Amanda Boggs
EDUCATION
2020 University of Massachusetts, MFA in Studio Practice, Amherst, MA
2004 Meisner Acting Technique (two-year program), William Esper Studios, New York, New York
1996 Amherst College, BA Fine in Arts and Cultural Anthropology, Amherst, MA
EXHIBITIONS & PROJECTS
2020 letting the body lead, solo show, UMass Herter Gallery, Amherst, MA
2019 On the Edge, group show, UMass NYPOP Gallery, NY, NY
2018 We Grow Accustomed to the Dark, Amherst Poetry Festival Exhibit, UMass Herter Gallery, Amherst, MA
2018 One Down, digital art group show, UMass Screen@SAB, Amherst, MA
2018 Alter/Altar Exhibition, group show, UMass NYPOP Gallery, NY, NY
2018 Carbon, Collaborative Aggregates group show, Wilmington, MA
2009 Faces of Change Exhibition, solo show, Washington Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights, Washington, DC
2008 Where We Live, solo show, Hartford General Assembly, Hartford, CT
SELECTED WORKSHOPS
2020 Space Activated, letting the body lead, UMass LEG Gallery, Amherst, MA
2020 Furniture and Object Exploration, letting the body lead, UMass LEG Gallery, Amherst, MA
2020 Embodied Memory Workshop, UMass Interdisciplinary Seminar Fellowship, Amherst, MA
2020 Creative Movement Through Outdoor Spaces, one-on-one workshop, Marlborough, CT
2020 Spatial Awareness, small group workshop with hand held props, Amherst, MA
PERFORMANCES
2020 These Embodied Walls #2, letting the body lead, LEG Gallery, UMass, Amherst, MA
2019 Green Coat Drone Experimentation, On the Edge, group show, NYPOP Gallery, NY, NY
2018 Rug/Woman/Man, We Grow Accustomed to the Dark, Herter Gallery, Amherst, MA
2018 These Embodied Walls #1, LEG Gallery, UMass Studio Arts Building, Amherst, MA
2018 Cell Phone Hell, Carbon, Herter Gallery, Amherst, MA
2018 Las Hermanas, Alter/Altar Exhibition, NY Pop Gallery, NY, NY
2017 These White Walls, LEG Gallery, UMass Studio Arts Building, Amherst, MA
1998-2006 De La Guarda Off-Broadway Show, Principal Aerial Performer, NY, NY
TEACHING & ARTS ADMINISTRATION
2021-Preset Lecturer, Studio Arts Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
2017-2020 Teaching Assistant, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, Foundations, Digital Imaging, Photography
2018-2019 Teacher of Record, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, Digital Imaging
2015-2016 Visiting Teaching Artist, Secondary Level, Hartford, CT, Video, Creative Movement, Drama, Photography
2013-2015 Specialist of the Arts, DC Public School System, Washington, DC
CERTIFICATIONS
2018 FAA Certified Drone Pilot, focus on aerial cinematography and performance
2018 Embodyoga Instructor, completed 200-hour teacher training at Amherst Yoga Center
2010 Pre-natal Kundalini Yoga Instructor, taught by Gurmukh at Golden Bridge Yoga in Los Angeles
2005 TRX, Bootcamp, Kickboxing, Water Aerobics, and Body Sculpting Instructor
2000 SAG Member, professional actor and stuntwoman