EMAIL contact@amyparrish.com

BIO
Amy Parrish is an American artist and writer raised on more than 200 acres of Appalachian foothills along the Ohio-West Virginia border; now at home in Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India.

Her work has been internationally exhibited, published and awarded. Photo festival selections include Indian Photo Fest, Beirut Image Festival, Kuala Lumpur PhotoAwards, Angkor Photo Festival, and Scotland’s ACTINIC Festival. Other notable highlights include an NPR feature, the Julia Margaret Cameron Award and studio practice filmed for two seasons of Photovision. After a decade of portraiture emphasis that led her around the country teaching other professionals in the industry, Amy now limits commissions to a few weeks each year.

Her writing can be found in printed publications and on a variety of digital platforms, including LensCulture, where she has also reviewed hundreds of portfolios from photographers across the globe. She’s crafted stories for nonprofits and social enterprises in developing countries to help secure grant funding and has served as instructor and Director of Operations for anti-trafficking photography programs in India and Thailand.

EXHIBITIONS
2023-2024, Indian Photo Festival, Hyderabad, India
2023, Metamorphosis, Guest Room curated by Varun Gupta and Arpan Mukherjee, Der Greif, Germany*
2023, Glitch in the Matrix, curated by Michael Kirchoff, Analog Forever Magazine*
2023, Memory Card Festival, New Art City*
2023, Bonerpukurdanga collaboration with Performers independent & Hidden Artist Initiative, curated by Taufik Riaz and Rajeevan Ramachandran, Santiniketan, WB, India
2023, Interactive installation, Papilio Painters’ 3rd International Art Fair in collaboration with Pi/KIPAF, Berhampore, WB, India
2022, Beirut Image Festival, Lebanon
2022, KLPA Screening, Auckland Festival of Photography, New Zealand
2022, Kuala Lumpur International PhotoAwards exhibition at Exposure+ Photo, Malaysia
2022, The 2/22/22 Exhibition: Pairs and Diptychs, Lenscratch*
2022, World Away, solo show, New Art City*
2021, A Certain Kind of Blue, curated by Jamie Aelavanthara, Analog Forever Magazine*
2020, Words; shouted, blabbered, shattered in between the walls, curated by Sadia Marium, Angkor Photo Festival, Cambodia*
2020, Even though the whole world is burning, curated by Dennese Victoria and Swastik Pal, Angkor Photo Festival, Cambodia*
2020, Utopia, curated by Kelly Burgess, Castleton University*
2020, Hybrid, curated by Jennifer Schlesinger, Analog Forever*
2020, Corona: It’s All About the Light, Griffin Museum of Photography*
2020, Better Living Through Chemistry, curated by Michael Kirchoff, Fraction*
2020, Check the Mail for Her Letter, Self-published Solo, 3D Virtual Exhibition* (featured here on NPR)
2020, Self-Quarantining, Lenscratch*
2020, What We’ve Found, curated by Aint—Bad*
2020, The Ones That Got Away, curated by Yorgos Efthymiadis, The Curated Fridge, Somerville, Massachusetts and Los Angeles, CA
2019, Your Favorite Photograph of 2018, Lenscratch*
2018, Road Trip, curated by Shawn Bush, Lenscratch*
2018, The Tangible Photograph, L.A. Photo Curator*
2017, A Surreal Vision, LoosenArt, Rome, Italy
2017, Keen Eye and Soft Focus: Pictorialism Revisited, curated by Susan Danly, Maine Media Gallery, Rockport, Maine
2017, Honoring Trees, curated by Laura Valenti, PhotoPlace Gallery*
2017, Keen Eye and Soft Focus: Pictorialism Revisited, curated by Susan Danly, PhoPa Gallery, Portland, Maine
2017, The Visual Armistice, curated by Blue Mitchell, Plates to Pixels*
2017, Spring Show curated by Jessica Roscio, The Curated Fridge, Somerville, Massachusetts
2017, Process: Alternative, curated by Claire A. Warden and David Emmit Adams, Light Leaked*
2017, Windows: Looking Out, Looking In, curated by Don’t Take Pictures*
2016, Postage Required, Vermont Center for Photography, Brattleboro, Vermont
2016, The Discarded Ones (solo exhibition), Ohio University Southern Gallery, Ironton, Ohio
2016, Glass and Tin, curated by Don’t Take Pictures*
2016, InPrint-Is, curated by Dawne Fahey, Blanco Negro, Sydney, Australia
2016, Photography Re-imagined V: The Artist’s Hand, Tilt Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
2015-2016, Exhibition 280, curated by Patterson Sims, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, West Virginia
2015, Ohio State Fair (OSF) Fine Arts Exhibition, Columbus, Ohio
2015, Sharing a Core, ACTINIC Festival, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland
2015, Through the Lens, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, Kentucky
2015, What’s Old Is New Again: Alternative Photo. Processes, PhotoSynthesis, Manchester, CT
2015, Sense of Self, Delaware Cultural Arts Center, Delaware, Ohio
2014, Honors of Excellence Gallery, WPPI, Las Vegas, Nevada
2013, Leap of Faith (solo exhibition), Becker Gallery, Otterbein University, Westerville, Ohio
2012, PPA National Exhibition: New Orleans, Louisiana
2011, Epson Creative Asia Gallery, Canon Creative Asia Conference, Hong Kong
2009, Solo Exhibition, Sparkspace, Columbus, Ohio
2006, Visions of Metroparks, High Road Gallery, Worthington, Ohio
2005, Myths, Mystery and Ritual: A Portal into the Night, Caladan Gallery*
*denotes a virtual gallery space

AWARDS/SELECTIONS
2021, 3rd Prize, Open category Portrait Prize, Kuala Lumpur International Photoawards (KLPA), Malaysia
2019, Poetry Challenge Selection for Writers Harbor Poetry Week, Maine Media Workshops +College
2015, Juror’s Choice Award, OSF Fine Arts Exhibition, Columbus, Ohio
2015, 3rd Place, Yeiser Art Center Through the Lens, Paducah, Kentucky
2015, Top Four Selection, InPrint-IS, Sydney, Australia
2014, Julia Margaret Cameron Award and invitation to exhibit in Malaga, Spain, 6th JMC Awards
2014, Second Prize (series) & invitation to exhibit in Malaga, Spain, 6th JM Cameron Awards
2014, 2nd Best of Show, OSF Fine Arts Award, Columbus, Ohio
2014, Finalist, $10k Crusade for Art Engagement Grant
2014, Silver Distinction Award, WPPI International Photography Competition
2014, Silver Award (photo book), WPPI International Photography Competition
2013, Grand Prize (video), Maine Media College DREAMS Competition
2011, Best in Portrait, WPPI International Photography Competition
2011, Finalist, Canon Creative Asia Photography Competition
2011, 4 Honorable Mentions, International Photography Awards (IPA)
2010, First Place, WPPI International Photography Competition
2009, Best in Portrait, Asuka Book Design Competition
2008, Design Finalist, Hallmark Greeting Cards
2003, Highest Honors Award (Honors project/thesis on creative nonfiction), Otterbein University

PUBLICATIONS
2021, Amy Parrish (Check the Mail for Her Letter), Ruminate Magazine 
2020, The Green Lace Witch, Natural Magic Issue 52, Enchanted Living Magazine 
2020, 12th Anniversary Issue Exhibition, Issue 134, Fraction Magazine
2017, Solitude, Light: A Journal of Photography & Poetry
2017, Home & Away, Same Coin Press
2017, Issue #16, The Hand Magazine
2017, Issue #15, The Hand Magazine
2016, UnderExposed Magazine
2016, Film & Alternative Process, Volume III, Femme Fotale
2016, Gum Printing: A Step-by-Step Manual Highlighting Artists and Their Creative Practice, Christina Z Anderson, Focal Press/Routledge
2015, Issue #10, The Hand Magazine
2015, InPrint-Is, Publisher Dawne Fahey
2015, Issue #9, The Hand Magazine
2015, Process, Obscura Press
2015, Issue #8, The Hand Magazine
2013, Inspiration in Photography: Training your mind to make great art a habit, Brooke Shaden, Focal Press/Ilex

MEDIA COVERAGE
2023, Hear from the Director of the Indian Photo Festival, British Journal of Photography
2021, Picture Perfect, The Parkersburg News & Sentinel
2021, Washington County Native’s Photography Wins Recognition at International Competition, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel
2021, Whipple Native Parrish Recognized in International Photo Award, Marietta Times
2021, Alumna Helps Families Cope with Dementia Through Her Art, Towers Magazine
2020, Artist Explores Grief, Memory and Loss Through Photographs, The Picture Show, NPR
2017, Pecha Kucha MidCoast talk broadcast on Belfast Community Television
2017, The Itinerant Artist Takes Stock, The Courier-Gazette
2016, Photo Transfer Workshop at Art Loft, Knox Village Soup
2012, Facebook Profile Photos are Serious Business, Huff Post
2010, Ohio’s Woman, Ohio News Network
2010, Ohio and Company, Ohio News Network
2006, Pregnant Poses, Columbus Dispatch

WEB FEATURES & SOCIAL MEDIA SHARES
2023, , Your Daily Photograph, Guest Curated by Diana Bloomfield, Duncan Miller Gallery
2022, Top 40 Analog Photographs of 2022, Analog Forever Magazine
2022, Artist Feature and Video Interview, Dementia Spring Artist Network
2022, EMMAKLEE Tumblr
2021, Saving Memory: One Photo at a Time, written by Noah Stilwell, ArcGIS StoryMaps
2021, How Have You Been? and 2020 Projection Showcase, Angkor Photo Festival
2021, Writer’s Feature, Now Tell Me
2021, Your Daily Photograph, Guest Curated by Brooke Shaden, Duncan Miller Gallery
2021, PhotoSolidarity, Covid relief organized by Chennai Photo Biennale
2021, Amy Parrish, Mary Ryan Tumblr
2021, Check the Mail for Her Letter blog feature, Ruminate
2021, GACOUGNOL Tumblr
2020, October Spotlight, Chennai Photo Biennale Learning Lab
2020, World Cyanotype Day, Alternative Photography
2020, Pujo Through Your Lens, Emami Art
2020, The Best Kunstmatrix Virtual Exhibitions, gowithYamo
2020, 3 Alternative Processes to Use in Your Photography, Brooke Shaden
2019, LUSHLIGHT Tumblr
2019 COULEURS Tumblr 
2019, PoeROBOTS Tumblr, Microscope Gallery
2019, Weekend Portfolio (blog and Instagram), Musée: Vanguard of Photography Culture
2019, Interview by Jon Feinstein, Humble Arts Foundation
2019, White Wall Wednesday: Alternative Process, Brooke Shaden
2018, LEANAN-SIDHE Tumblr
2016, Video interview, Punches of Pink webisode
2016, Interview and studio visit for the ArtLoft blog
2016, Interview feature for Jeff Leisawitz’s Not F*ing Around blog on creativity
2016, Selection for @FeatureShoot Instagram feed
2016, Guest Curator for @Crusade4Art Instagram account
2016, Instagram Takeover for Maine Media Workshops +College
2013, Fairy Tale Mood Tumblr, curated by Sarah Cross
2012, Interview for The Frameworthy Shot blog

EDUCATIONAL REFERENCES, STUDENT PROJECTS & RESEARCH CITATIONS
University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, PhD Dissertation by Elizabeth Huclová, 2022 (Czech Republic)
City of Bristol College, Research by Joshua Venn, (UK)
The Open College of the Arts by Judith Bach, 2022 (UK)
Latitude Reading Group, Referenced by Kean O’Brien, 2022 (Chicago)
Hastings High School Remote Lecture by Cory Merchant, 2021 (New York)
(+ numerous research/interview requests from students in Australia, Germany & UK)

WRITING/CONTENT
2023, Torn: Interview with Manuela Thames, One Twelve Publishing
2023, All that Glitters with Joel Carter, Analog Forever Magazine
2021, Jeannie Hutchins interview, One Twelve Publishing
2021, Meet the Artist: Siva Sai Jeevanantham video interview, FORMAT International Photography Festival
2021, Meet the Artist: Satyadeep Singh video interview, FORMAT International Photography Festival
2021, [OFF] LIMITS at Chobi Mela, Dhaka Tribune
2020, Of Poetry and Magic with Munem Wasif, LensCulture
2020, Creative Leaps with Thea Traff of Time magazine, LensCulture
2020, A Transdisciplinary Memorial to Millions Lost in 1932-33 Soviet Ukraine featuring Lesia Maruschak, LensCulture
2020, Meeting Sofie featuring Snezhana von Büdingen, LensCulture
2020, Don’t Lie to Me featuring Paulo Coqueiro, LensCulture
2020, Responding to Tragedy with Art and Hope featuring Joana Choumali, LensCulture
2020, Sarah Rice interview, Humble Arts Foundation
2020, Tokyo Connection: Ihiro Hayami, LensCulture
2020, Laura Stevens interview, LensCulture
2020, Feature on Ross McDonnell’s Limbs, LensCulture
2019, Salma Abedin Prithi interview, LensCulture
2019, DM Witman interview, One Twelve Publishing
2019, Jason Lee interview, Humble Arts Foundation
2019, Brenton Hamilton feature interview, The Hand Magazine
2018, Heartsong, written by Amy Parrish and illustrated by Sanjoy Bose
2017, Stray Birds (erasure poetry), Amy Parrish
2016, “Synchrodestiny”, Blossom: Create Love Express Beauty Be Kind, Amy Butler
2016, Gum Printing: A Step-by-Step Manual Highlighting Artists and Their Creative Practice, Christina Z Anderson, Focal Press/Routledge
2014, Synchrodestiny, Blossom Magazine
2013, Inspiration in Photography: Training your mind to make great art a habit, Brooke Shaden, Focal Press/Ilex
2013, Guest Blogger for BroadwayWorld.com ARTS page
2012, Broadway + Thresher Magazine contributing writer/photographer
2011-2012, Guest Blogger for The Photo Collective
2006-2008, CBUS Magazine contributing photographer
2000-2003, Quiz & Quill chapbook submissions, Otterbein University
1999-2003, Tan & Cardinal writer and ‘Chatting with Amy’ columnist, Otterbein University

TEACHING/SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS  
2024, The Blank Page, Arthshila, Shantiniketan, West Bengal
2023, Indian Photo Festival, Hyderabad
2022, Promoting Passion, Tucson, Arizona
2020, Brooke Shaden’s CAMP, Zoom Workshop Series
2019, Jackson Middle School, Vienna, West Virginia
2018, 2-Day Adobe Photoshop, Maine Media Workshops +College, Rockport, Maine
2018, Evoke Workshops, Rockland, Massachusetts
2018, Guest Speaker, The Light Space, Chiang Rai, Thailand
2018, Eastern Local School District, Meigs County, Ohio
2017, Friends of Thai Daughters workshop, Chiang Rai, Thailand
2017, The Light Space, Chiang Rai, Thailand
2017, Coastal Retreat workshops, 26 Split Rock Cove, South Thomaston, Maine
2017, Pecha Kucha MidCoast, South Thomaston, Maine
2016-2017, Community photo classes for The ArtLoft, Rockland, Maine
2016, Promoting Passion Convention, Colorado Springs, Colorado
2016, The Light Space, Kolkata, India
2015, Light Pro Conference, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
2015, After Dark (AD) Education Conference, Madison, Wisconsin
2014, Finding Beauty in the World Around You, Teen Community Workshop, YES Club, Newark, OH
2014, AD Education, St. Louis, Missouri
2013, Professional Photographers of Ohio, Dublin, Ohio
2013, Professional Photographers of Michigan, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2013, AD Education, St. Louis, Missouri
2013, American Center Pavilion within Kolkata Book Fair, The American Center, Kolkata, India
2013, Benjamin Harrison Elementary School, Marion, Ohio
2012-2013, Featured Photographer on Photovision (6 episodes)
2012, Professional Photographers of Southwest Ohio, Dayton, Ohio
2012, AD Education, Kansas City, Missouri
2012, AD Education, Charlotte, North Carolina
2012, AD Education, Dallas, Texas
2011, AD Education, Tucson, Arizona
2011, AD Education, Charlotte, North Carolina
2011, PhotoCamp Ohio, Westerville, Ohio
2011, Visiting Artist (Photography Portfolio class lecture), Columbus College of Art & Design, Ohio
2011, Book Design webinars for Asuka Book
2010, Wedding & Portrait Photographers International Photo Ignite Program, Las Vegas, NV
2010, Asuka Book, WPPI Tradeshow, Las Vegas, NV
2010, Ohio Growth Summit roundtable on personal branding, Columbus, Ohio
2010, Super Monday, Professional Photographers of America, Columbus, Ohio
2003, Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature Annual Conference, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ongoing- private workshops, classes and mentoring

JURYING AND PORTFOLIO REVIEWS
2022, Portfolio Reviews, Promoting Passion Convention, Tucson, AZ
2018-onwards, Submission Reviewer, LensCulture.com
2020, Gathering, 3D Virtual Exhibition and Curation
2016-2017, Submission Reviewer, LensCulture.com
2013, Co-Juror, ArtSpace Annual Photography Exhibition
2011-2015, Mentor/Photo Review Sessions, AfterDark Education Conferences

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
2024, Art Residency by invitation of Manas Acharya, Odi Art Centre, Balugaon, Odisha
2024, Reimagining গঙ্গাঋদ্ধি, a Chhatim Initiative, Chandraketugarh, West Bengal
(work completed but event canceled due to the political sensitivity of current events)
2023, Funding Consultant, Storyteller & Visual Design, Friends of Thai Daughters
2023, Grant Writer, Foto Forum Santa Fe
2022, Poetry & fundraising for the 30/30 Project, Tupelo Press
2021, Volunteer, FORMAT21 International Photo Festival, Derby, England
2020+, Grant Writer, Grant & Co.
2018, Mentor, The Light Space, Kolkata, India
2017, Director of Operations/Instructor, The Light Space, Chiang Rai, Thailand
2016-2017, Artist-in-Residence, 26 Split Rock Cove, South Thomaston, Maine
2015-2016, Director of Operations/Instructor, The Light Space, Kolkata, India
2015, Artist-in-Residence, 26 Split Rock Cove, South Thomaston, Maine

EDUCATION & WORKSHOPS
MOMA 6 week course through Coursera
— Seeing Through Photographs by Sarah Meister, 2020
Experimenter Learning Program, Kolkata, India
— Inside Out: Turning good ideas into great books with Seagull School of Publishing, 2020
— New Art Criticism with Skye Arundhati Thomas, 2019
Maine Media Workshops + College, Rockport, Maine
— The Writers Harbor: Poetry Week, Hybrid Beast with Tina Chang, June 2019
— 19th Century History of Photography, Projects I, 2014
— 20th Century History of Photography, Alternative Processing, 2015
– Alternative Processing & Advanced Alt. Processing workshops with Brenton Hamilton, 2014
– Navigating the Grant World workshop with Donna McNeil, 2014
– Photographing from the Heart workshop with Joyce Tenneson, 2012
Stephen Takacs Workshop, Columbus, Ohio
–Pinhole Photography, 2015
Denison University, Granville, Ohio
-Community Scholar Program
–Studio Art Foundation with Ben Kinsley, 2014
–Human Rights, Development and NGOs, 2013
Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, Ohio
–Alternative Photo Processes workshop with Hiroshi Hayakawa, 2012
Jennifer Thoreson Workshop, Santa Fe, New Mexico
–The Feminine Portrait, 2010
Otterbein University, Westerville, Ohio, 1999-2003
–BA with Honors and cum laude in Speech Communication, English Minor

FILM AND PERFORMANCE
2021, The Hidden People Audio Drama, Season 3 (Sentinel), Dayton Writers Movement
2020, The Hidden People Audio Drama, Season Two (Sentinel and Bartender), Dayton Writers Movement
2018, 26 Words (TV pilot, in-production stills), Goodfocus Films
2016, Dead Man Walking (video editing), Directed by Sanjoy Bose, Kolkata International Performance Art Festival
2016, New Albany Symphony Orchestra (performance/gala exhibition), New Albany, Ohio
2014, Dreams (short film), Maine Media Gallery, Rockport, Maine
2011, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead (filming segments), Solstice Theatre Company
1990s-
Team Lead, Theatre Usher (Announcer), Cedar Point Live Entertainment, Sandusky, Ohio
President/Honors Level, International Thespian Society Troupe, Beverly, Ohio
Actress, Showboat Becky Thatcher, Marietta, Ohio
Monologue Performance, Vienna Country Club, West Virginia
Actress, Mid-Ohio Valley Players, Marietta, Ohio
(list of performances available upon request)