Amber Briggs

Artist Portfolio

Vestige: a Pop Up Uhaul Show at the Packing Plant- Nashville, TN

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Vestige: a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists.

Amber Davis Briggs and Macon St. Hilaire use objects in a way that retains a trace of their previous lives. Gleaning inspiration from materials, these two artists distill the essence of things and assign value to disappearing ideas. The question of what to keep and what to discard is always difficult yet it must be addressed.

These works are an echo, an homage, an attempt to preserve, and an adaption. These collective actions bring a vestige forward in time.

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48th Annual Juried Student Show

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Amber Briggs had two pieces included in this years 48th Annual Juried Student Show.  Washcloth received Best in Show and the Olen Bryant Sculpture Award.  Washcloth also received a Purchase Award and is now a part of the Austin Peay State University Permanent Art Collection.

Awarded APSU Art & Design’s 2015 Summer Research Grant Award

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Amber Briggs and Amy Dean awarded APSU Art & Design’s first Student Summer Research Award

Posted by: Barry Jones at www.artapsu.com

The Student Summer Research Award is sponsored by the Austin Peay State University Department of Art & Design and the Center of Excellence in the Creative Arts. It was established to create opportunities for selected art students to conduct studio research during the summer when they might not be registered for classes. The award provides $2500 to two students who propose a well conceived and intriguing body of work. The award will culminate in an exhibition on the campus of APSU in the fall after the award. This is the first year of the award.

The 2015 Summer Research Awards were granted to Amber Briggs and Amy Dean.

The jury was delighted with the quality of the applications! This is the first year for this award, and we didn’t know what to expect; every one of the submissions had merit. A broad range of techniques and sensibilities was represented – from classic documentary photography to performance art, from paintings based on ancient techniques to collaboration as a contemporary art practice. The applications were of a professional level, and ratified for us that our advanced students are already transitioning into their lives as professional artists.

– Professor Billy Renkl, Chair of the Summer Research Award Committee

Amber Briggs will  use the funds to create a body of collaborative works based on her family dynamic. In her proposal she stated “Truly at the heart of this motivation are motherhood and my relationship with my four year old son, Parker”.  She is inspired by her son’s creativity and way of looking at the world.

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APSU Art & Design’s Student Summer Research Award

47th Annual Student Juried Exhibition.

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Three pieces were accepted into the 47th Annual Student Juried Exhibition. Wax Blanket Reprise received Best in Show.

 

 

Artists of the 21st Century

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Two pieces were included in the Artists of the 21st Century Juried Exhibition. Vessel received the 2nd Place Sculpture Award.


A Juried Exhibition of Collegiate Student Art
West Tennessee Regional Art Center, Humboldt, Tennessee (WTRAC)…
March 30, 2015 – April 24, 2015
April 09, 2015 Opening Reception 5 pm – 7 pm, Juror Talk at 6 pm