Amie Adelman

Professor, Studio Art
Department of Studio Art
940-891-6742
Amie.Adelman@unt.edu
Art Building, Room 210

About

Areas of Expertise: Basketry, hand embroidery, machine embroidery, block printing, silk painting, cyanotype, heat transfer, marbling, shibori, chemical resist, vat dye discharge, beading, screen printing, digital printing, and a variety of mixed media techniques.

Amie Adelman received an M.F.A. in Fibers from the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan., and a B.F.A. in Fibers from Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz. UNT has awarded Adelman with travel grants to conduct textile research in Ghana, Uganda, South Africa, Guatemala, Norway, Scotland, England and Iceland. Her artwork has been published in numerous books, including "Dyeing and Screen-Printing on Textiles" by Joanna Kinnersly-Taylor and "Fiberarts Design Book Six" edited by Nancy Orban, and in various journals such as American Craft, Surface Design Journal, and Fiberarts. 

Adelman exhibits artwork nationally and internationally and has participated in artist-in-residency programs at Lakkos Artist Residency in Heraklion, Crete, Gullkistan Residency for Creative People in Laugarvatn, Iceland, and Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

Adelman is currently serving on the National Basketry Organization's Board of Directors and was invited to be the artist-in-residence at the Greater Denton Arts Council in Denton, Texas, in 2023.