 – Yarn Bombing, with Sixfold Collective, Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, GA
2011 – Hambdige Art Auction and Performance Gala 2011, Bradford Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2011 – After the Suburbs, Kiang Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2011 – December Show, White Space, Atlanta, GA
2011 – Small Things Mean a Lot, Swan Coach House, Atlanta, GA
2010 – Hand to Hand Project, Athica, Athens, GA
2010 – Hand To Hand Project, The Chaffe Art Center, Rutland, Vermont
2010 – Art on the Beltline, with Sixfold Collective, cite specific on the Beltline, Atlanta, GA
2010 – Fashion Caravan, collaboration, Blue Tower Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2010 – Fashion for Earth Day at Georgia Tech, collaboration, Georgia Tech Art Center, Atlanta, GA,
2009 – Je ne Sais Quoi Fashion Show, collaboration, Timothy Michael Gallery”, Atlanta, GA,
2009 – Amandine Originals Summer Collection, collaboration, 10 Krog, Atlanta, GA, August
2009 – Abundance Outdoor Sculpture Installation, collaboration, Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, Brooklyn NY.,
2009 – The FriendShip Project, collaboration, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA
2008 – Prix Scheffer- 62ieme Concours National de Peinture, Gare de Monparnasse, Paris, France
2008 – Exposition/Vente, Salle Gresle, Savenay, France
2008 – Hand to Hand Project: Witnessing the War, Carol Henry Studio/Gallery, Agoura Hills, CA
2008 – Stillness, Kryder Gallery, Dahlonega, GA
2008 – Juried Decatur Arts Festival 2008, Dalton Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2008 – Hand to Hand Project: 100 Artists’ Comments on the Irak War, The Spruill Center for the Arts, Atlanta, GA
2007 – Exposition a Soddipad, Nante, France
2007 – Prix Scheffer-Exposition National de Peinture, Gare de Monparnasse, Paris, France
2007 – Expostion d’Art a Doulon, Café des Arts, Nante, France
2007 – Exposition d’Art a Savenay, SalleGresle, Savenay, France
2007 – Hand to Hand Project: Considering War and Peace, Space 301, Mobile, AL, Exposition du Commite SNCF, Gare de Nante, Nante, France
2007 – Exposition Regional de Peinture, Gare Monparnasse, Paris, France
2006 – Assemblation, Eyedrum, Atlanta, GA
2006 – Hand to Hand Project, The Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA,
2005 – Art Paper Auction 2003, Artschool Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2005 – Shelter, Eyedrum Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2004 – (Un)Silent Night, Eyedrum Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2004 – Pin-Up Show, Moca GA, Atlanta, GA
2004 – High Five, Georgia State Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2004 – Gathering, The Dalton Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2004 – Paradigm, The Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, GA
2004 – Autour du Tissue, In Situ, Henrichemont, France
2004 – Art Papers Auction 2004, Artschool Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2003 – GSU Iron Pour Art Auction 2003, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA,
2003 – The Fifth Class 2003 Refrigerator Door Show, Peters Street Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2003 – Looks Good on Paper, Spruill Center Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2003 – Miniature Shadow Theater, original performance piece, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2003 – Juried Student Show 2003, (juried by Annette Cone-Skelton), Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2003 – A Shot in the Dark, original performance piece, Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA,
2003 – Art Papers Auction 2003,” Artschool Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2002 – Juried Student Show 2002, (juried by Lisa Fisherman), Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2002 – Shadow Jam, original performance piece, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA,
2002 – Software: the Vagina Show, ArtSpot, Atlanta, GA
2002 – Dead Tech, Eyedrum, Atlanta, GA
2001 – What’s So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding, ArtSpot, Atlanta, GA
2001 – Musical Drawing, original performance piece, Boulevard Studios, Atlanta, GA
2001 – Juried Student Show 2001, (juried by Marianne Lambert), Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2001 – Easter Celebration and French Haute Couture, original performance piece, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2001 – Seen and Heard, Barbara Archer Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2000 – Juried Student Show 2000, (juried by Lisa Turtle & Barbara Shreiber), Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2000 – La Cuisine du Futur (The Futuristic Kitchen), original performance piece, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA
2015 – Amandine Drouet at the Swan Coach House Gallery, by Ed Hall, Burnaway (on line publication), May 22nd, 2015 – http://www.burnaway.org/review/amandine-drouet-at-the-swan-coach-house-gallery/
2015 – Forward Arts Foundation awardee Amandine Drouet ponders plastic,at Swan Coach House, by Faith MCClure, Artsatl (on line publication), May12th,2015 – http://www.artsatl.com/index.php?s=plastique+
2015 – Turning plastic bags into works of art, by Felicia Feaster. The Atlanta Journal Constitution, May 8th, 2015
2015 – Bornhoft, Drouet, Rich blend, explore natural and artificial in GSU’s “Giving Attention”, by jerry Cullum, ArtsAtl (online publication), February 9th, 2015 –http://www.artsatl.com/2015/02/review-bornhoft-drouet-rich-pit-natural-artificial-ecological-undertones-gsu/
2014 – The Big Picture: Coastal Clean Up Art. BBC News. 16 October 2014 – http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-29642623
2014 – Trash Turned into Treasure. Wall Street Journal, October 16th, 2014, p.A6
2014 – Daytime Marine Debris. NBC WFLA. October 20TH, 2014. http://www.wfla.com/story/27078963/daytime-marine-sculpture
2014 – Turning Coastal Debris into Art, by Olda Danny. ARTiculate Art Design, October 31st, 2014, http://www.articulatesuncoast.com/blogs/art-design/9-art-design/999-turning-coastal-debris-into-art
2014 – Atlanta Artists Help Make Art from Trash, in St. Petersburg, by OCallaghan, Jacquelyn Burnaway. October 27th, 2014. http://burnaway.org/newly-unveiled-sculpture-current-collections-st-petersburgs-poynter-park/
2014 – Inspired. Surfrider Foundation Newsletter. October 22nd, 2014.
2014 – Trash turns into Treasure at St. Petersburg Park. Bay News 9. October 16th, 2014.
2014 – Diez, Cherie. Poynter Park Sculpture fashioned from Coastal Clean Up Debris. WorldNews.com, Tampa Bay Times. 16 October 2014. http://www.tampabay.com/news/poynter-park-sculpture-fashioned-from-coastal-cleanup-debris/2202272
2014 – Artists Fashion a Treasure Out of Trash. The St. Petersburg Tribune. 16 October 2014. http://tbo.com/pinellas-county/artists-fashion-a-treasure-out-of-trash-20141016/
2014 – Henning, Katy. USF College of Marine Science Unveils “Current Collections”. USF News Channel. October 16th, 2014.
http://news.usf.edu/article/templates/?a=6573&z=220
2013 – Amandine Drouet’s peaceful war on trash yields intriguing objects, at Hodgepodge, by Leisa Rich, ArtsAtl (online publication) , December 23, 2013, http://www.artsatl.com/2013/12/review-amandine-drouet-transforms/
2013 – Plastics in Fiber. Creative Friend or Environmental Foe?, by Leisa Rich, Fiber Art Now, Summer 2013, p. 20-23
2011 – Short film Sixfold, by Artemus Jenkins, Vimby, http://player.videoinmybackyard.com/home/sixfold/14/8189/
2011 – A Strong Yarning, by Oberst Lindsey, Creative Loafing Atlanta, June 9, 2011, p.30
2010 – Hand to Hand: 195 Artists Witness the Iraq War, by Cecila Kane, Blurb Publishing
2010 – Site Specific in Georgia, Hansell Sally, Fiberarts, Nov/Dec 2010, p. 10
2010 – Art on the Beltline, televised news segment, WSB TV, Atlanta, GA
2010 – Amandine Drouet’s Garden of Lost Chances closes this Saturday, by Jessica Blankenship, Burnaway (online publication), February 26, 2010, http://burnaway.org/amandine-drouets-garden-of-lost-chances-closes-this-saturday/
2009 – Amandine Drouet, Sculptrice du Papier, by Agnes Hertault, Le Berry Republicain, August 20, 2009, p14
2009 – Retour d’Amerique: “Pour quelques dessins de plus”, by Agnes Hertault, August 19, 2009, p.13
2008 – Skimming surface, plumbing depths, by Jerry Cullum, ajc accessAtlanta, April 10, 2008, p.23
2006 – Finding answers. Artists use humble items as statements, by Jerry Cullum, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 24, 2006, p.K11
2006 – Lubie(s) Chez les Filles, Le Berry Republicain, by Agnes Hertault , August 11, 2006, p.17
2006 – Amandine Drouet “Chez les Filles”, by Agnes Hertault, La Nouvelle Republique, August 5, 2006, p.15
2004 – Haunting video puts dolls in darker poses, by Jerry Cullum, AJC accessAtlanta, November 25, 2004, p.57
2004 – Getting to the Point. Messages come in all shapes, by Catherine Fox, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 26, 2004, p.L12
2003 – Machinbidulechouette by Amandine Drouet, by Jerry Cullum, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 18, 2003, p.Q6
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2016 – Residency, Hamdidge Art Center, Rabun Gap, GA
2014 – Emerging Artist Award 2014-2015, Forward Arts Foundation. Awarded: $10,000.
2014 – Senior Personnel for NOAA, “The Clean Community, Clean Coast Campaign: Engaging Youth and Teachers in Coordinated Litter Prevention and Reduction Outreach Programs”. Senior personnel with F. Muller-Karger University of South Florida (USF) College of Marine Sciences University of Florida (USF), College of Community and Behavior Science, USF, College of Education USF St. Petersburg, Georgia State University. Awarded: $92,000, Current Collections sculpture project receives $10,800, June, 2014.
2014 – Georgia State University Welch Fund grants materials and educational workshops for exhibition of Current Collections sculpture project. Awarded: $10,000.00, April, 2014.
2014 – CENCIA Foundation grants assistants, travel and sculpture shipping for Atlanta, GA for exhibition of Current Collections sculpture project. Awarded: $6,500.00, March, 2014.
2010 – Art on the Beltline, Collaborative Project Grant, Atlanta Beltline, Inc.
2009 – The FriendShip Project, Collaborative Artist Grant, Fulton County Arts Council
2002-2004 – Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2001-2002 – Graduate Research Assistantship, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
EDUCATION:
2004 – Master of Fine Art in Drawing & Painting, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2000 – Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2016 – Workshops, Design and deliver hands-on learning activities synthetizing art and science to engage youth, The Friends School, Centennial Academy, Galloway School, Atlanta, GA
2015 – Workshops, Design and deliver hands-on learning activities synthetizing art and science to engage youth, Lovett School, the friends school, Atlanta, GA
2015 – Drift , interactive public art commission, Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta, GA
2014 – Workshops, Design and deliver hands-on learning activities synthetizing art and science to engage youth, Dali Museum, Museum of Fine Art, Craftarts Gallery, St Peterburg, FL; The Friends School, Atlanta, GA
2013–present – Co-Founder , Embodied Energy Studio, Atlanta, GA
2013–present – Artist in residence, The Friend’s School, Atlanta, GA
2010 – Art Teacher, Color Wheel INC, Atlanta, GA
2005–2009 – Art Teacher, The Atlanta School, Atlanta, GA
2003 – Exhibition Assistant, Pulse Field Sound Art Show, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2002–2004 – Graduate Teaching Assistant, Georgia State University, GA
2002 – Gallery Assistant, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2001–2002 – Graduate Research Assistantship, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA