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