SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2025
Sheetcake Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Memphis, TN, drupe
Future Fair, Three Person Exhibition, New York, NY, curated by Visionary Projects
334 Broome, Group Exhibition, New York, NY, Homebodies, curated by Watercolor Society
2024
550 Gallery, Group Exhibition, New York, NY, BQE
Spring/Break Art Show, New York, NY, Buoy
Appalachian Center for Craft, Group Exhibition, Cookeville, TN, Cherry Bomb, Curated by Sarah Reagan
Glass Rice Gallery, Group Exhibition, San Francisco, CA, Big Boom
The Bishop Gallery, Group Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY, Sula Playing in the Dark, Curated by Margarita Rosa
Platform and Red Arrow Gallery, Solo presentation (virtual), Paintings
Blah Blah Gallery, Group Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA, Less is a Bore
Intersect Palm Springs, Glass Rice Gallery, 3-Person Exhibtion, Palm Springs, CA
Woodstock Arts, Group Exhibition, Woodstock, GA, Please Touch the Art, Curated by Nicole Lampl
2023
Art Basel, Group Exhibition, Miami, FL, LVMH, Curated by Jacques Evans
The High Line Nine, Group Exhibition, New York, NY, The Collective, Curated by Visionary Projects
Boston University, Group Exhibition, Stuffed, Curated by Mallory Ruymann and Leah Triplett
IRL Gallery, Group Exhibition, New York, NY, FRITTO MISTO
Glass Rice, Group Exhibition, San Francisco, CA, Life-Force
Art Enables, Group Exhibition, Washington, DC, Jujyfruits, Curated by Marissa Long
2022
Red Arrow Gallery, Two-Person Exhibition, Nashville, TN, Alternative Medicine, Amelia Briggs and Calli Moore
Zeitgeist Gallery, Group Exhibition, Nashville, TN, Art of the South, Curated by Katie Delmez of the First Art Museum
The Hole, Group Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA, Manscaping
CACHE Famous Storefront, Solo Exhibition, Springdale, AR, Pony Gate, Curated by CACHE, Funding support by the Tyson Family Foundation
Galleri Urbane, Group Exhibition, Dallas, TX, Intersections
Soft Times Gallery, Group Exhibition, San Francisco, CA, Hard Candy
2021
Abode, Group Exhibition, Baltimore, MD, Tithes and Offerings,Curated by Brandon Donahue and Jessica Gaitlin
Art Up Lille, Group Exhibition, Presented by Cohle Gallery, Lille, France
Tiger Strikes Asteroid GVL, Group Exhibition, Greenville, SC, Big Body Play
Numeroventi, Florence, Italy, Soft Spot, curated by Eve Leibe Gallery
Cohle Gallery, Group Exhibition, Paris, France, Varnishing
Good Children Gallery, Group Exhibition, New Orleans, LA, Party Bus, Curated by Joshua Bennett
Olympia x Jip Gallery, Group Exhibition, New York, NY, A Place to Visit
Union Hall, Group Exhibition, Denver, CO, Exclamation Point, Curated by Alli Lemon
2020
Bowes-Parris Gallery, Group Exhibition, London, UK, After Hours
Alliance for the Arts, Group Exhibition, Fort Myers, FL, Plays Well with Others, Curated by Jessica Todd
Eve Leibe Gallery, Solo Exhibition, London, UK, My World Got Soft
LABspace, Group Exhibition, Hillsdale, NY, Space Case
Ortega y Gasset Projects, Group Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY, Mirror Eye, (in collaboration with Far x Wide and Art Start)
2019
Leu Center for the Visual Arts at Belmont University, Nashville, TN, Solo Exhibition, Playlet
Crosstown Arts, Group Exhibition, Color Schemes, The Value of Intensity
Versa Gallery, Two Person Exhibition, Chattanooga, TN, Moldy Ghost, Amelia Briggs and Ellen Dempsey
Morgan Fine Arts & Film Center, Brooklyn, NY, Crocodile Tears, Curated by Kate Mothes
Elephant Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Nashville, TN, Moppet
2018
John C. Hutcheson Gallery, Lipscomb University, Three Person Exhibition, Nashville, TN, The Weight of Play
Elephant Gallery, Group Exhibition, Nashville, TN, Clown Show
Red Arrow Gallery, Group Exhibition, Nashville, TN, Contemporary Art Nashville
MASUR Museum, Group Exhibition, Monroe, LA, Curated by Joel Parsons
House Guest Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Louisville, KY, The Memory Closet
Wiregrass Museum of Art, Group Exhibition, Dothan, AL, B18 Wiregrass Biennial
2017
Red Arrow Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Nashville, TN, We Are Not Together Yet
Standard Projects, Group Exhibition, Hortonville WI, Settling the Ghost, curated by Kate Mothes
Ground Floor Gallery, Group Exhibition, Nashville, TN, Art of the South, Curated by Mark Scala of Frist Art Museum
Zeitgeist Gallery, Group Exhibition, Nashville, TN, At Home, Curated by Anna Zeitlin
SELECTED PRESS
Observer, The Art Market Defies Gloom and Doom With Independent, Essther, and Future Fair in Full Swing, Elisa Carollo, May, 2025
The New York Times, So You’ve Framed Your Art? Now Try Hanging a Gallery Wall, Tim McKeough, August, 2024
Hyperallergic, The Unlikely Story of Brooklyn’s Bishop Gallery, Rhea Nayyar, June 2024
Flagpole, New Art for the New Year…, Jessica Smith, January 2024
Vogue, …According to Kelly Wearstler, Kelly Wearstler, December 2023
Forbes, The Complete Guide to Art Basel…, Erica Wertheim Zohar, November 2023
The New York Times, The Mother of Eclectic Interior Design, Jessica Testa, September 2023
Boston Art Review, Pillow Talk: Intimacy and Animacy in “Stuffed” , Kendall DeBoer, September 14, 2023
Effect Magazine, 5 Summer Interior Design Trends Set to be Huge in 2023, Dominic Lutyens, June 2023
Business Traveler, The Playful Style of Design Superstar Kelly Wearstler, Melinda Sheckells, May 2023
Nashville Interiors Magazine, Artist Spotlight: Amelia Briggs, Robert Jones, June 2023
Elle Decor, Mirrors reflect a new look infusing design and pop art, Manuela Di Mari, January 2023
D Magazine, Revive your tired spaces with these edgy accessories, Jessica Otte, April 2023
Artforum, Must See: Alternative Medicine, November 2022
Clever, Tyler McGillivary’s “Colorful and Bubbly” Living Room Is a Celebration of Weird Vibes, Jessica Militare, December 2022
Nashville Scene, Alternative Medicine Transcends at Red Arrow Gallery, November 2022
Architectural Digest, …Rugged Terracotta, Blobby Frames, and Rippled Fixtures are In, Alia Akkam, October 2022
Domino Magazine, Kelly Wearstler Just Showed Us a Chic Update…, October 2022
Wallpaper Magazine, …Growing Through New Collaborations, Pei-Ru-Keh, October 2022
LABEL Magazine, New products in the Kelly Wearstler gallery are a feast for design lovers , JS, Warsaw, Poland, October 2022
Surface Magazine, Kelly Wearstler Walks Us Through Her Fall Gallery Release, Ryan Waddoups, October 2022
Contemporary Art Review LA, CARLA Issue 29, ‘Manscaping,’ The Hole, Los Angeles, October 2022
Dovetail Magazine, The Path, September 2022
Nashville Scene, Off-Site: Amelia Briggs in Los Angeles, Laura Hutson Hunter, September 2022
NPR, Ozarks At Large, Another … Makeover for the Famous Hardware, Kyle Kellams, August 2022
OYG Presents Artist to Watch 2022, Ortega y Gasset Projects, Brooklyn, NY, June 2022
ArtMaze Magazine, Issue 26, Curated by The Fores Project, London, UK, February 2022
Sight Unseen, Domino Magazine, The Answer to a Blank Wall…, Lydia Geisel, September, 2021
Surface Design Association, On Display, Big Body Play, April Dauscha, August, 2021
Burnaway, A Close Look, Big Body Play at Sheffield Wood Gallery, July 2021
New American Paintings, No. 148 South, Curated by Emily Stamey of Weatherspoon Art Museum, May, 2021
Eraser Volume 2, A quarterly book published by Curating Contemporary, July 2020
Nashville Scene, Critic’s Pick, Laura Hutson Hunter, December 2019
Hyperallergic, A View from the Easel, Eric Vilas-Boas, October 25, 2019
Nashville Scene, Best Sculptural Painting Show, Best of Nashville 2019, Joe Nolan, October 2019
Nashville Scene, Amelia Briggs and Eleanor Aldrich Prove That Texture Is Cool, Laura Hutson, March 2019
The Tennessean, Nashville artist summons your inner ‘Moppet’, Melinda Baker, Nashville TN March 2019
Nashville Scene, Critics’ Pick Amelia Briggs’ Moppet, Laura Hutson, March 2019
WXNA, Artist Talk Hosted by Laura Hutson, Nashville TN, November, 2018
Ruckus, The Memory Closet, Kevin Warth, Louisville KY, September 2018
Maake Magazine, Issue 7, Curated by Tiger Strikes Asteroid, October 2018
Mineral House Media, The Weight of Play [Analysis], Brianna Bass, March 2018
The Peachy Keen Podcast, Amelia Briggs - Avoiding Symmetry, Thrifting, Vivian Liddell, December 2017
WeHome, Episode 4: Long-haulers, Produced by Erica Ciccarone, Nashville, TN, November 2017
The Tennessean, 'We Are Not Together Yet' at Red Arrow, Melinda Baker, Nashville, TN, August, 2017
Nashville Scene, Critics' Pick: We Are Not Together Yet, Laura Hutson, Nashville, TN, August, 2017
Native Magazine, Inside the Controlled Chaos of Artist Amelia Briggs, Cat Acree, Nashville, TN, August 2017
Nashville Arts Magazine, We Are Not Together Yet Comes Together for Amelia Briggs, Megan Kelley, August 2017
Nashville Arts Magazine, At Home: Curator Anna Zeitlin Recreates the Gallery Space, Elaine Akin, March 2017
The Tennessean, Eclectic Group Show at Zeitgeist Gallery, Melinda Baker, Nashville TN, March 2017
Young Space, Interview: Amelia Briggs, Kate Mothes, Hortonville WI, November 2016
Nashville Scene, Four Point Review: Price is Right at David Lusk Gallery, Laura Hutson, August 2014
RESIDENCIES
Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY, September Residency, 2025
Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY, July Residency, 2023
Monson Arts, Monson, ME, Winter Residency, March 2022
Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY, February Residency, 2022
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, Spring Pentaculum, 2019
VISITING ARTIST TALKS / PUBLIC EXHIBITION LECTURES
CACHE, Pony Gate, Artist talk, September 2022
University of Maryland, Artist Talk, December 2021
Alliance For The Arts, Plays Well With Others, Artist Talk, August 2020
University of Memphis, Artist Talk, October 2020
Belmont University, Playlet, Artist Talk, January 2020
University of Tennessee Chattanooga, September 2019
Red Arrow Gallery, In Conversation with Cat Acree, August 2017
SELECTED EXPERIENCE
Director, David Lusk Gallery, Nashville, TN, April 2017-May 2021
National Juror, SECAC Conference, Members Exhibition, Chattanooga, TN, 2019
Adjunct Professor, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN (course taught: Professional Practices for Senior Thesis), Spring 2018
Adjunct Professor, The University of Memphis, Memphis TN, (course taught: Painting I), Fall 2015
EDUCATION
MFA, Visual Art, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, May 2015
BFA, Visual Art, Herron School of Art and Design, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, May 2009