
Curriculum Vitae
1705 Thomas Jefferson Rd. Forest, VA 24551.
434-852-5552
amanda@animanity.com
Education
2011
Masters of Interdisciplinary Arts Goddard College, Vermont. Disciplines of Studio Art, Creative Writing, and Environmental Studies
2008
Bachelors of Art / Double Major Studio Art and Creative Writing, Randolph Macon Woman’s College, Virginia
1989
Associates of Science in Zoololgy, Sante Fe Teaching Zoo, Gainesville, Florida
Selected Solo
Exhibitions
2018
Animanity in Art, Lynchburg Diversity Center Main Gallery, Lynchburg VA
2017
Animanity in Africa, Africa House Gallery, Lynchburg, VA
2016
Animanity in Art, Common Grounds Gallery, Boonsboro, VA
2012
Marginalized Interdisciplinary Art Installation, YWCA, Lynchburg VA
2011
Animanity: The State of Being Animal, Goddard Main Gallery, Goddard VT
2009
Caged: The Human/Animal Connection, Mezzanine Gallery, Lynchburg VA
2008
Caged : Animal Magnetism, Nichol’s Tavern Gallery, Lynchburg VA
Selected Group
Exhibitions
2022
Tegan Meets World Art Retrospective, Meteor Theater Gallery, Hamilton, New Zealand
Sunflowers for Ukraine, Riverviews Artspace Main Gallery, Lynchburg, VA
2020
Art on 12th Annual Show, Artbox Gallery, Lynchburg, VA
2019
Art on 12th Annual Show, Artbox Gallery, Lunchburg VA
2019
Riverview Biennial, Riverviews Artspace Main Gallery, Lynchburg VA
2018
Queer Art, Lynchburg Diversity Center Main Gallery, Lynchburg VA
2018
Nature and Art, Goose Creek Studio, Bedford VA
2018
Pride Artshow, Lynchbuirg Diversity Center Main Gallery, Lynchburg VA
2017
Riverviews Biennial, Riverviews Artspace Main Gallery, Lynchburg VA
2017
Larry Basset Collection, Riverviews Artspace Main Gallery, Lynchburg, VA
The Nasty Woman Show, Riverviews Gallery 109, Lynchburg VA
2017
Nasty Woman Show, Brooklyn, New York
2016
Art on 12th Annual Show, Art Box Galleries, Lynchburg VA
2012
Marginalized Interdisciplinary Show with Terri Miller, Art Café, Lynchburg
2010 and 2011
Lexington Art Show, Lexington, VA
2009 and 2010
Bath County Community Show, Bath County, VA
2008 and 2009
National Women’s Art Show, University of Oregan, Eugene OR
2008
Step Outside the Cocoon , Light Wings Gallery, Lynchburg, VA
2008
The Articulates Gallery Opening, Nichol’s Tavern Gallery, Lynchburg VA
2008
Senior Art Show, Maier Museum of Art, Lynchburg VA
Selected Awards
and Honors
2010
Academy of Women Award for Arts, YWCA, Lynchburg VA
2010
Best in Show and 2nd Place Photography category, Lexington Art Show
2009
Third Place, National Women’s Art Show, University of Oregan
2008
Second Place, National Women’s Art Show, University of Oregan
Selected Public Collections
Professional
Experience
Maier Museum of Art, Lynchburg, Virginia
Art for the People, Lynchburg, Virginia
Forest Pet Care, Lynchburg Virginia
Alan Pierson Cancer Center, Lynchburg, Virginia’
Community Access Network, Lynchburg, Virginia
Lynchburg, General Hospital, Lynchburg, Virginia
Bedford General Hospital, Bedford, Virginia
2022
Illustrator, Children’s Book titled Elephants Cry, Too, Amanda Sandos Illustrator, Doris Sage Author, published in June, 2022.
2020
In Situ Art Installation, Hamilton New Zealand
In Situ Renovation Home Art Installation, Aukland New Zealand
In Situ Art Installation, Waihi Beach, New Zealand
In Situ Mural, Forest Pet Care, Forest, Virginia
In Situ Art Garden Installation, Portland, Oregan
2017
Curator of the Lynchburg Nasty Women Show, Lynchburg VA
Exhibitions Curator, Gallery 201, Lynchburg Diversity Center, Lynchburg
Exhibitions Committee Member for Riverviews Artspace, Lynchburg VA
Exhibition Design and Installation for Riverviews Artspace, Lynchburg, VA
2016
Invited to serve on the Riverviews Artspace Board
2014
Founding member and serving on the Lynchburg Diversity Center Board
2011
Intern for Pam Longobardi to build large installation solo exhibition show at the Sandler Hutson Gallery, Atlanta GA
2008 - 2012
Paid intern for the Maier Museum of Art working both in collections managament, exhibition design, and art handling.
1994 - 2006
Zooekeeper and Lead Zookeeper for the North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro, North Carolina
1989 - 1994
Zookeeper in the Wilds of Africa at the Dallas Zoo, Dallas Texas