Biography
Born in Kenosha, WI, 1978
Lives and works in Southeastern Wisconsin
MFA Interdisciplinary Studio Art at American University, Washington DC, 2008
Amy Misurelli Sorensen is an artist, teacher and curator.
Sorensen recently fulfilled a one-year position as Visiting Artist/Instructor in Drawing at Colorado State University. She has taught at The University of Wisconsin Parkside and Carthage College and has been a visiting artist at several other institutions. Her work as a professional artist is shown nationally with over 100 exhibitions to date. Sorensen has also curated and co-curated exhibitions independently and as the Gallery Director at The University of Wisconsin Parkside Galleries. She engages deeply with art and the practicalities of how art gets made and shown. She is also committed to curating and exhibiting her work in exhibitions that challenge visual culture and explore issues in society, politics and art.
Artist Statement
As an artist, I specialize in the area of drawing with concentrations in printmaking, painting and performance. Research engages and informs media choices and processes but it always begins with drawing and larger-than-life relief prints are often the end result. The process of printmaking allows me to print multiples of an original image and instructs me to reevaluate the process of drawing.
As a contemporary artist, my work is concerned with distorted images of identity, sexuality and gender representations imposed by societal ideals and a Catholic upbringing. My images of women are both provocative and confronting and act as commentary on how women are viewed in contemporary culture. My research is influenced by feminist theory, gender studies and everyday life.
Learn more about Amy Misurelli Sorensen at https://www.amymisurellisorensen.com/
