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Amanda Adams
Experience
2017 - PRESENT
Beyond the Studio: A Podcast For Artists - Host & Creator
Podcast about the work that happens behind the scenes for visual artists and makers and how they’re sustaining themselves, co-hosted with Nicole Mueller with over 140 episodes featuring past guests such as Ruby Lerner, Sharon Louden, Heather Day, Wendy Red Star, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Meow Wolf, Creatives Rebuild New York, Jean Shin, Heather Bhandari and many more
2012 - PRESENT
Close Call Studio, Baltimore, MD - Owner & Operator
Multidisciplinary visual art practice working in soft sculpture, illustration, photography and video with experience vending at over 150 in-person pop-up events around the country
Featured Events, Clients & Collaborations
Google, Anthropologie, NPR, Epitaph Records, Institute for Contemporary Art San Francisco, The American Visionary Art Museum, The National Museum for Women in the Arts, Maryland Institute College of Art, Cafe Dear Leon, Sophomore Coffee, DTFU Podcast, La Dispute, Dosser, Pianos Become the Teeth
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026
Rooted, Rawlings Conservatory, Baltimore, MD
2024
Awaken, Towson University Center for the Arts, Towson, MD
2014
Nature Indoors, Rawlings Conservatory, Baltimore, MD
2013
TEN, The Windup Space, Baltimore, MD
Thesis Exhibition, MICA Main Gallery, Baltimore, MD
23/ TWELVE THIRTEEN Exhibition, D-Center Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2012
Junior Photo Exhibition, MICA Main Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Awards & Honors
2023
Maryland State Arts Council Independent Artist Grant
2022
Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco’s Meantime (Beyond the Studio)
2017
Southern Exposure Alternative Exposure Grant (Beyond the Studio)
Live Talks, Panels, Workshops & Lectures
2026
Guest Lecture, Illustrators for Hire, September 2nd, 2026
Mainstage Conference Speaker, “Soft Sculpture and Hard Business”, ICON13 Illustration Conference, July 18th, 2026
Guest Critic, MFA Illustration Practice, Maryland Institute College of Art, May 4th, 2026
Guest Lecture, First Year Fellows In Creative Entrepreneurship, Maryland Institute College of Art, April 14th, 2026
Guest Lecture (Virtual Workshop), “A Financial Roadmap for Artists with Beyond the Studio” (Moderated by Dexter Wimberly), New York Academy of Art, March 31st, 2026
Guest Lecture (Virtual Workshop), “Financial Literacy for Artists,” New York Academy of Art, January 31st, 2026
2024
Guest Lecture, Photography and Graphic Design, Maryland Institute College of Art, March 27th, 2024
Guest Critic, MFA Illustration Practice, Maryland Institute College of Art, May 2nd, 2024
2022
Guest Critic, MFA Illustration Practice, Maryland Institute College of Art, May 2nd, 2022
Panel Discussion, “Beyond the Studio Live Podcast Recording,” Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, March 17th, 2022
Guest Speaker (Virtual Speaker Series), “Beyond the Studio: How to Make a Living as an Artist,” Huron River Art Collective, February 21st, 2022
Guest Lecture (Virtual Talk), “Beyond the Studio: How to Make a Living as an Artist,” Ringling College of Art + Design, February 9th, 2022
2021
Guest Lecture (Virtual Talk), Professional Practices (Jean Shin), Pratt Institute, November 19th, 2021
Guest Panelist (Virtual Panel), “MICA Makes Panel,” Ratcliffe Center for Creative Entrepreneurship, Maryland Institute College of Art, August 31st, 2021
2020
Virtual Conference Speaker (Beyond the Studio), “DEFINING VALUE(S) IN THE ART WORLD,” Art World Conference, October 16th, 2020
Select Interviews & Press
2026
“Baltimore Home,” Baltimore Magazine, March 2026 Vol 119 Issue 3
2022
“Check out Nicole Mueller and Amanda Adams’ Story,” Voyage Baltimore, November 4th, 2022
“Meet Amanda Adams and Nicole Mueller | Artists & Co-Hosts of Beyond the Studio Podcast,” ShoutoutLA, July 8th, 2022
“Big Capricorn Energy with Beyond the Studio Podcast” The Side Woo, March 31st, 2022
2021
“Podcasts for Artists are Having a Moment. How One Podcast Found Success,” Artwork Archive, March 9th, 2021
“Lorne M. Buchman // Nicole Mueller // Amanda Adams // The Future of Art and Design Colleges,” CAA Conversations Podcast, February 26th, 2021
2020
“Art of the Times”, Baltimore Magazine October 2020, Vol 113 Issue 10
Matthew Dols, “Fiber Artist + Painter, Amanda Adams + Nicole Mueller” The Wise Fool Podcast, July 30th, 2020
“Reviews From Our Library” American Craft Magazine, February/March 2020, Vol 80 No 1
2018
“Only In Baltimore”, Baltimore Magazine, December 2018
2015
“Felted Fungi on Real Wood… For Your Home”, Brown Paper Bag, January 2015
Education
2013
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
BFA in Photography, Bookmaking