Moore College of Art & Design


For...

Amy Orr, MFA

Adjunct Faculty

Department

  • Fine Arts

Education

  • MFA Tyler School of Art, Temple University  
  • MA University of the Arts  
  • BFA Bezalel Academy of Art and Design

Recent Exhibitions

  • Group exhibition called In Stitches at the Long Beach Island Foundation in Loveladies, NJ, 2013
  • Semper Tedium, The Slow Art of Quiltmaking, Traveling Group Exhibition, The international Quilt Festival, Houston, TX, 2012. 
  • Joy Breaks Through Barriers, Old City Jewish Art Center, Philadelphia, 2012. 
  • In Stitches, Long Beach Island Foundation, NJ, 2012. 
  • Bound and Found, Group Exhibition, Bahdeebahdu, Philadelphia, PA, 2012.
  • A Sense of Place, group show, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA 2012
  • Little Treasures - Big Rewards, Projects Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2011.
  • Faction Politic, UD@Crane, The Crane Arts Building, Philadelphia, PA, 2011
  • Victory for Tyler Works on Paper/Posters, The Crane Arts Building, Philadelphia, PA, 2011.
  • Faculty Triennial Exhibition – Practice and Process, The Galleries at Moore: Goldie Paley Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2010.
  • “Plastic Culture”, Solo exhibition, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts Wilmington, DE, 2010 
  • “Currency”  Group exhibition, Art in City Hall, Philadelphia, PA. 2010
  • "SOFA, International Exposition of Sculptural Object and Functional Art", New York, NY, 2010.
  • Philadelphia Invitational Furniture Show, Philadelphia, PA, 2010.
  • 7th International Fiber Biennial, Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2010.

Recent Activities

  • Her work is also featured in the publication of The Studio Quilt #11: Semper Tedium, The Slow Art of Quiltmaking by Sandra Sider.
  • Will be presenting at Semper Tedium, The Slow Art of Quiltmaking at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, TX.  2013
  • Structure and Surface Residency with Mural Arts of Philadelphia 2013
  • 'Plarn' - plastic bag yarn - puts those ubiquitous bags back to work, Philadelphia Inquirer, 2012.

Awards and Fellowships

  • City of Philadelphia Proclamation, as part of FiberPhiladelphia 2012 
  • 1st prize, Best in Show for Posters for her work World Map at Victory for Tyler Works on Paper/Posters, The Crane Arts Building, Philadelphia, PA, 2011.
    • Amy Orr house front
    • Amy Orr
      House of Cards, 2012 Plastic cards mosaic on wood armature 64"w x 36"h x 32"d

    • Amy orr house lr
    • Amy OrR
      House of Cards, Living Room detail Plastic cards mosaic on wood armature 11.5w x 7.5 h x  18d

    • Amy Orr World Map
    • Amy Orr
      World Map
      Archival pigment print of plastic card mosaic
      20.5" h x 32.5" w

    • Amy Orr Made in China
    • Amy Orr
      Made in China

    • Amy Orr Magic Carpet
    • Amy Orr
      Magic Carpet

    • Amy Orr withassistants1
    • Amy Orr

  • Previous
  • Next