EDUCATION
2008    BFA Painting, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

EXHIBITIONS (* solo shows marked by asterisk)
2010    "Cultural Excavation", Chicago Art Department, Chicago, IL
2009    Swim Café, Chicago, IL
            The Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago, IL
            * "Banal Tendencies", Budlong Woods Library, Chicago, IL
2008    Chicago Art Open, The Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL (catalogue)
            "BIKE LOVE", The Coffee Studio, Chicago, IL
            University of Illinois BFA Exhibition, Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL (catalogue)
            * "Seeing the Unseen" BFA Thesis Exhibition, Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
2007    University of Illinois Painting + Sculpture "A Show About Things", Link Gallery, Champaign, IL
            IMC Fest, Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
            University of Illinois Painting + Sculpture "Post Script", Link Gallery, Champaign, IL
2006    * "Through the Mist", University of Illinois Career Center, Champaign, IL
2005    University of Illinois School of Art + Design Foundations Exhibition, Link Gallery, Champaign, IL

COMMISSIONS
2007    Trovato's Italian Restaurant, Omaha, NE

AWARDS
2007    University of Illinois School of Art + Design Outstanding Artist Tuition Award
2004    Outstanding Achievement in Painting Award, Barrington High School

BIBLIOGRAPHY (Reviews/Articles/Catalogues/Interviews)
Susan Kane-Parker, "Get Your Kicks," The Barrington Courier-Review, October 2, 2009: pg. B2, B9.
University of Illinois 2008 Graduate BFA Exhibition Catalogue, pg. 78.
Lauren Yang, "Seeing the Unseen," The Buzz Weekly, Vol. 6 Num. 14, April 2008: pg. 11.
Lauren Yang, "Seeing the Unseen," the217.com, April 3, 2008.
Justine Bursoni, "Amanda Paulson and Her Paintings," smilepolitely.com, April 3, 2008.