Amanda Browder

Monumental Threads: The Sensation of Scale in Contemporary Fiber | Saturday, February 7, 2PM EST

Born in Missoula, MT in 1976, Amanda Browder received an MFA/MA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She currently lives in Brooklyn, producing over 30+ large-scale fabric installations all around the world. Amplifying multiple voices, she collaborates with local community groups and sources her textiles from local donations. Exhibitions include: Triennale Brugge, Belgium, Project 1: ArtPrize; SPRING/BREAK Art Fair; Nuit Blanche Public Art Festival; Dumbo Arts Festival; White Columns, NYC; Nakaochiai Gallery, Tokyo. Published in Unexpected Art: Chronicle Books and Strange Material; Arsenal Pulp Press. In 2025 she received the Iowa Governor’s Award for Arts in Service. She received numerous grants such as the NEA with the Sioux City Art Center, the Buffalo Art Museum AKG and St Charles Art Center, IL. She is a 2021 NYSCA/NYFA artist fellow and has been an artist-in-residence at UNLV Las Vegas, Erie Arts & Culture & Reach Projects. Photos and reviews have appeared in New York Times to Fiber Art Magazine and founder www.badatsports.com