Amanda Thomas
Mt. Shasta, CA
Education
2024 MA Art, Northwestern State University of Louisiana (Expected graduation: May 2024)
2022 BA Art Studio, Honors, University of California, Davis
2021 Marathon scholarship student, New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture
2014 AA Humanities, AA Social Sciences, High Honors, College of the Siskiyous
Solo and Collaborative Exhibitions
2024 Mines, College of the Siskiyous Gallery, Weed, CA
2023 Liberty Ave., Transforming Vacant Spaces project, Weed, CA
2021 Great Expectations, Siskiyou Arts Museum, Dunsmuir, CA
2021 Adultification Anthology, The Basement Gallery, Davis, CA
2019 Seeds of Regrowth, Art From the Ashes, Redding, CA
2019 Fine Arts Department Exhibition, College of the Siskiyous Gallery, Weed, CA
2017 Latent: A Photographic Exploration of Tulelake, Siskiyou Arts Museum, Dunsmuir, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024
Left Coast Annual, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
Materiality Matters, Umpqua Valley Arts Center, Roseburg, OR
2023
Discarded, Liberty Arts Gallery, Yreka, CA
Small Towns, Siskiyou Arts Museum, Dunsmuir, CA
2022
The Art of Textile, Liberty Arts Gallery, Yreka, CA
Sight + Sound Film Festival, Oxnard Performing Arts Center, Oxnard, CA
Planet 9 Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA
Packard Group National Exhibition, No. 7 Center Gallery, Vermillion, SD
UC Davis Film Festival, Varsity Theater, Davis, CA
AI International Film Festival, Park City, UT
2021
Abandoned: Time and Place, Louisville Photo Biennial, Louisville, KY
California Conference for the Advancement of the Ceramic Arts, Davis, CA
Colors, The Basement Gallery, Davis CA
Raul De Nieves collaborative performance, Wyatt Theater, Davis, CA
2020
After Before, Art Music Lit Space, Sacramento, CA
Windows into the World, Chico Art Center, Chico, CA
UC Davis Art Studio Undergraduate Winter Awards Exhibition, Davis, CA
Where We Are Now, Aggie Public Arts Commission, Davis, CA
2020: A Transformation, UC Davis Basement Gallery, Davis, CA
California Clay Competition, The Artery, Davis, CA (Physical exhibition canceled - COVID-19)
2019
Nevertheless, Z-Space, San Francisco, CA
With Bated Breath, Gallery 114, Portland, OR
When Darkness Falls, Annemarie Sculpture Garden, Solomons, MD
Nocturne, Arc Gallery and Studios, San Francisco, CA
Lost, Siskiyou Arts Museum, Dunsmuir, CA
2018
Reimagining America, Ace/121 Gallery, Glendale, CA
Persistence, Museum of Northern California Art, Chico, CA
North Valley Art League Regional Juried Photography Exhibition, Redding, CA
Adjust Reality, Outer Space Arts and Music Center, Arcata, CA
Flat Rate, Regional juried exhibition, Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV
2017
Taking Pictures, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR
Goulash, Liberty Arts Gallery, Yreka, CA
Home, Siskiyou Arts Museum, Dunsmuir, CA
Awards + Grants + Residencies
2023
Grant Recipient, Transforming Vacant Spaces Project, Siskiyou County Arts Council
2022
Fellowship Artist in Residence, Playa Residency Program, Summer Lake, OR
Marcia Cary Anti-Gravity Award, UC Davis Department of Art and Art History, Davis, CA
Thiebaud Family Scholarship, UC Davis Department of Art and Art History, Davis, CA
2021
MMP-HArCSS Summer Fellowship in Art, UC Davis Undergraduate Research Center, Davis, CA
John and Terry Kubota Scholarship in Art, UC Davis, Davis, CA
New York Studio School Scholarship, UC Davis Department of Art and Art History, Davis, CA
2020
Gold Award, San Francisco Bay Area Month of Photography, San Francisco, CA
Elise T. Johnson Memorial Scholarship, Clayfolk, Southern Oregon
Yale Norfolk Award, Honorable Mention, UC Davis Department of Art and Art History, Davis, CA
2019
Juror’s Award, Nocturne, Arc Gallery, San Francisco
Long list, Mother Art Prize, Procreate Project, London, UK
2018
Juror’s Award, Flat Rate, Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV
Bibliography
Bokeh Bokeh Photo Magazine, Fall 2020.
Antirrhinum, Vol. 2, Fall 2019.
Latent, Cordella Magazine, Issue 10, Fall 2018.
Experience
2016-2024
Instructional Support Specialist - Fine Arts II, College of the Siskiyous, Weed, CA
2020-2022
Director of Communications, The Basement Gallery, University of California, Davis
Mt. Shasta, CA
Education
2024 MA Art, Northwestern State University of Louisiana (Expected graduation: May 2024)
2022 BA Art Studio, Honors, University of California, Davis
2021 Marathon scholarship student, New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture
2014 AA Humanities, AA Social Sciences, High Honors, College of the Siskiyous
Solo and Collaborative Exhibitions
2024 Mines, College of the Siskiyous Gallery, Weed, CA
2023 Liberty Ave., Transforming Vacant Spaces project, Weed, CA
2021 Great Expectations, Siskiyou Arts Museum, Dunsmuir, CA
2021 Adultification Anthology, The Basement Gallery, Davis, CA
2019 Seeds of Regrowth, Art From the Ashes, Redding, CA
2019 Fine Arts Department Exhibition, College of the Siskiyous Gallery, Weed, CA
2017 Latent: A Photographic Exploration of Tulelake, Siskiyou Arts Museum, Dunsmuir, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024
Left Coast Annual, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
Materiality Matters, Umpqua Valley Arts Center, Roseburg, OR
2023
Discarded, Liberty Arts Gallery, Yreka, CA
Small Towns, Siskiyou Arts Museum, Dunsmuir, CA
2022
The Art of Textile, Liberty Arts Gallery, Yreka, CA
Sight + Sound Film Festival, Oxnard Performing Arts Center, Oxnard, CA
Planet 9 Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA
Packard Group National Exhibition, No. 7 Center Gallery, Vermillion, SD
UC Davis Film Festival, Varsity Theater, Davis, CA
AI International Film Festival, Park City, UT
2021
Abandoned: Time and Place, Louisville Photo Biennial, Louisville, KY
California Conference for the Advancement of the Ceramic Arts, Davis, CA
Colors, The Basement Gallery, Davis CA
Raul De Nieves collaborative performance, Wyatt Theater, Davis, CA
2020
After Before, Art Music Lit Space, Sacramento, CA
Windows into the World, Chico Art Center, Chico, CA
UC Davis Art Studio Undergraduate Winter Awards Exhibition, Davis, CA
Where We Are Now, Aggie Public Arts Commission, Davis, CA
2020: A Transformation, UC Davis Basement Gallery, Davis, CA
California Clay Competition, The Artery, Davis, CA (Physical exhibition canceled - COVID-19)
2019
Nevertheless, Z-Space, San Francisco, CA
With Bated Breath, Gallery 114, Portland, OR
When Darkness Falls, Annemarie Sculpture Garden, Solomons, MD
Nocturne, Arc Gallery and Studios, San Francisco, CA
Lost, Siskiyou Arts Museum, Dunsmuir, CA
2018
Reimagining America, Ace/121 Gallery, Glendale, CA
Persistence, Museum of Northern California Art, Chico, CA
North Valley Art League Regional Juried Photography Exhibition, Redding, CA
Adjust Reality, Outer Space Arts and Music Center, Arcata, CA
Flat Rate, Regional juried exhibition, Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV
2017
Taking Pictures, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR
Goulash, Liberty Arts Gallery, Yreka, CA
Home, Siskiyou Arts Museum, Dunsmuir, CA
Awards + Grants + Residencies
2023
Grant Recipient, Transforming Vacant Spaces Project, Siskiyou County Arts Council
2022
Fellowship Artist in Residence, Playa Residency Program, Summer Lake, OR
Marcia Cary Anti-Gravity Award, UC Davis Department of Art and Art History, Davis, CA
Thiebaud Family Scholarship, UC Davis Department of Art and Art History, Davis, CA
2021
MMP-HArCSS Summer Fellowship in Art, UC Davis Undergraduate Research Center, Davis, CA
John and Terry Kubota Scholarship in Art, UC Davis, Davis, CA
New York Studio School Scholarship, UC Davis Department of Art and Art History, Davis, CA
2020
Gold Award, San Francisco Bay Area Month of Photography, San Francisco, CA
Elise T. Johnson Memorial Scholarship, Clayfolk, Southern Oregon
Yale Norfolk Award, Honorable Mention, UC Davis Department of Art and Art History, Davis, CA
2019
Juror’s Award, Nocturne, Arc Gallery, San Francisco
Long list, Mother Art Prize, Procreate Project, London, UK
2018
Juror’s Award, Flat Rate, Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV
Bibliography
Bokeh Bokeh Photo Magazine, Fall 2020.
Antirrhinum, Vol. 2, Fall 2019.
Latent, Cordella Magazine, Issue 10, Fall 2018.
Experience
2016-2024
Instructional Support Specialist - Fine Arts II, College of the Siskiyous, Weed, CA
2020-2022
Director of Communications, The Basement Gallery, University of California, Davis
