About the Artist

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Amy Lamb
Bethesda, Maryland

Resume/Biography

The beauty of nature, in all its abundant and diverse manifestations, surrounds us and, yet, easily can be overlooked. Because this beauty is fleeting and sometimes fragile, it motivates us to want to preserve it.

I create close-up images of flowers and fruit to illuminate their splendor, hold time at bay, and create a dialogue between the viewer and the natural world.

Art and Photography Education

The Corcoran School of Art, Washington, District of Columbia
Montgomery College, Rockville, Maryland
The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, District of Columbia

Education in Fields Other Than Art

American University, Washington, District of Columbia (Computer Science)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (B.S., M.S., Ph.D. in Zoology)
Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
Kingswood School Cranbrook, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Work Experience

George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia (Assistant Professor of Biology)
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland (Postdoctoral Fellow)
Basel Institute for Immunology, Basel, Switzerland (Postdoctoral Fellow)

Volunteer Work in Community

Smithsonian Women’s Committee, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, District of Columbia
Friends of the National Zoo, Washington, District of Columbia
National Park Service, Department of the Interior, Washington, District of Columbia
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland

Selected Solo Exhibitions

Amy Lamb: Large Scale Floral Photographs, Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
Amy Lamb: Botanical Portraits, Academy Art Museum, Easton, Maryland
Patterns in Nature: Photographs by Amy Lamb, United States Botanic Garden, Washington, District of Columbia
Patterns in Nature: Photographs by Amy Lamb, Pfizer, Inc., New York, New York
Inflorescence: Photographs by Amy Lamb, American Horticultural Society, Alexandria, Virginia
Colors of the Garden, Delaware Center for Horticulture, Wilmington, Delaware
Form and Color in Nature, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, Virginia
Amy Lamb: Photographs, Philadelphia Flower Show, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
An Intimate View of Flowers, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia
Up Close: Photographs by Amy Lamb, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, Illinois
The Nature of Architecture, American Institute of Architects, Washington, District of Columbia
The Lasting Pleasures of the Garden, Philadelphia Flower Show, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Art in Bloom: Photographs by Amy Lamb, Lauritzen Garden, Omaha, Nebraska
Photographs by Amy Lamb, Packard Reath Gallery, Lewes, Delaware
Recent Photographs by Amy Lamb, Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
Amy Lamb, The Inspiration of Flowers, The Edward Carter Gallery, Lewes, Delaware
Transformations, The Edward Carter Gallery, Lewes, Delaware
Revealing Nature, The Edward Carter Gallery, New York, New York and Aspen, Colorado
Photographs by Amy Lamb, David Adamson Gallery, Washington, District of Columbia
Form and Color in Nature, National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia

Selected Group Exhibitions

Regarding Nature, Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
Amy Lamb and Anne Marchand, Heurich Gallery, Washington, District of Columbia
The Great Outdoors, Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
Trove, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, District of Columbia
Sheep and Lamb, Steven Scott Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
More Photographs Than Bricks, Luther Brady Art Gallery, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia
Works from the Permanent Collection, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, District of Columbia
Steven Scott Collects, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, District of Columbia
Still Life, Candace Perich Gallery, Katonah, New York
Encounters: Real and Imagined, Etherton Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
Light Defines Surface, The Photographers Gallery, London, England
Art on the Digital Edge, Academy Art Museum, Easton, Maryland

Curator and Producer of Exhibition

America’s Beautiful National Parks, A National Park Service Exhibition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New York, New York; and Washington, District of Columbia

Selected Publications

Cover Image, National Museum of Women in the Arts Magazine, Washington, District of Columbia
Photographs for the Feature Article: America’s Greenhouse, Julie Wakefield, Where, Washington, District of Columbia
Patterns in Nature: Photographs by Amy Lamb, The American Gardener, Alexandria, Virginia 
Picking Flowers: Collecting Contemporary Art Photography, Garden Design, Winter Park, Florida 
Passion for Flowers, Nature’s Best, McLean, Virginia
Petal Power, Photographs by Amy Lamb, Smithsonian Magazine, Washington, District of Columbia
Best of Photography Annual, Photographer’s Forum, Santa Barbara, California
Photography Annual 38, 42, 43, Communication Arts, Palo Alto, California
Flora I and Graphis Photo 97; Graphis, New York, New York

Selected Corporate and Institutional Collections (private collections not listed)

Academy Art Museum, Easton, Maryland
American Express, New York, New York
Avon Foundation Breast Center, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
Booz, Allen and Hamilton, Tysons Corners, Virginia
Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, Missouri
Dallas Arboretum, Dallas, Texas
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, New Hampshire
John Hancock, Boston, Massachusetts
Lauritzen Gardens, Omaha, Nebraska
Marriott Wardmon Park, Washington, District of Columbia
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, District of Columbia
National Academy of Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, District of Columbia
Saks Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
University of Michigan Hospital Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
U.S. Department of the Treasury, Washington, District of Columbia
The Vanguard Group, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Washington Post, Washington, District of Columbia

Selected Juried Exhibitions

19th Annual Faber Birren National Color Award Show, Stamford, Connecticut
Photo98, Ellipse Arts Center, Arlington, Virginia (Juror’s Choice Award)
6th Annual Phillips Mill Photographic Exhibition, Solebury, Pennsylvania
22nd Annual Art on Paper Exhibit, Annapolis, Maryland (Juror’s Choice Award)
7th Annual Photography Exhibition, MFA on the Circle, Annapolis, Maryland (First Place)
A Vision of Grace, Benham Studio Gallery, Seattle, Washington
A Celebration of the Arts 1997–1998, Maryland Regional Exhibition at the Government House, Baltimore, Maryland
5th Annual Phillips Mill Photographic Exhibition, Solebury, Pennsylvania (Elizabeth Shuman Memorial Award)
Prints Washington ’97, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, District of Columbia
Greater New York Orchid Show, New York, New York (Third Place)
41st Eastern Orchid Congress, Baltimore, Maryland (First Place)
Greater New York Orchid Show, New York, New York (First Place)
5th Annual North American Summer Invitational Juried Prize Show, Perry House Galleries, Alexandria, Virginia (First Place)
The Summer Solstice, Rock Creek Gallery, Washington, District of Columbia (Honorable Mention)
Shades of Summer, Spectrum Gallery, Washington District of Columbia (Juror’s Choice Award)

Selected Reviews of Exhibitions

Artist Portrait: Amy Lamb, Jim Magner, Hill Rag, Washington, District of Columbia
Natural Selection, Louisa Jagger, Bethesda Magazine, Bethesda, Maryland
Lamb Brings Flowers Up Close, Glenn McNatt, The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, Maryland
Nature’s Patterns: The Photography of Amy Lamb, Lynda De Witt, Gardener: American Horticultural Society, Alexandria, Virginia
Lamb’s Photographs Mix Religion, Science and Art, Glenn McNatt, The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, Maryland
Truthfulness vs. Illusion, Glenn McNatt, The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, Maryland
Passion Flowers: Amy Lamb’s Art Blends Scientific Precision with Beauty, Glenn McNatt, The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, Maryland
Art in Detail, Rhonda Stansberry, Omaha World Herald, Omaha, Nebraska
Garden is Specimen for Scientist-Artist, Joanna Shaw-Eagle, The Washington Times, Washington, District of Columbia
Photos Put the Still Life in Motion, Ferdinand Protzman, The Washington Post, Washington, District of Columbia
Flowery Praise, Ferdinand Protzman, The Washington Post, Washington, District of Columbia