Biography
Amy Rice is a founding member of Ministry of Art, an Elliot Park based arts collective formed with a mission to "organize and work together to promote each other's creative endeavors and improve our community through the collective process." (2002) She is also a member of Rosalux Gallery, an artist collective located in Minneapolis' Riverfront District.  Its mission is to provide a commercial exhibition space for its member artists. (2004)
Amy's work has appeared in "Screaming in Tongues", Loft Literary Center, 2004, Poetry Chap Book. She was a featured artist in "Fly East She Said", Plum Ruby Review Vol. 1 Issue 5 November, 2004 and was the LP cover artist for"Murzic", Murzic Music, Released November 2004.

Artist's Statemnet
Most of my work is created using large plastic stencils that I design and cut myself. Often 3-4 different layers (each layer representing a different color) are needed to complete an image. I will sometimes cut a stencil of just an outline of an image and use watercolors, acrylics or house paint to color it in. Although this medium is basically a form of printmaking, I have the freedom to experiment with color, surface texture, and grouping of objects and thus mood and tone, making each piece unique. As an art instructor/advocate for adults with severe and persistent mental illness, I am a true believer in the powerful healing tool that art can be. I am inspired in my life and in my art by the struggles and successes of my clients. I am additionally inspired by the urban community in which I live, childhood toys, vintage botanical prints, my dog Ella, bicycles, street art, and random found objects, collective endeavors that challenge hierarchy, acts of compassion, downright silliness and things with wings.