BIO
Amber is a community-taught, transdisciplinary artist and designer based in Portland, Oregon, whose practice thrives at the intersections of print, sculpture, ecology, and social systems. Guided by an urgency to respond to the climate crisis and a belief in art as collective medicine, Amber’s work investigates the tangled relationships between humans, materials, and the natural world. Their research-driven practice weaves together conceptual inquiry and tactile process to create visual testaments to interdependence, resilience, and care. Across mediums, Amber seeks harmony between material and meaning by crafting spaces for reflection, emotional circulation, and pondering. In a world saturated with noise, their work offers pause: an invitation to process, connect, and imagine gentler, more interconnected futures.
STATEMENT
My practice is rooted in curiosity, care, and a deep respect for materials. Working across printmaking, sculpture, stained glass, textiles, and jewelry, I explore the interconnected relationships between humanity, ecology, and social systems. I am drawn to processes that allow intuition and research to coexist, where conceptual inquiry meets tactile experimentation.
Community learning and collaboration shape the foundation of my work. Early experiences in infoshops, cooperative spaces, and small-scale entrepreneurship taught me to value shared knowledge, mutual support, and accessible creativity. These values continue to guide how I approach both making and meaning. I see art as a tool for collective reflection, as a way to process complexities, hold emotions, and cultivate connection in times of uncertainty.
In response to the urgency of the climate crisis, my work seeks to honor the intelligence of natural systems and the fragility of our shared ecosystems. Through layered forms, translucent surfaces, and rhythmic patterning, I create visual spaces that invite slowing down, noticing, and contemplation. Materials become collaborators, carrying histories, labor, and environmental impact that shape each piece.
Amber is a community-taught, transdisciplinary artist and designer based in Portland, Oregon, whose practice thrives at the intersections of print, sculpture, ecology, and social systems. Guided by an urgency to respond to the climate crisis and a belief in art as collective medicine, Amber’s work investigates the tangled relationships between humans, materials, and the natural world. Their research-driven practice weaves together conceptual inquiry and tactile process to create visual testaments to interdependence, resilience, and care. Across mediums, Amber seeks harmony between material and meaning by crafting spaces for reflection, emotional circulation, and pondering. In a world saturated with noise, their work offers pause: an invitation to process, connect, and imagine gentler, more interconnected futures.
STATEMENT
My practice is rooted in curiosity, care, and a deep respect for materials. Working across printmaking, sculpture, stained glass, textiles, and jewelry, I explore the interconnected relationships between humanity, ecology, and social systems. I am drawn to processes that allow intuition and research to coexist, where conceptual inquiry meets tactile experimentation.
Community learning and collaboration shape the foundation of my work. Early experiences in infoshops, cooperative spaces, and small-scale entrepreneurship taught me to value shared knowledge, mutual support, and accessible creativity. These values continue to guide how I approach both making and meaning. I see art as a tool for collective reflection, as a way to process complexities, hold emotions, and cultivate connection in times of uncertainty.
In response to the urgency of the climate crisis, my work seeks to honor the intelligence of natural systems and the fragility of our shared ecosystems. Through layered forms, translucent surfaces, and rhythmic patterning, I create visual spaces that invite slowing down, noticing, and contemplation. Materials become collaborators, carrying histories, labor, and environmental impact that shape each piece.
Group & Solo Exhibitions
2025
Endangered Tarot: The First Iteration - Gallery 157, Portland, OR
A Chorus Without Name, Selected Sculptures - Untitl3d Coll3ctive, Portland, OR
Planted / Placed, Botanical Watercolor Paintings - Future Artifacts, Ballyvaughan, Ireland
Collective Realities, Sculptural Prints - PNCA Merit Scholarship Exhibition, Portland, OR
2024
Loose Ends, Paintings & Prints - Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughan, Ireland
Burren Art Students for Palestine, Sculpture & Prints - Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughan, Ireland
Common threads, Commissioned Paintings, Ballyvaughan, Ireland
Overgrow, overflow, Embroidered prints - Offset Gallery, Portland OR
Big Pride, Little Art, Sculptures & Prints - Radius Art Studio, Portland, OR
Symbiosis, Trans Explorations of Ecology & Community, Sculptures & Prints, Parallax Gallery, Portland OR
Element(action), Curated Works of the Elements, Commons Gallery, Portland, OR
2023
Stream of Consciousness, Sculptures and Prints - Studio BGH, Portland, OR
Music is Community is Growth, Sculptures and Flora - Glass Studio, Portland, OR
Big Pride, Little Art, Screen Prints - Radius Art Studio, Portland, OR
Selected Works, Hand Carved Prints on Paper & Wood - Akemi Studio, Portland, OR
Facets-A Sculptural Work, Ceramic Sculpture, Gallery 511, Portland, OR
BFA Juried Exhibition, Ceramic Sculpture, Gallery 157, Portland, OR
2022
Big Pride, Little Art, Relief Prints - Radius Art Studio, Portland, OR
Overgrow the System, Relief Prints - Alberta Street Gallery, Portland, OR
6x6x6, Relief Prints on Wood - Alberta Street Gallery, Portland, OR
2014
Abstract Dimensions, Mixed Media on Canvas - Riverside Public Library, CA
Amazine - A Collection of Zines - Blood Orange Infoshop, Riverside, CA
2013
Gendered, Acrylic Paintings on Canvas & Glass - Studio 216, Riverside, CA
Selected Works, Mixed Media on Canvas - The Dial Artist Collective, Murrieta, CA
2012
Reflections, Mixed Media on Canvas - Back to the Grind, Riverside, CA
2025
Endangered Tarot: The First Iteration - Gallery 157, Portland, OR
A Chorus Without Name, Selected Sculptures - Untitl3d Coll3ctive, Portland, OR
Planted / Placed, Botanical Watercolor Paintings - Future Artifacts, Ballyvaughan, Ireland
Collective Realities, Sculptural Prints - PNCA Merit Scholarship Exhibition, Portland, OR
2024
Loose Ends, Paintings & Prints - Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughan, Ireland
Burren Art Students for Palestine, Sculpture & Prints - Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughan, Ireland
Common threads, Commissioned Paintings, Ballyvaughan, Ireland
Overgrow, overflow, Embroidered prints - Offset Gallery, Portland OR
Big Pride, Little Art, Sculptures & Prints - Radius Art Studio, Portland, OR
Symbiosis, Trans Explorations of Ecology & Community, Sculptures & Prints, Parallax Gallery, Portland OR
Element(action), Curated Works of the Elements, Commons Gallery, Portland, OR
2023
Stream of Consciousness, Sculptures and Prints - Studio BGH, Portland, OR
Music is Community is Growth, Sculptures and Flora - Glass Studio, Portland, OR
Big Pride, Little Art, Screen Prints - Radius Art Studio, Portland, OR
Selected Works, Hand Carved Prints on Paper & Wood - Akemi Studio, Portland, OR
Facets-A Sculptural Work, Ceramic Sculpture, Gallery 511, Portland, OR
BFA Juried Exhibition, Ceramic Sculpture, Gallery 157, Portland, OR
2022
Big Pride, Little Art, Relief Prints - Radius Art Studio, Portland, OR
Overgrow the System, Relief Prints - Alberta Street Gallery, Portland, OR
6x6x6, Relief Prints on Wood - Alberta Street Gallery, Portland, OR
2014
Abstract Dimensions, Mixed Media on Canvas - Riverside Public Library, CA
Amazine - A Collection of Zines - Blood Orange Infoshop, Riverside, CA
2013
Gendered, Acrylic Paintings on Canvas & Glass - Studio 216, Riverside, CA
Selected Works, Mixed Media on Canvas - The Dial Artist Collective, Murrieta, CA
2012
Reflections, Mixed Media on Canvas - Back to the Grind, Riverside, CA
People, Places & Things, Film Photography - Back to the Grind, Riverside, CA
PUBLICATIONS & COLLECTIONS
2025
Just Seeds Palestine Solidarity Graphics Package - B.A.A.G.
2023
Belly Magazine, Issue 2
Just Seeds, 2023 Catalogue of prints for a free Palestine
EDUCATION
2025
Printmaking & Sculpture - Dual Bachelor of Fine Arts PNCA
Grants & Scholarships
2025
OSAC Grant
PNCA Merrit Scholarship
Oregon College of Art & Craft - Julia Hoffman Visual Arts Scholarship
Jacob and Ruth Cole Kainen Scholarship
2024
Oregon State Opportunity Grant
PNCA Merit Scholarship
GLAAD Scholarship
Hawthorne Hunt Scholarship
Gilman Scholarship - Study Abroad
2023
Steve O'Hare Scholarship
PNCA Merrit Scholarship
Vivian & Gordon Gilkey Printmaking Scholarship
2025
OSAC Grant
PNCA Merrit Scholarship
Oregon College of Art & Craft - Julia Hoffman Visual Arts Scholarship
Jacob and Ruth Cole Kainen Scholarship
2024
Oregon State Opportunity Grant
PNCA Merit Scholarship
GLAAD Scholarship
Hawthorne Hunt Scholarship
Gilman Scholarship - Study Abroad
2023
Steve O'Hare Scholarship
PNCA Merrit Scholarship
Vivian & Gordon Gilkey Printmaking Scholarship