Smitty Amabilis
http://smittened.tripod.com

2001 to present- Director, CoG: A production cooperative that produces everything from clothing to zines to postcards.
10/04 to 04/06- Director, 321 Clubhouse: a grassroots arts center for queers (hosted regular events including an open mic night (Insurgency), gallery shows, a community list serve, discussion groups as well as created educational opportunities through access to tools and instruction.)
04/1997 to 07/2000- Art Instructor, Peaceful Valley Community Center

Exhibits:
04/01/06- 108, Group show, Curator: Jay Gordon (108 gallery, Seattle WA)
12/10/05- KraftHaus, Craft show (Seattle WA)
04/09/05- Behind the Counter Culture, Curator: Jay Gordon (Mnemonic gallery, 619 Western, Seattle WA)
07/08/05- Urban Fashion, Fashion Show Benefit (ArtWorks, Seattle, WA)
11/03/05- Deadly Fashion, Collaboration with the Foxglove Studio, curator (619 Western, Seattle WA)
01/06/05- Disillustration: Group exhibition featuring modern “Pop art”, curator (321 Clubhouse, Seattle WA)
12/02/04- Our Queer Family Portrait: Group photographical exhibition, curator (321 Clubhouse, Seattle WA)
09/02- An Artists Response to Wartime Activities: Group show in response to wartime activity (Bread and Roses, Olympia WA)
05/23/00- Dissonant Velocity: Group show, Curator: Tom O’Day (Spokane Falls Community College Gallery)


Installations and Activities:
Ongoing- Picture, Interactive installation, Street of Seattle and Portland
Ongoing- Pass it on…, Activity, postcard/ Sticker project
Ongoing- Confession is for the birds…, Activity
09/07- Chalk Activity, Interactive installation, Jackson Park, Downtown Portland
04/06- Toys vs. Commuters, Installation, Seattle Tram Station
09/00- You are what your food eats: an Installation, curator (Spokane Falls Community College)

Spoken Word Performance:
07/21/05- Featured Reader Seattle Spit: Monthly open Mic
05/26/04- Guest performer for Jack Castle, PhD (the Center on Contemporary Art)
06/02/04- Featured Reader Seattle Spit: Monthly open mic (the Wild Rose)
08/03- Guest Feature with Anna Bergman (Seattle Poetry Slam)
04/01/03- Featured Reader Seattle Spit: Monthly open mic (the Wild Rose)

Publications:
08/05- Bearings volume 1: My Friend Gender an art book about sexuality and gender
06/05- Is True, Is Now: an anthology published by the Buffalo Collective (Portland, OR)
2004 Women’s Forum: annual anthology by the Women’s Program at Seattle Central Community College
04/03- PENetration: an art book exploring poetry and representational images

Experimental Films and animations:
2007 Best Valentine Ever: Scanned animated Origami layered over personal DV stock
2006- Toys vs. the commuters: edited documentation of installation
2006- Travel: Stop Motion layered over personal DV stock
2005- Blooming Flower: Homage to Yoko Ono using experimental DV Footage
2005- Take 2: Fusion of an accordion player and personal DV stock of the AlCan

Videography:
Ongoing- continuing documentation of Jack StockLynn’s performance art
12/05- Bald Eagle, Live show documentation
fall 03- Arts Corps events and classes, various photographical documentation

Scholarships:
07/10/07- Focus on Book Arts Conference -$250