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Amy Rice is a Minneapolis artist whose work is produced using stencils that she designs and cuts herself. Although this method is basically a form of printmaking, she has the freedom to experiment with color, surface texture, and grouping of objects and thus mood and tone, making each piece unique. Rice draws inspiration for her work from childhood memories, both real and imagined (or just slightly exaggerated with time), the urban community in which she lives, childhood toys, vintage botanical prints, her dog Ella, bicycles, street art, random found objects, collective endeavors that challenge hierarchy, acts of compassion, downright silliness and things with wings. She has used her stencil technique to produce work small enough to be exhibited in a miniatures show at a Minneapolis gallery and large enough for her to be a sought after muralist. The Mayor of Minneapolis has credited Amy for assisting in the rebirth of a blighted Minneapolis neighborhood for her mural work both as an independent artist and as an organizer of community mural activities. Rice is also known for her advocacy role on the behalf of artists living with mental illness. In 2006 she was named “Mental Health Professional of the Year” by The National Association of Mental Illness/Minnesota and was given the “Arts Accessibility Award” by the Minnesota VSA for her role in making the arts more accessible to people with disabilities. She has shown her work in galleries throughout the U.S. and in the U.K. (Artstar) Contact
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