In a culture of mass production, the impact generated by the handmade can be transformative. From a child’s perspective, exposure to handmade objects introduces the idea that anything is possible, imagination is king. The bond that comes from sharing in the activity of creating is one that leaves a lasting imprint. In design, the collaborative process can trace roots back to the success of cooperative craft as a community-building tool and bring together disparate viewpoints at an early stage to allow a deeper study of needs and a broader consideration of approaches.
Formally, society’s value of craft is in constant flux. However, cross-disciplinary engagement can prove to be a benefit to problem solving and innovation. I am interested in learning through this type of engagement and my thoughts around this process and its roots have in large part, shaped my thoughts and approaches to art and design.

[Bio]
b. in Great Falls, MT; lives and works in Manchester By The Sea, MA
Amy Rizzico attended The Maryland Institute, College of Art in Baltimore, MD [BFA]; and Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, MI [MFA]. Currently she works as an Information Architect/Designer for The Big Studio, a Cambridge, MA design firm. She has shown her painting in Boston, MA, as well as in Detroit, MI, Washington D.C. and Baltimore, MD. She is represented by the Harmon Gallery in Wellfleet, MA.

CURRENTLY REPRESENTED BY
Harmon Gallery, Wellfleet, MA
www.harmongallery.com

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2011 Zume, Charlestown, MA
2011 Harmon Gallery, Wellfleet, MA
2011 Bird By Bird, Cambridge, MA [solo]
2011 Cafenation, Brighton, MA [solo]
2010 Zume, Charlestown, MA [solo]
1998-99 The Gallery at Harrison & Troxell, Boston, MA

Teaching Experience:
2011 Instructor, Collaborative Art, Art Haven, Gloucester, MA
2011 Visiting Artist, Art Haven, Gloucester, MA
1996 Visiting Artist and Lecturer, Prescott College, MA Program, Prescott, AZ

Revolution, A Gallery Project, Detroit, MI 1994-95 Gallery Intern, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Exhibitions Office, Austin, TX 1994 Museum Curator Intern, Women and Their Work Gallery, Austin, TX 1994 Gallery Intern