Inspired by Nordic textile patterns, Lines and Lineage: Works by Amy Sands at the Nordic Center presents new reimagined artworks utilizing textile patterns from the collections of the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis and the Osterøy Museum in Loneväg, Norway. Several of the works are inspired by an old sample book of Swedish bobbin lace from the ASI collection entitled “Knyppel Profver” or “Lace Tests”. This book belonged to Carolyn Hjelmerus, who immigrated to Minnesota in 1889.
About the Artist
Amy Sands (MFA, Pratt Institute) is a Minneapolis-based artist who creates one-of-a-kind works on paper at the intersection of traditional and digital methods of printmaking. She has exhibited in solo and group shows across the world including Prints Tokyo 2012, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum; the International Printmaking Biennial of Douro, Portugal; and the International Biennial Print Exhibit: 2020 R.O.C. at The National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts. Her work has been internationally recognized with numerous awards including First Prize ~ Mini Print III International Cantabria/Impact 10 in Santander, Spain; Juror’s Choice Award ~ Awagami International Miniature Print Exhibition 2017, Tokushima, Japan.
Sands has been designated as a 2022 McKnight Printmaking Fellow at Highpoint Center for Printmaking. She is also a recipient of a 2020 MN State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant, a 2019 Springboard for the Arts Art in the Public Realm grant, and a 2018 Springboard for the Arts Bottineau Boulevard grant. Her work is represented at Muriel Guépin Gallery in New York City, and Base Gallery, in Tokyo, Japan. She maintains a studio in the Twin Cities area and is an Associate Professor of Studio Arts and Department Chair, Fine Arts at Metropolitan State University, St Paul, MN.
