Experience

North Seattle College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Art Gallery Director and Curator

  • Sep 2014 - Present

  * Oversee staffing and operations of the North Seattle College Art Gallery.* Responsible for all aspects of planning, administration and implementation of Art Gallery programming including curation and design of exhibitions, mounting and striking exhibits, preparation of text panels, labels, and press releases.* Collaborate with faculty in the development of art gallery exhibitions and programming that compliment academic coursework. * Communicate and work directly with artists and galleries * Develop and maintain Art Gallery Budget. * Update associated social media outlets and with webmaster to update and maintain website.* Participate in an ongoing faculty and staff learning community around equity, diversity and inclusion Show less

• Art Instructor

  • 2007 - Present

  Instructor of Printmaking and Beginning Drawing classes.* Co-chair of the North Seattle College Art Council, North Seattle College, Seattle, WA - Plan and facilitate meetings * Chair of the % for Art Committee, North Seattle College, Seattle, WA - Liaison with the Washington State Arts Commission on artist selection for the commission of artwork for the NSC campus. - Plan and facilitate meetings * First Cohort in the Leadership Development Institute (LDI), North Seattle College, Seattle, WA With direct learning in: - Effective management - Performance conversations - Resolving issues - Confronting without conflict - Managing and leading change* Faculty participating in an ongoing faculty and staff learning community around equity, diversity as well as a classroom strategies EDI cohort. Show less

• Interim co-curator

  • Sep 2013 - Jun 2014

  The curators were responsible for all aspects of planning, administration, PR, and implementation of Art Gallery programming including curation and design of exhibitions, mounting and striking exhibits, preparation of text panels, labels, and press releases.



www.amandaknowles.com

• Greater Seattle Area

• Artist

  • 2002 - Present

  Visual Artist with current gallery representation at G. Gibson Projects, Seattle, WA and Guthrie Contemporary, New Orleans, LA Visual Artist with current gallery representation at G. Gibson Projects, Seattle, WA and Guthrie Contemporary, New Orleans, LA



Sev Shoon Arts Center

• Retail Art Supplies
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Art Instructor

  • Jan 2004 - Jan 2009

  Courses taught include: - Intaglio Refresher - Polymer Film Photoetching Courses taught include: - Intaglio Refresher - Polymer Film Photoetching



University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer

  • Sep 2002 - Dec 2002

  Beginning Intaglio Beginning Intaglio



Tandem Press

• Artists and Writers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Curatorial Assistant

  • May 2002 - Dec 2002

  * Maintained contemporary print archives and client relationships. * Assisted Curator with sales and consignments. * Assisted director with annual fundraiser resulting in a large portion of the yearly operating budget for this self-supporting organization.

• Production Assistant

  • Sep 1999 - Dec 2002

  Assist master printers at fine art press in all aspects of fine art print production.



University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instructor of record

  • Sep 2001 - Jun 2002

  TA and Instructor of Record for two classes of Two Dimensional Design TA and Instructor of Record for two classes of Two Dimensional Design