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Born in Milan, Italy.  Lives and works remotely in Utah.

EDUCATION  ​   
2002          MFA    University of California San Diego
1997          BFA     School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University

SOLO  EXHIBITIONS
2017           Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue, Elizabeth Houston Gallery, New York, NY
                    Nox Contemporary, Salt Lake City, UT
2016           Far From the Tree, LA><Art Digital Billboard, Los Angeles, CA
2014           Far From the Tree, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City, UT
2013           Body/Narrative/Desire, Snow Art Gallery, Ephraim, UT
2008           Body Archive, 303 Gallery, Provo, UT
2007           The Body Archive, Art Access II Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
                    Amy Jorgensen: New Work, Snow Art Gallery, Ephraim, UT
2006           Residual Evidence: The Body Archive, CUAC, Ephraim, UT
2002           Four Crimes, Marcuse Gallery, La Jolla, CA
2000           Title 36 Section 261, Visual Arts Gallery, La Jolla, CA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 
2017            ​Fair., Spinello Projects, Miami Art Week, Miami, FL
                     Curators: Zoe Lukov, 
Anthony Spinello, Micol Hebron
                     Cyanotypes: Beyond The Blue, Don't Take Pictures Magazine
                     Curator: Kat Kiernan
                     Sight Site, Sears Museum, St. George, UT
                     The Photography Show, AIPAD, Elizabeth Houston Gallery, New York, NY
                     Photo LA, Los Angeles, CA
2016            22nd Juried Show Instagram Exhibition, Griffin Museum of Photography, MA
                     Curators: Paula Tognarelli, Iaritza Menjivar
                     Language Image (The Divided) Self, Femmes' International Video Art Festival, LACE, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, CA
                     Curator: Micol Hebron
                     Femmes' International Video Art Festival, The Situation Room, Los Angeles, CA
                     Curator: Micol Hebron
                     Context: 2016, Filter Photo / Filter Space, Chicago, IL
                     Curator: Jennifer Murray
                     The Painted Veil, Rio Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
                     Curator: Jorge Rojas 
                     1931 Gala, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City, UT
2015            Heroine, Elizabeth Houston Gallery, New York, New York
                     GuatePhoto, Cielo Pero Lobo, Museo de Arqueologia, Gautemala City, Guatamala
                     Curator: Clara de Tezanos
                     Utah Arts & Museums Statewide Exhibition, Rio Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
                     Jurors: Joshua Chuang, Kate Bonansinga
​                     Spiritual & Religious Art in Utah, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
​                     Center Forward, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO
                     Juror: Hamidah Glasgow, Honorable Mention Award
                     Vicious Gala, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City, UT
                     Church vs. State: Contemporary Collecting Praxis, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City, UT
                     Curators: Felicia Baca, Laura Hurtado
                     Museum of Love and Devotion, Fairview Museum, Fairview, UT
                     Curator: Jason Metcalf
                     Faculty Biennial, Snow College Gallery, Ephraim, UT
2014            Massively Small, J Go Gallery, Park City, UT
                     Diamond Horseshoe Roundup Gala, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City, UT
                     Partial and Plural: Tracing the Intergenerational Self, Rio Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
                     Curator: Laura Hurtado
2013            Work To Do, Museum of Art, BYU, Provo, UT
                     Curator: Jeff Lambson
                     This is the Place, Rio Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
                     Curator: Joe Ostraff
                     Pop Gala, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City, UT
                     Utah Biennial, Mondo Utah, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City, UT
                     Curator: Aaron Moulton, Laura Hurtado
                     Utah Mini Biennial, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City, UT
                     Curator: Aaron Moulton
2012            Battleground States, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City, UT
                     Curator: Aaron Moulton
2011            West of Center, Jancar Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
                     Curator: Micol Hebron
                     Localized: Working in Proximity, CUAC, Ephraim, UT
                     Curator: Adam Bateman
2010            Quad Occupancy, 303 Gallery, Provo, UT
                     Action: A Survey of Performative Works by Contemporary Utah Artists, CUAC, Ephraim, UT
                     Curators: Jason Metcalf & Adam Bateman
2009            Mirror Mirror: Contemporary Portraits and the Fugitive Self, Museum of Art, BYU, Provo UT
                     Curator: Jeff Lambson
                     Faculty Show, Snow College Art Gallery, Ephraim, UT
                     Frames of Reference: Images of the Manti Temple, Lee Library, BYU, Provo, UT
                     Curators: Lee Bennion, Kathy Peterson
2008            Frames of Reference: Images of the Manti Temple, Central Utah Art Center, Ephraim, UT
                     Curators: Lee Bennion, Kathy Peterson
                     24/7, Snow Art Gallery, Ephraim, UT
                     Artist Showcase, Rio Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
                     Art by Institution, Snow College Art Gallery, Ephraim, UT
2006            24/7, Snow College Art Gallery, Ephraim, UT
                     Through a Lens Sharply; Photographic Imaginings, Oceanside Museum of Art, CA
                     Curator: Allesandra Moctezuma
                     Utah Artist Juried Exhibition, CUAC, Ephraim, UT
                     Juror: Howard Rosenthal
                     941 Hours 33 Minutes 17 Seconds, Snow College Art Gallery, Ephraim, UT
                     In Ekphrasis, Online exhibition, www.inekphrasis.com
                     Curator: Sarah Lookofsky
2005            Faculty Exhibition San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery, CA
2003            Fresh, Southwestern College Art Gallery, CA
                     Screenings, San Diego, CA
2002            Table of Contents, San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery, CA
                     Curator: Allessandra Moctezuma
2001            Nourish Me, Nourish Me Not, Marcuse Gallery, La Jolla, CA
                     Curator: Mathew Hinceman
2000            Cardboard, Grove Gallery, La Jolla, CA
                     Curator: Erin Coleman
1999            Werk, Visual Arts Gallery, La Jolla, CA
                     Curator: Mathew Hinceman
1997            Works, Salt Lake Art Center, Salt Lake City, UT
                     Nan Goldin Honorary Medal Exhibition, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
                     Museum of Fine Arts Film and Video Annual, Boston, MA
                     50/50, Video Space at Landsdowne Street Playhouse, Boston MA
                     Art Should Rock, Video Space at Landsdowne Street Playhouse, Boston, MA


LECTURES / WORKSHOPS
2017             Keynote Speaker, Business and the Arts Conference, St. George, UT

                      Artist Talk, Elizabeth Houston Gallery, NYC, NY
                      Panel Discussion, "Engage Your Network: Strategies for Building Relationships" Utah Museum Conference, SLC, UT
2016             Panel Discussion, "State of the Art Panel Discussion" Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
                      Guest Lecture / Studio Visits, "Community and Audience: Insights from Granary Art Center" University of Utah, SLC, UT
                      Artist Talk, Westminster College, SLC, UT
2015             Panel Discussion, "Curation in the Digital Age" Utah Museum Association, SLC, UT
                      Artist Talk, Westminster College, SLC, UT
2014             Artist Talk, Art Talks, Snow College, Ephraim, UT
                      Guest Lecture, “Gender and Art” Snow College, Ephraim, UT
                      Guest Lecture, “Walking a Line: Art, Movement and Environment” Snow College, Ephraim, UT
2013             Panel Discussion, Museum of Art, Provo, UT
                      Workshop, Museum of Art, Provo, UT
                      Workshop, Summer Snow, Snow College, Ephraim, UT
                      Artist Talk, Summer Snow, Snow College, Ephraim, UT
2012             Artist Talk, Clifford Still Museum, Denver, CO
                      Artist Talk, Weber State University, Ogden, UT
2010             Artist Talk, Museum of Art, Provo UT
2008             Artist Talk, Fine Arts Department, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
2007             Artist Talk, University of Houston, Texas
                      Artist Talk, Visiting Artist Series, Snow College, Ephraim, UT

​PUBLICATIONS / PRESS / MEDIA
Alterwitz, Linda. "Art + Science: Amy Jorgensen." Lens/cratch (2017): n. pag. 21 Apr. 2017. Web.
"Amy Jorgensen." Wall Street International. Wall Street International Magazine, 17 Feb. 2017. Web.
Avedon, Elizabeth. "The New York Times Portfolio Reviews By Elizabeth Avedon – Day 1." L'Oeil De La Photographie. N.p., 20 Apr. 2016. Web.
​Bacca, Felicia, ed. Utah Arts & Museums Statewide Annual Exhibition 2015. Salt Lake City: Utah Division of Arts & Museums, 2015. Print.
Bald, Katie. "Sound Off | UMOCA Silent Auction." CityhomeCOLLECTIVE. City Home Collective, May 2014. Web.
Cano, Lily Ann. "BYU's Museum of Art's Newest Exhibition: Work to Do." BYU Weekly. BYU Weekly Channel. Provo, Utah, 24 May 2013. Web.
​Cascone, Sarah. "Editors' Picks: 9 Things to See in New York This Week." Artnet News. Artnet News, 13 Feb. 2017. Web.
Frank, Priscilla. "Artist Honors The Legacy Of Britain's Radical Suffragettes." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 06 Mar. 2017. Web.
Glasgow, Hamidah, ed. Center Forward. Vol. MMXV. Fort Collins: Center for Fine Art Photographer, 2015. Print.
Hill, Scotti. “Amy Jorgensen Crashes the Patriarchal Party at Nox Contemporary.” 15 Bytes, 20 Sept. 2017.
Hurtado, Laura. "Work To Do, Art Feminism and BYU." 15 Bytes. 15 Bytes, n.d. Web. 30 Aug. 2013. 
Hurtado, Laura. "As American As Apple Pie.  Amy Jorgensen's Far From The Tree At UMOCA."  15 Bytes.  15 Bytes, n.d. Web Nov. 2014. 
Jorgensen, Amy. "Artistic Temperaments A First Glance at Second Life." 15 BYTES. 15 Bytes, May 2008. Web. 
Jorgensen, Amy. “Christine Baczek: The States Project: Utah.” LENSCRATCH, 29 Oct. 2017.
Jorgensen, Amy. “Daniel Everett: The States Project: Utah.” LENSCRATCH, 27 Oct. 2017.
Jorgensen, Amy. “Edward Bateman: The States Project: Utah.” LENSCRATCH, 25 Oct. 2017.

Jorgensen, Amy. “Fazilat Soukhakian: The States Project: Utah.” LENSCRATCH, 26 Oct. 2017.
Jorgensen, Amy. “Josh Winegar: The States Project: Utah.” LENSCRATCH, 28 Oct. 2017.
Jorgensen, Amy. "Letter To A Hopeless Romantic." Red Letter. Boston: School of the Museum of Fine Arts, 1996. 39. Print.
Jorgensen, Amy. “Levi Jackson: The States Project: Utah.” LENSCRATCH, 24 Oct. 2017.
Jorgensen, Amy. Line Up. 1996. Collection of Artist, United States. Red Letter. Boston: School of the Museum of Fine Arts, 1997. 37. Print.
Jorgensen, Amy. "Perfecto." In Ekprhrasis. In Ekphrasis, 2005. Web.
Jorgensen, Amy. "Perfecto." Red Letter. Boston: School of the Museum of Fine Arts, 1996. 37. Print.
Jorgensen, Amy. "Powerful Am I." Red Letter. Boston: School of the Museum of Fine Arts, 1996. 43. Print.
Jorgensen, Amy E. Something Old Something New Something Borrowed Something Blue. 2015. Collection of Artist, Utah. Dialogue. No.1 ed. Vol. 48. Cambridge: Dialogue Foundation, 2015. Cover. Print. Spring 2015.
Jorgensen, Amy. Untitled. 1994. Collection of Artist, United States. Kilmok Korean American Perspectives. Chicago: U of Chicago, 1994. 23. Print.
Jorgensen, Amy. Untitled. 1994. Collection of Artist, United States. Kilmok Korean American Perspectives. Chicago: U of Chicago, 1994. 26. Print.
Jorgensen, Amy. "Walker Evans' Perfecto." New York Arts Magazine (2005): n. pag. Print. 
Jorgensen, Amy E. Well Behaved Women. 2014. Collection of Artist, Utah. Dialogue. No.4 ed. Vol. 47. Cambridge: Dialogue Foundation, 2014. 76-77. Print. Winter 2014.
Jump, Rachel, and Amy Jorgensen. "Amy Jorgensen." Web log post. Filter Photo. Filter Space, 27 Mar. 2016. Web.
Karl, Alexandra. "Tax or Tithe?" Catalyst Apr. 2015: n. pag. Web.
Kiernan, Kat. "Amy Jorgensen, Photo of the Day." Don't Take Pictures. Don't Take Pictures, 13 Mar. 2017. Web.
Kiernan, Kat, and Amy Jorgensen. "Cyanotypes: Beyond The Blue." Don't Take Pictures. Don't Take Pictures Magazine, 24 May 2017. Web.
Klomp Ching, Debra, and Amy Jorgensen. “Amy Jorgensen.” At Length, At Length / Jonathan Farmer, 16 Aug. 2017. Accessed 11 Sept. 2017. Amy Jorgensen, interviewed by Debra Klomp Ching, about the Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue series.
Manna, Marcia. "The Sharper Image, Oceanside Museum of Art Exhibition Features a Trio of Women Photographers." Union Tribune San Diego 6 Apr. 2006, North County sec.: n. pag. San Diego Union Tribune. 6 Apr. 2006. Web.
Masco, Larry, prod. "Table Talk." Table Talk. KMTI, Manti, Utah, 6 Nov. 2014. Radio.
Metcalf, Jason. "Mirror Mirror, New Media and the Contemporary Self." 15 Bytes. 15 Bytes, Dec. 2009. Web.
Mortensen, Parker Scott. “Amy Jorgensen and Justin Watson: Artists in Dialogue.” Slug Magazine, 5 Oct. 2017.
Penrod, Emma. "BYU Hosts Art about Utah Women by Utah Women." Deseret News. Deseret News, 21 May 2013. Web.
Smithson, Aline, editor. “Amy Jorgensen: The States Project: Utah.” Lenscratch, 23 Oct. 2017.
Wichert, Geoff. "Painterly Strategies." 15 Bytes. 15 Bytes, Dec. 2008. Web.
Wichert, Geoff.  “A Rain of Discord.” 15 Bytes.  15 Bytes, Dec. 2015. Web.
Wichert, Geoff. "Shooting Modern." 15 Bytes. 15 Bytes, Dec. 2006. Web.
Work To Do: Trent Alvey, Pam Bowman, Jann Haworth, Amy Jorgensen. Perf. Amy Jorgensen. Stakedance Films / Brigham Young University 
Museum of Art, 2013. DVD.
Zhou, Kathy.  “Amy Jorgensen, An Apple A Day, Day 1-30, 2014.”  Web.

AWARDS
Critical Mass Finalist, Photolucida
Best of Show, Utah Division of Arts and Museums, State Annual
Purchase Award, Utah State Fine Art Collection
GSA Grant in collaboration with Utah Museum of Contemporary Art & Clifford Still Museum
Individual Artist Grant, Utah Arts Council
Honorable Mention, Center Forward, Center for Fine Art Photography
Birchcreek Artist Residency: Feminist Summer Camp
Nominee, Faculty Member of the Year, Lorenzo Snow Awards
T5 Art & Technology Grant
Arts Bridge Scholar

Russell Foundation Research Grant
Center for the Humanities and Arts Graduate Research Fellowship, UCSD
Graduate Fellowship, University of California San Diego

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