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AMA TRUSSELL
https://amasamadhi.com
Education
2019 MFA University of Nevada Reno at Lake Tahoe, Incline Village, NV
2005 BA Pitzer College, Claremont, CA
Cultural Expressions, Dance, Sociology, & History of Ideas
1998 Idyllwild Arts Academy, Idyllwild, CA, Dance, Photography
Selected Solo Exhibitions and Performances
2025 Solo Exhibition, Blue Sky Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2024 Solo Exhibition, Blue Sky Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2023 Solo Exhibition, Blue Sky Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2022 Solo Exhibition, Blue Sky Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2021 Solo Exhibition, Blue Sky Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2020 Solo Exhibition, Blue Sky Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2019 Solo Exhibition, Remembrance Temple, Holman Art Center, Incline Village, NV
2019, Solo Exhibition, Amador Vista Park, Henderson, NV
2017 Solo Exhibition, Sagehen Creek Field Station, Truckee, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions and Performances
2025 Group Exhibition, First Friday, The Arts Factory, Las Vegas, NV
2024 Group Exhibition, First Friday, The Arts Factory, Las Vegas, NV
2023 Group Exhibition, Iridescence, Nuwu Art Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2023 Group Exhibition, First Friday, The Arts Factory, Las Vegas, NV
2022 Group Exhibition, Art in the Park, Boulder City, NV
2022 Group Exhibition, First Friday, The Arts Factory, Las Vegas, NV
2021 Group Exhibition, First Friday, The Arts Factory, Las Vegas, NV
2020 Group Exhibition, City of the World Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2020 Group Exhibition, First Friday, The Arts Factory, Las Vegas, NV
2019 Group Exhibition, Womens Festival, LGBTQ Center, Las Vegas, NV
2019 Group Exhibition, A Gentle Sextet of Invisible Disguises, Garage Door Gallery,
Incline Village, NV
2018 Group Exhibition, LGBTQ Center, Las Vegas, NV
2017 Group Exhibition, Noon to Midnight, Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA
2014 Group Exhibition, Osaka Art Festival, Osaka, Japan
2000 Group Performance, Society for the Activation of Social Space, Los Angeles, CA
Selected Collaborative Projects and Commissions
2024 Commission, Green Valley High School, Marching Band, Props, Henderson, NV
2023 Commission, Green Valley High School, Marching Band, Scenery, Henderson, NV
2017 Commission, Foothills Montessori School, Decor, Henderson, NV
2016 Commission, Foothills Montessori School, Theater Costumes, Henderson, NV
Selected Collaborative Projects and Commissions (continued)
2014 Collaborative Performance, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
LA Free Music Society, Art Book Festival
2012 Collaborative Performance, El Chorrito, Joshua Tree, CA
2002 Commission, Album Cover, Vetza, LA Free Music Society, Los Angeles, CA
1998 Commission, Album Cover, Improvised Duets, Vetza, LA Free Music Society,
Los Angeles, CA
Selected Residencies and Workshops
2019 Residency, Sagehen Creek Field Station, Truckee, CA
2019 Residency, St. Mary’s Art Center, Virginia City, NV
2018 Residency, Sagehen Creek Field Station, Truckee, CA
2018 Residency, St. Mary’s Art Center, Virginia City, NV
2018 Workshop, Foothills Montessori School, Wet-Felting K-8, Henderson, NV
2017 Residency, Sagehen Creek Field Station, Truckee, CA
2017 Workshop, Creative Studio, Needle-Felting & Dying, Henderson, NV
Additional Professional Activities
2023 Social Practice Facilitator, Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art,
Circle of Introspective Agency, Las Vegas, NV
2022-2023 Studio Assistant, Neon Museum Residency, Las Vegas, NV
Office of Unending Cuteness LLC
2006-2016 Design Assistant, Bad Attitude Boutique, Corset Creations, Las Vegas, NV
2005 Certified Instructor, Arthur Murray International Inc., Upland, CA
American Smooth & Latin Ballroom
2004 1st Place - Smooth Ballroom, 4th - Latin Ballroom, Embassy Ball Dance
Championship, Newport, CA
2004 Certified Instructor, Arthur Murray International Inc., Upland, CA
American Smooth & Latin Ballroom
2003 Certified Instructor, Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance, International Smooth
Ballroom, Los Angeles, CA
Permanent Collections
LGBTQ Center, Las Vegas, NV
Biography
Ama Trussell utilizes fiber to enable her audience to break away from the monotony of their environment for a moment of pause. Her art and performance works have been exhibited in festivals, galleries, and parks, including: Arts Factory, Blue Sky Gallery, Holman Art Center, LA Free Music Society, LGBTQ Center Las Vegas, Nuwu Art Gallery, Sagehen Creek Field Station, St. Mary’s Art Center, among others. Trussell Received a MFA from University of Nevada Reno at Lake Tahoe and a BA from Pitzer College. Permanent collections include LGBTQ Center, Las Vegas, NV.