Resume

AMBER ANNE PALO

CONTACT AmberAnneArt@yahoo.com
www.AmberAnnePalo.com

BORN Vacaville, California

RESIDES Sevierville, Tennessee


SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Taking Flight
Flying Solo Exhibit Series - Fall 2019
September 2 - December 1, 2019
Nashville International Airport

19th Sevier County Biennial Juried Exhibition
Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, January – March 2019
Best in Show

Tennessee Craft East Exhibition, Group Exhibition
A1LabArts, Knoxville, Tennessee, June 2018

Emotional Connections, Solo Exhibition
Lowe Mill Arts and Entertainment
Huntsville, Alabama, May – July 2017

Featured Artist
Art Market Gallery, Knoxville, Tennessee, June 2017, June 2018

Featured Artists in Clay
Art Market Gallery, Knoxville, Tennessee, March 2017

18th Sevier County Biennial Juried Exhibition
Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, January – March 2017
Distinguished Media Award: Sculpture

New Member Featured Artist
Art Market Gallery, Knoxville, Tennessee, November 2016

Featured Artist, Mahogany House Gallery, Waynesville,
North Carolina, June 2015

17th Sevier County Biennial Juried Exhibition
Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, January – March 2015
Distinguished Media Award: Mixed Media
Purchase Award: “Barren”

16th Sevier County Biennial Juried Exhibition
Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, January – March 2013
Distinguished Media Award: Hand Built Ceramic

15th Sevier County Biennial Juried Exhibition
Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, January – February 2011

14th Sevier County Biennial Juried Exhibition
Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, January – February 2009
Distinguished Media Award: Sculpture

Fountain City Art Centers Juried Show
Fountain City, Tennessee, 2010

The Sevier County Invitational Exhibition
Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, Tennessee January – February 2008
Invited Artist

Fountain City Arts Center Terra Madre Show
Fountain City, Tennessee, March – April 2008

13th Sevier County Biennial Juried Exhibition
Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, January – February 2007
Distinguished Media Award: Hand Built Ceramics

The Art Market Gallery Annual Juried Exhibition
The Art Market Gallery, Knoxville, Tennessee, February 2003

Vacaville Annual Juried Art Show
Solano County Arts Council, Vacaville, California, April 2002
Award of Merit

Emotion, Evolution, Extinction, Group Exhibition
Doiron Gallery, Sacramento, California, October – November 2001
Emotion, Evolution, Extinction, Solo Exhibition
The Vacaville Art Gallery, Vacaville, California, August 2001

Vacaville Annual Juried Art Show
Solano County Arts Council, Vacaville, California, May 2001
Clay & Cello
Artistic Touch Gallery, Davis, California, May 2001

Art and Wine Stroll
Studio 9, Vacaville, California, September 2000

AWARDS

AWARD OF MERIT
River Arts Fest
Memphis, Tennessee, October 2019

CUTTING EDGE AWARD
Woodland Art Fair
Lexington, Kentucky, August 2019

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Grand Haven Arts Festival
Grand Haven, Michigan, June 2019

PATRONS PURCHASE AWARD
Winter Park Sidewalk Arts Festival
Winter Park, Florida, March 2019

BEST IN SHOW
19th Sevier County Biennial Juried Exhibition
Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, January 2019

BEST IN SHOW
Monte Sano Arts Festival, Huntsville, Alabama, September 2018

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Woodland Art Fair, Lexington, Kentucky, August 2018

MERIT AWARD
Tennesse Craft Fair Spring Show, Nashville, Tennessee, May 2018
Juror Diane Sulg

AWARD OF MERIT
Dogwood Arts Festival, Knoxville, Tennessee, April 2018

1ST PLACE AWARD
St. James Ct. Art Show, The 1300 Association, October 2017

ARTIST AWARD
Dogwood Arts Festival, Knoxville, Tennessee, April 2017

DISTINGUISHED MEDIA AWARD Sculpture, January 2017
18th Sevier County Biennial Juried Exhibition
Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, Tennessee

DISTINGUISHED MEDIA AWARD Mixed Media
PURCHASE AWARD “Barren”
17th Sevier County Biennial Juried Exhibition
Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, January 2015

DISTINGUISHED MEDIA AWARD Hand Built Ceramic
16th Sevier County Biennial Juried Exhibition
Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, January 2013

DISTINGUISHED MEDIA AWARD Sculpture
14th Sevier County Biennial Juried Exhibition
Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, January 2009

DISTINGUISHED MEDIA AWARD Hand Built Ceramics
13th Sevier County Biennial Juried Exhibition
Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, January 2007

AWARD OF MERIT
Vacaville Annual Juried Art Show
Solano County Arts Council, Vacaville, California, April 2002

PUBLISHED

Tennessee Craft Spring Art Fair Chosen Artist for Publications relating to Spring Fair, May 2018

Tennessee Craft Spring Art Fair Featured Artist, May 2018

Kentuck Festival of the Arts V.I.P. Brochure Insert, October 2017

Tennessee Craft Fall Art Fair Chosen Artist for all Publications relating to Fall Fair, September 2016

Somerset Studio Gallery, Summer 2013
Stampington & Co.

Somerset Studio, July/August 2012
Stampington & Co.

Somerset Studio, September/October 2012
Stampington & Co.

Art Doll Quarterly, Winter 2007
Stampington & Co.

Somerset Home, 2006
Stampington & Co.

Somerset Studio Gallery, Summer 2006
Stampington & Co.

Somerset Studio, May/June 2006
Stampington & Company

ASSOCIATIONS

Carolina Designer Craftsmen Guild
Raleigh, North Carolina: 2018 - Present

Tennessee Craft
Nashville, Tennessee: 2015 - Present

Foothills Crafts Guild
Knoxville, Tennessee: 2015 - Present

Art Market Gallery, Artist Cooperative Juried Gallery
Knoxville, Tennessee: 2016 - 2018

Great Smoky Mountain Arts & Crafts Community Member
Gatlinburg, Tennessee; 2003 – 2017

Terra Madres
Knoxville, Tennessee; 2008 - 2010

The Vacaville Art League and Gallery,
Vacaville, California; Vice President 2000-2002

Fairfield Visual Arts Association,
Fairfield, California; Member 2000-2002

Mankas Potters at the Clay Station, Artist Cooperative
Suisun, California, 2002


SHOWS

Covington Three Rivers Art Festival, Covington, LA, November 2019

Plaza Art Fair, Juried, Kansas City, MO, September 2019

Ann Arbor Art Fair, South University, Ann Arbor, MI, July 2019

Grand Haven Arts Festival, Juried, Grand Haven, MI, June 2019
Award of Excellence, 2019

Greater Reston Virginia Arts Festival, Juried, Reston, VA, May 2019

Winter Park Sidewalk Arts Festival, Juried, Winter Park, FL, March 2019
Patrons Purchase Award, 2019

Carolina Designer Craftsmen Art Show, Juried, Raleigh, NC, November 2018

RiverArts Fest, Juried, Memphis, TN, October 2017, 2018, 2019
Award of Merit, 2019

Monte Sano Arts Festival, Juried, Huntsville, AL, September 2017, 2018
Best in Show, 2018

Woodland Art Fair, Juried, Lexington, KY, August 2018, 2019
Cutting Edge Award, 2019
Award of Excellence, 2018

Dogwood Arts Festival, Juried, Knoxville, TN, April 2017, 2018
Award of Merit, April 2018
Artist Award, April 2017

Kentuck Art Festival, Juried, Northport, AL, October 2016, 2017, 2018

Tennessee Craft East Art Show, Juried, Knoxville, TN October 2016

St. James Court Art Show, Juried, Louisville, KY, October 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
1st Place Award, October 2017

Tennessee Craft Fall Art Fair, Juried, Nashville, TN, September 2016*, 2017, 2018, 2019
*Chosen Artist for Fair Publications and Promotions.

Tennessee Craft Spring Art Fair, Juried, Nashville, TN, May 2016, 2017, 2018*
*Chosen Artist for Fair Publications and Promotions

Webb School of Knoxville, ArtXtravaganza, Juried, Knoxville, TN, March 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Foothills Craft Guild, Member Show, Knoxville, TN, November 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

Peninsula Covenant Health, Artsclamation!, Juried, Knoxville, TN, November 2016, 2017

Great Smoky Mountain Arts and Crafts Community Thanksgiving and Christmas Shows, Gatlinburg, TN, November – December, 2004, 2010 - 2015

Peter Anderson Art Festival, Juried, Ocean Springs, MS,
November 2013, 2014, 2015

Berea Craft Festival, Juried, Berea, KY, July 2012 – 2015

Dunwoody Art Festival, Juried, Dunwoody, GA May 2015

John C. Campbell Fall Festival, Brasstown, NC, October 2012, 2014

Lenoir City Arts & Crafts Festival, Juried, Lenoir City, TN 2013

The Art Walk at Trillium Cove, Juried, Spring & Fall 2011 - 2012

Smoky Mountain Pottery Festival, Juried, Townsend, TN,
June 2008 - 2012

War Eagle Fall Art Fair, War Eagle, AR, Juried, October 2009

Mountain Fest
Gatlinburg, Tennessee, June 2006

Solano County Fair, Vallejo, California, July 2001

Art and Wine Stroll
Chamber of Commerce, Main Street, Vacaville, California, May 2001

Art On The Vine
Volkhardt Winery, Green Valley, California, May 2001