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CRAIGHEAD-GREEN GALLERY (ongoing)
1011 Dragon Street
Dallas, Texas 75027
Dallas Contemporary (February 2010)
2801 Swiss Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75204
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About Amber Block
Restless
Amber Block has only known change. She grew up living in rural communities throughout Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories and Manitoba; never staying in one place for more than three years. Throughout this time, her father (a Natural Resource Officer) and mother (a teacher) provided a stimulating environment in which she could grow and develop. Family “pets” included an owl, a fox - even a musk ox. She had many interests and pursued each one vigorously: gymnastics, piano, horses, a trap line, shinny, volleyball, basketball, acting . . . even watching CBC opera on Saturday mornings! Beneath all this, however was a simmering love of drawing and painting.
When life settled down into the rhythm of university life, Amber realized her choice to pursue occupational therapy was not where her heart lay. Upon acceptance into the OT program, she chose instead to engage her love of art and art history and completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. She has never looked back. In fact, she is currently pursuing a Masters of Fine Arts. The childhood restlessness, which came about through geographical change, has been replaced by a mature restlessness through which her art is propelled in ever-new directions.
Biography
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts 1999
University of Saskatchewan
Honors, Painting and Sculpture
Selected Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
Racing for Pennies. Untitled Art Society, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2008.
Another Way to Say It. The Holy Grill Cafe, Calgary, Alberta, 2008.
Trouble in the Hen House. Epcore Centre for the Arts, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2007.
Feminine Explorations. Arnatt Sculpture Gallery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2006
On My Way Home. The House, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2005.
Present Occupant. Gordon Schnelgrove Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 1999.
Group Shows:
New Texas Talent XVI, A Statewide Juried Exhibition. Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, Texas, USA, 2009.
Signal Box Art Project. City of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2007-present.
Delineation. 500X Gallry, Dallas, Texas, USA, 2009.
Board Members Show. Untitled Art Society, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2008.
Gorilla Show. Untitled Art Society, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2008.
Bigger Than A Bread Box. The Works. International Art and Design Festival, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 2008.
"Heartburn" Fundraiser. Truck Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2007.
Post-Miniature Show. Little Gallery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canda, 2006
New Works. Harrison’s Galleries, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2006.
Small Works Show. Image 54, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2005.
Gallery Artists. Room II Design, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2005.
Blue Like Jazz. Epcore Center, Fire Exit Theater, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2005.
Breakforth. Telus Convention Center, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 2004.
Gallery Artists. Kensington Fine Arts, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2000.
The Mendel Open. The Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, 1999.
Sculpture Now. Gordon Schnelgrove Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, 1999.
Public Art:
City of Calgary, Signal Box Art Project. Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2007.
Surrender. 1000 Surrenders. Rocky Mountain Calvary Chapel, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2007.
Department of Geology Mural. University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 1995.