Art Direction + Visual Design
With 20 years of experience in agency and studio settings, Amy thrives on variety, detail, and the satisfaction of a job well done. She’s produced digital and print work for corporate and non-profit clients including Amazon Kindle, Chronicle Books, Microsoft, The Common Acre & YMCA.
A confident leader, she works well under pressure with a positive attitude, able to direct a project from its planning stage to delivery.
Letterpress Printing
To keep her creativity refreshed, Amy balances digital design with time in her Seattle letterpress studio, Amada Press, focusing on handset typography using metal and wood type.
She also teaches letterpress classes and team-building workshops at the School of Visual Concepts. To arrange a custom letterpress workshop for your group, please contact the school at 206-623-1560.
Events
03.31.18 – 04.12.18
Mainframe Studios
900 Keosauqua Way; Des Moines, IA 50309
Why Letterpress: Experimental Adventures
Five of my editioned prints appear in this exhibition featuring over 100 works by contemporary letterpress artists from around the United States. Presented in conjunction with the free screening of Pressing On: The Letterpress Film the show’s opening at 6pm on Saturday, March 31 follows an artist panel talk about the importance of preserving letterpress, printing history, community connections, experimental methods and the age-old question of “Why Letterpress?” Prints are available for sale at the show. Hosted by Red Door Press, AIGA Iowa, and Mainframe Studios. {Reserve tickets / Details}
02.12.18 – 03.31.18
WEKELL GALLERY • INGRAM HALL, PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY
End of Times 2: The Time is Now
My print Scavenger (2017), composed of handset metal & wood types with an image hand-carved from linoleum, is 1 of 41 prints currently on display at the Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA. This traveling letterpress exhibition first premiered at the College of Saint Benedict Clemens Library in St. Joseph, MN from April 20 – May 20, 2017. {Learn more}
11.21.17
Letterpress Printing Journeys: Amy Redmond of Amada Press
Boxcar Press, a long-time supporter of the letterpress community, interviewed me about my work as a visual designer, artist, and instructor for Seattle’s School of Visual Concepts — and how I blend a sense of creative well-being into my design & printing crafts. {Read full article}
05.27.17 – 06.25.17
Pressing On: A Celebratory Exhibition
In honor of the world premiere of Pressing On: The Letterpress Film, Hatch Show Print’s Haley Gallery hosted this exhibition of the work from over 50 letterpress artists. I was honored to have three of my works from my past 18 years of printing in this show. {Learn more}
05.19.17 – 05.20.17
AIGA HIVE 2017: Proceed with Intent
I was pleased to speak about my work as a designer, artist, and educator at this Seattle design conference, alongside fellow SVC letterpress instructor Jenny Wilkson. {Learn more}