Mari Amman

Mari Amman (b. 1984, Dixon, Illinois, USA) is a multidisciplinary artist. Her first public exhibition in 1999 was a land art sculpture. She works with images, installations, poetry, performance, painting, sculpture, video, textiles and design. Geological Empathy and Sublime Rheology are concepts underscoring her interest ways the imaginary realm influences reality. Amman is a European Innovation and Technology Culture Creativity Expert Evaluator. She collaborates with biology, technological and geological scientists, music, architecture, and culture professionals.

Noted recognition of her works include: Omniscient, monolithic image and text, was awarded 1st by the jury in the Imaging New Eurasia exhibition at the Asia Culture Center, in Gwangju (SK, 2015). Afjordance screened during AWMAS (UCSB, 2020). She was poet and artist-in-residence in Paris (FR, 2023), Bonny Doon (US, 2022), Kjerringøy Land Art (NO, 2020) guided forest bathing and presented Sublime Timescapes, Art Farm Iowa (US, 2023); Arte Expuesto (MX, 2023), Stefan Simchowitz (US, 2020) exposed and collected her work. She researched trauma psychology and developed a practical method for transmutation at Angelot-Trélex (CH, 2019), participated in PraksisOslo, Praxisdansfe...

2015 Master Fine Art, Honours, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles
2006 Bachelor Art, Honours, Illinois Institute of Art Schaumburg
2015 Norwegian, Rosenhof Voksenopplæring, Oslo
2013 Social Psychology, Ehime University (CLC)
2013 Photography, College of Lake County (CLC)
2012 Yoga Alliance Teacher Training Certificate
2003 Interior Design, Illinois Institute of Art Schaumburg
1990 Piano, Voice, Dance: Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Modern, Hip-Hop

TEKS, Trondheim, Norway
Photo London, U.K.
Rotvoll Kunstkollectiv, Trondheim, Norway
Arte Expuesto, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Bendix Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Gallery KiT, Trondheim, Norway
Art Farm, Northwood, Iowa, USA
Albumen Gallery, London, UK
Rotterdam Photofestival, Netherlands
Rockheim Music Night, Trondheim, Norway
Trøndelag Bildene Kunstneres, Norway
Body Line, Groningen, Netherlands
Blåtime Sol, Bodø Kunstforening, Norway
Solfége Souche, Paris, France
Arteriet, Kristiansand, Norway
AWMAS 2020, UC Santa Barbara, USA
CICA Museum, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Damocles, Yorkshire Artspace, Sheffield, UK
Nout Art Gallery, Cairo, Egypt
Transito, Aker Brygge, Oslo, Norway
Elvelangs i Fakkellys, Oslo, Norway
CYAN Studio, Oslo, Norway
Rockford University, Rockford, Illinois, USA
Atelier Nord, Grünnerløkka, Oslo, Norway
Oslo Open, Rådhusgate, Oslo, Norway
Palos Verdes Art Center, California, USA
Asia Culture Center, Gwangju, South Korea
Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA
Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, USA
LA Mart, Los Angeles, California, USA
Walker Point Center For the Arts, Milwaukee, USA
Robert T Wright Gallery, Grayslake, Illinois, USA
Wall Space Gallery, California, USA
Northern Trust Bank, Chicago, USA
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