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Amy Sands

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  • Professor

Credentials

  • MFA, Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
    Pratt Institute-Main

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Spring 2026

Summer 2026

Fall 2026

Biography

Amy Sands, MFA

Professor, Studio Arts

Sands's work has been exhibited widely at local, national, and international venues, including a solo exhibit entitled Lace Reimagined at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis; Prints Tokyo 2012, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum; the International Printmaking Biennial of Douro, Portugal; and the International Biennial Print Exhibit: 2020 R.O.C. at The National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts. Her work has been internationally recognized, including First Prize ~ Mini Print III International Cantabria/Impact 10 in Santander, Spain; Juror’s Choice Award ~ Awagami International Miniature Print Exhibition 2017, Tokushima, Japan; First Place ~ Home exhibition at the Rourke Art Museum, Moorhead. She is a recipient of the 2022 McKnight Printmaking Fellowship, 2026 MSAB Creative Individuals Grant 2020 MSAB Artist Initiative Grant, 2019 Springboard for the Arts Art in the Public Realm grant, and a 2018 Springboard for the Arts Bottineau Boulevard grant.

Sands's work is represented by Muriel Guépin Gallery, New York, New York, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, Washington, and Base Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. More information about her professional artwork can be found at www.amysands.com

Articles about Amy Sands:

  • https://www.highpointprintmaking.org/calendar/2022/2/1mcknight
  • https://www.norwegianamerican.com/sands-threads-heritage-with-contemporary/
  • https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-artist-finds-new-ways-to-look-at-old-lace-in-show-at-american-swedish-institute/600062376/?refresh=true
  • https://www.clotmag.com/oped/amy-sands-lace-reimagined-how-to-create-lace-patterns-from-digitised-images-by-anne-murray
  • https://www.happening.media/category/magazine/en/article/6093d38f8862956ba1535483/lace-reimagined-amy-sands-art-brings-womens-work-to-the-forefront?fbclid=IwAR3CKfBlneSf2UwBKy0dpo-D8ziisDzr1EIGmKOFzRL03V0OGWDi4gav1sI
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