A M B E R   V A N H A T A L A   S T E N E ,   M F A

F I N E   A R T   E X H I B I T I O N S

SOLO & SHARED EXHIBITIONS
”Survival in the Sonoran Desert,” a solo exhibition at Entry Gallery Project Space at Tohono Chul, Tucson, AZ,
September 16 – October 22, 2023
“The notion of self-similarity.” A two-person collaboration with artist Jodi Lightner, Multnomah Arts Center Gallery, Portland, OR, October 5-23, 2018
"MIXX6" A one-night exhibition by Billings artists, Montana Avenue Gallery, Billings, MT, May 2016
“Reinventing Self” A two-person collaboration with artist Jodi Lightner, Kim Weinberger Fine Art, Kansas City, MO, December 2014 – January 2015
“Urbanity.” a solo exhibition at Entry Gallery at Gage Academy of Art, Seattle, WA, 2012
“The Fringe,” a solo exhibition at Angle Gallery at Tashiro Kaplan, Seattle, WA, 2011
“Adler, Guarino, Stene,” three-person show, Naked City Gallery, Wichita, KS, 2011
“West of Wichita,” three-person show, Delmar Riney Gallery, Pratt, KS, 2010
“pulp non-fiction,” three-person show, Walnut Street Gallery, Wichita, KS, 2008
“The Process of Elimination,” Master of Fine Arts Thesis solo exhibition at WSU Shift Space Gallery, Wichita, KS, 2008
“Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition / Fall 2008,” two-person show, Amsden Gallery at the Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita, KS, 2008
“Revealing Self,” a solo exhibition at Rhatigan Student Center Gallery, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, 2006
“Risk Series,” a solo exhibition at Showcase Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 2003
“Fandango,” a solo exhibition at The Screening Room, Tucson, AZ, 2001

JURIED EXHIBITIONS & INVITATIONALS
”10 x 10 | A Fundraiser,” invitational exhibition at Tohono Chul, Tucson, AZ, March 9 - May 26, 2024
”FACE TO FACE,” The Drawing Studio at Mariana de la Vega Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ, 2024
”SMALL WORKS,” Untitled Gallery, in the Historic Steinfeld Warehouse Building, Tucson, AZ, 2023-24
”GLITZ & GLAM,” The Steinfeld Gallery, Historic Steinfeld Warehouse Building, Tucson, AZ, 2023
”The Empowered Woman’,” Artemiss Art Gallery & Event Venue, Tucson, AZ, 2023
”DAYDREAMIN’,” The Steinfeld Gallery, Historic Steinfeld Warehouse Building, Tucson, AZ, 2023
“2023 Community Foundation Campus Show,” Community Foundation for Southern AZ, Tucson, AZ, 2023
“Celebration of Life,” The Drawing Studio, Tucson, AZ, 2023
”STILL” Untitled Gallery, in the Historic Steinfeld Warehouse Building, Tucson, AZ, 2022
”Celebration of Solitude” The Steinfeld Gallery, in the Historic Steinfeld Warehouse Building, Tucson, AZ, 2022
"Artist’s Vision: Landscapes of the Imagination,” curated by Heather Lowe, Lakewood Center for the Arts, Lake Oswego, OR, 2019
"Au Naturel: The Nude in the 21st Century" Juror, Arvie Smith, Clatsop Community College Royal Nebeker Art Gallery, Astoria, OR, January 25 – March 15, 2018
"Body-Mind Entente" curated by University of Missouri-Kansas City's Graduate Art History Association, UMKC Gallery of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016
“The Language of Drawing,” curated by Trish Higgins, Erman B. White Gallery, Butler Community College, El Dorado, KS, 2011
“Kansas Collegiate Aesthetics 2008,” The Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery, Lindsborg, KS, 2008
“Juried Photography Contest 2008,” Tangent Lab, Wichita, KS, 2008
“Wichita State University Student Exhibit,” Artsplace Ponca City, Ponca City, OK, 2006
“Happily Ever After,” WSU Shift Space Gallery, Wichita, KS, 2006
“Annual Juried Painting Guild,” Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS, 2006
“Your City,” Fisch Haus Studios, Wichita, KS, 2005
“2003 Mimesis 9,” Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson, AZ, 2003
“2002 Mimesis 8,” Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson, AZ, 2002
“Fourth Annual Drawing from the Figure,” The Drawing Studio, Tucson, AZ, 2002
“Third Annual Drawing from the Figure,” Dinnerware Gallery, Tucson, AZ, 2001

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
”Multnomah Arts Center Instructors Showcase Fall 2021,” Multnomah Arts Center Gallery, Portland, OR, 2021
”Multnomah Arts Center Instructors Showcase Fall 2019,” Multnomah Arts Center Gallery, Portland, OR, 2019
"Lake Oswego 55th Festival of the Arts," Lake Oswego Center for the Arts, Lake Oswego, OR, 2018
"Lake Oswego 54th Festival of the Arts," Lake Oswego Center for the Arts, Lake Oswego, OR, 2017
"Summer Collective" Weinberger Fine Art, Kansas City, MO, August 2015
“School/Work,” Portland Community College, Cascade Gallery, Portland, OR, 2013
“Art Faculty/Staff Exhibition 2011,” Portland Community College, Cascade Gallery, Portland, OR, 2011
“The Fine Art of Greyhounds,” Practical Art, Phoenix, AZ, 2011
“The Fine Art of Greyhounds,” East Side Art Gallery, Mesa, AZ, 2009
 “For Example,” Heterotopia, Wichita, KS, 2009
“The Salon de Refusés,” Commerce Gallery and Redline Gallery, Wichita, KS, 2008
“permanent connections,” Art & Design Gallery University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2007
“The Participants,” ShiftSpace WSU, Wichita, KS, 2007
“More Postage, Please,” ShiftSpace WSU, Wichita, KS, 2007
“20/30 Fundraiser,” ShiftSpace WSU, Wichita, KS, 2006
“2002 Gala,” Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ, 2002

E D U C A T I O N

•     MFA studio art, emphasis: painting and drawing, Wichita State University College of Fine Arts, Wichita, KS, 2008
•     BA studio art, emphasis: painting and printmaking, Minor in poetry, University of Arizona College of Fine Arts, Tucson, AZ, 2003

A W A R D S

FINE ART
Honorable Mention, "Lake Oswego 54th Festival of the Arts," Lake Oswego, OR, 2018
People’s Choice Award, “The Salon de Refusés,” Redline Gallery, Wichita, KS, 2008
Best of Show, “Kansas Collegiate Aesthetics,” The Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery, Lindsborg, KS, 2008
Merit, “Juried Photography Contest 2008,” Tangent Lab, Wichita, KS, 2008

VISUAL COMMUNICATION
Silver, Advertising Federation ADDY Awards, “Mindthwack Web Site,” Wichita, KS, 2007
Silver, Bronze, and Excellence Awards, Advertising Federation ADDY Awards, “Wichita State University Collateral,” Wichita, KS, 2005-2006
Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Excellence Awards, “Advertising Federation ADDY Awards,” Tucson, AZ, 1986-2004
First Prize, Frederica & John Hearst Poetry Competition, “Starting Tomorrow,” Tucson, AZ, 2000
Grand Prize, Frederica & John Hearst Poetry Competition, “Twinhood,” Tucson, AZ, 1999
Judges Choice Award, Advertising Federation ADDY Awards, “Arizona Opera Direct Mail,” Tucson, AZ, 1996

T E A C H I N G   E X P E R I E N C E

Multnomah Arts Center, Portland, OR
Part-time Watercolor Instructor multiple terms 2019 through 2020:
•     Part-time Instructor: Figure Drawing in Watermedia. Watercolor Painting for New Meaning. Watercolor on Yupo.

Portland Community College, Cascade Campus, Portland, OR
Winter, Spring, Fall terms 2011 through 2014:
•     Part-time Instructor: Watermedia I & II. Contemporary watercolor with mixed media.
Spring Term 2011:
•     Part-time Instructor: Basic Design ART 116. Color theory and practical use of color.

Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online, Pittsburgh, PA
Multiple Terms 2011 through 2013:
•     Adjunct Instructor: Perspective Drawing, Color Theory for Print, Introduction to the Visual Arts

Northern Arizona University School of Communication, Flagstaff, AZ
Spring Semester 2010:
•     Instructor: Computer Imaging 1. Adobe CS4: Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Dreamweaver
•     Instructor: Publication Design for Public Relations Design Students
Fall Semester 2009:
•     Instructor: Graphic Design 1. Introduction to design strategy, elements & principles of design, and practical use of Adobe CS4 Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.
•     Instructor: Publications Design. Major course redevelopment — creation of course materials to update existing course including: writing and producing eight PowerPoint presentations in strategy and topics specific to design, developing tutorials and practices that teach both Photoshop basics and InDesign through print-ready, developing assignments ranging from duplicating projects through design, production, and presentation of individual works.

Wichita State University College of Fine Arts, Wichita, KS
Fall Semester 2008:
•     Direct Instructor/GTA: Basic Design 1, with sole responsibility for course on design fundamentals
•     Assistant Instructor/GTA: Introduction to Oil/Acrylic Painting
Spring Semester 2008:
•     Direct Instructor/GTA: Drawing 1, sole responsibility for course on beginning drawing
•     Assistant Instructor/GTA: Basic Design 2, color theory, responsible for teaching Adobe Illustrator

V I S U A L   C O M M U N I C A T I O N   E X P E R I E N C E

mindthwack inc. (early 2000s through 2010) / Amber V Design (1990s through early 2000s)
Co-owner/Art Director/Senior Designer, Tucson, AZ, Wichita, KS, Portland, OR
Clients included Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, University of Arizona, Intuit, IBM, Arizona Opera, AlphaGraphics, and Columbia Sportswear.  

Marketing & Communication, Wichita State University (2004-07)
Art Director/Associate Creative Director, Wichita, KS

Nordensson Advertising (10 years)
Executive Art Director, Tucson, AZ

Wettstein/Bolchalk
Graphic Designer, Tucson, AZ

Taylor Advertising
Graphic Designer, Tucson, AZ