Education
2015 Haywood Community College - Clyde, NC. Diploma, Professional Crafts: Fiber. Amy Putansu, Instructor
Penland School of Craft - Penland, NC
2019 Immortal Messages: Mindful Making one week workshop. Caverly Morgan, Joy Seidler, Instructors
2016 Doubleweave on Eight Harnesses two week workshop. Robin Muller, Instructor
2014 Weaving: The First Layer one week workshop. Beth Ross Johnson, Instructor
2012 Traditions of Weaving, eight week concentration. Beth Ross Johnson, Instructor
2009 Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN. Fine Arts Studio
2007 Perpich Center for Arts Education Arts High School, Golden Valley, MN
Exhibitions and Shows
2020 Professional Crafts: A Decade in Fiber Invitational Exhibition - Clyde, NC
2018 Amy Tromiczak: Modern Landscapes, Fox and The Fig - Spruce Pine, NC
2017 30th Annual Women’s Works: Celebrating Women’s Creativity, Old Courthouse Art Center - Woodstock, IL
2016 Yardage Exhibit: Ice Age Handweavers Guild of America Convergence, Wisconsin Center Milwaukee, WI
2016 Small Expressions Exhibit, Handweavers Guild of America, Milwaukee Art Museum - Milwuakee, WI
2015 Small Expressions Exhibit, Handweavers Guild of America. Textile Center - Minneapolis, MN
2015 Professional Crafts Graduate Show, Haywood Community College. Folk Art Center - Asheville NC
2014 Excite Exhibit Student Showcase - Clyde, NC
2008 20 Under 20 Final, Walker Art Center - Minneapolis, MN
2008 20 Under 20 Preliminary, Traffic Center for Visual Arts - Minneapolis, MN
Awards, Grants, and Scholarships
2016 Cynthia Bringle & Edwina Bringle Work-Study Scholarship. Penland School of Craft- Penland NC
2016 California Fibers-Beyond the Boundaries Award. Small Expressions Exhibit, Handweavers Guild of America. Juror: Monica Obniski, Demmer curator 20th and 21st century design, Milwaukee Art Museum. Milwaukee Art Museum - Milwaukee, WI
2016 Mearl K. Gable, II Memorial Grant, Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.
2015 Contemporary Handweavers of Houston Award. Small Expressions Exhibit, Handweavers Guild of America. Juror: Nicole LaBouff, Associate Curator of Textiles, Minneapolis Institute of Art. Textile Center - Minneapolis, MN
2014 Honorable Mention, Webs 40th Anniversary Weaving Contest: Clothing
2014 First Place, Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association Design Award Scholarship
Publications and Press
Woodward, Garret K. "No Hand Left Idle." Welcome to Western North Carolina 2016: 44-47. Print.
Materialities: Contemporary Textile Arts. Surface Design Association, 2015. Page 74. Print Catalog.
"HGA's Small Expressions 2015." Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot Volume 46, Issue 184 (2015): 33. Print.
Woodward, Garret K. "Sewing Traditions Together: Weaver Attracted by All Facets of Ancient Art," Smokey Mountain News [Western North Carolina] 5 May 2014. Page 20. Print.
Tromiczak, Amy. Short story: “The Difficulty of Breathing in 1962.” Lit Kids: Mama Bird and the Electric Rabbit. Ed. Teresa Smit, Lucas Darcy, Megan Kelly, Raina Belleau, and Emelia Mickman. Minneapolis, MN: Mill City Publishing, 2007. 41-46. Print.