Education
2021 MFA in Art Studio, School of Art and Visual Studies, University of Kentucky
2016 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art, with a concentration in Sculpture, Jacksonville University
Bachelor of Arts in Art, with a concentration in Art History, Jacksonville University
Residencies
2022 Spring Pentaculum, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2021 Hambidge Center Residency, Rabun Gap, GA
Emerging Visual Artist Intensive Online, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Alberta, Canada
2020 WOC Online Residency, Sofia, Bulgaria
2019 MASS MoCA Studios/Assets for Artists Residency, North Adams, MA
2015 Summer Residency at the New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
Solo, Two and Three-Person Exhibitions
2023 Amalia Galdona Broche | Demetri Broxton, Patricia Sweetow Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2022 The Skins We Weave, Hall Gallery, Millsaps College, Jackson, MS
2021 Flowers for the Saints, Bolivar Art Gallery, Lexington, KY
2020 Amalia Galdona Broche | Lavaughan Jenkins | April Wright, Patricia Sweetow Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Altars in the Dwellings of Memory, solo show, Parachute Factory, Lexington, KY
The Knots We Leave Behind, installation, Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY
A TEXTURA DA IDENTIDADE, Tarimba Coletivo, Lisboa, Portugal
2018 Nurtured Nature, solo show, Glass Gallery, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Group Exhibitions
2022
2021 Reflect, Remake, Remodel: 40 Years, curated by Joey Yates, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, KY
Vulnerable Objects, curated by Bailey A. O’Leary, Anne Wilson Gallery, Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY
Vulnerable Objects, curated by Bailey A. O’Leary, Bolivar Art Gallery, Lexington, KY
National Prize Show, curated by Alice Gray Stites, Kathryn Schultz Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Inspired by Nature: Sustainable Fashion and Art Show, online; Palm Miller Arts Center, Lexington, KY
Artfields 2021, Lake City, SC
Beyond the Mask: Creation in Isolation, Lyric Theater and Cultural Arts Center, Lexington, KY
MFA Show 2021, Bolivar Art Gallery, virtual exhibition
WOC Artist Showcase, WOC Residency, Sofia, Bulgaria, virtual exhibition
2020 FLUX: Vita Mutata, curated by NATSUKI TAKAUJI, Sculptors Alliance, virtual exhibition
Reclaimed, Reimagined, Field Projects, New York, NY
December Student Gallery, The Student Gallery, UK, virtual exhibition
soft spots, curated by Becky Alley, LexArts, Lexington, KY
Companions of Concealment, 48 Stunden Neukölln, Berlin, Germany
2019 Latin American Fine Arts Competition, Agora Gallery at White Space Chelsea, New York, NY
SOFA EXPO Chicago 2019, Woman Made Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Intersection, Bolivar Art Gallery, School of Art and Visual Studies, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Landscape, Cabinet Gallery, School of Art and Visual Studies, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Alumni Exhibition: Making it NOW, Alexander Brest Gallery, Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL
Blue Grass Transplant, Loudoun House, Lexington, KY
22ND International Open, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
Knots Prayer, Cabinet Gallery, School of Art and Visual Studies, University of Kentucky, KY
Of Problems and Some Other Knots, Locker 666, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, GA
2017 The Art of Structure, Still Point Arts, Virtual Gallery
2016 Senior Thesis Exhibition, Alexander Brest Gallery, Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL
2015 South by Southlight: A Northeast Florida Juried Art Exhibition, Florida State College at Jacksonville, FL
2015-2013 The Aquarian, Literary & Arts Magazine, Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL
2015-2012 Annual Student Juried Exhibition, Alexander Brest Gallery, Jacksonville University, FL
2014 All-Florida Ceramics Invitational, Wilson Center, Florida State College at Jacksonville, FL
2013 Hispanic Heritage Month's Showcase of Jacksonville's Hispanic Artists, City Hall, Jacksonville, FL
Artist Showcase, Main Library, Jacksonville, FL
2012 Folio Weekly Invitational Artist Exhibition, Cummer Museum of Arts & Gardens, Jacksonville, FL
Senior Show, Ann McDonald Baker Gallery, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Jacksonville, FL
Professional Experience
2022-Present Assistant Professor, Textiles Department, RISD, Providence, RI
2021-2022. Visiting Assistant Professor in Sculpture, Millsaps College, Jackson, MS
2020-2021 Instructor of Record, AS 285: Lens Arts, University of Kentucky, KY
Fibers Studio Assistant, University of Kentucky, KY
2019-2020 Instructor of Record, AS 103: 3-D Forms, University of Kentucky, KY
2019 Studio Assistant, Wrapped Up, Prof. Joel S. Allen, Penland School of Arts and Crafts, Penland, NC
Graduate Teaching Assistant, AS 285: Lens Arts, Prof. Katherine Hadar, University of Kentucky, KY
2018- 2019 Digital Fabrication Lab Studio Assistant, University of Kentucky, KY
Instructor, See Art Day: Sculpture workshop for local and regional high school students, Lexington, KY
2018 Graduate Teaching Assistant, AS 103: 3-D Forms, Prof. Rae Goodwin, University of Kentucky, KY
2016 Intern, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Italy
Gallery Assistant, Alexander Brest Gallery, Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL
2015 Curatorial Internship, Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Jacksonville, FL
2014-2016 Staff Member, The Aquarian, Literary and Arts Magazine, Jacksonville University, FL
2014 Freelance Designer, The Wave (Winter Edition), Jacksonville University, FL
Public Art Fabrication Team Member, Bronze Sculpture Commission, Jacksonville University, FL
Honors/Awards
2021 International Sculpture Center: Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award, NJ
Virtual Museum Seminar Program with stipend, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Dr. Judith Temple Scholarship, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Garland Distinguished Fellowship, Hambidge Center, GA Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts Full Tuition Scholarship, Gatlinburg, TN
Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Outstanding Artist Award, The Banff Center for Arts and Creativity, Canada
2020 Kim Adler Memorial Scholarship, 2020 Carey Ellis Awards Ceremony, University of Kentucky, KY
Graduate Summer Research Grant, School of Art and Visual Studies, University of Kentucky, KY
UK Study Abroad Scholarship (cancelled due to the pandemic), University of Kentucky, KY
2019 Center for Community Engagement Summer Fellowship, University of Kentucky, KY
Summer Research Travel Grant, School of Art and Visual Studies, University of Kentucky, KY
Creative Research Grant, College of Fine Arts, University of Kentucky, KY
2018-2021 Teaching Assistant with Full Tuition Waiver and Stipend, School of Art and Visual Studies, University of Kentucky, KY
2016 Award for Excellence in Art History, Annual Fine Arts Honors Convocation, Jacksonville University, KY
Visual Arts Student of the Year, Annual Fine Arts Honors Convocation, Jacksonville University, FL
2015 Undergraduate Research Award, with presentation at Faculty and Student Research Symposium, Jacksonville, FL
Achieving the Dream, First Coast Chamber of Commerce, Northeast Florida, FL
2014-2015 Award for Excellence in Sculpture, Annual Fine Arts Honors Convocation, Jacksonville University, FL
Whatley Scholarship Award, Annual Fine Arts Honors Convocation, Jacksonville University, FL
2013-2014 Best of Show, “Annual Student Juried Exhibition,” Alexander Brest Gallery, Jacksonville University, FL
2012 First Place in 2-D Art, “Annual Student Juried Exhibition,” Alexander Brest Gallery, Jacksonville University, FL
Silver Key Portfolio, Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, Northeast Florida, FL
Conferences and Professional Development
2021 Virtual Museum Seminar Program, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Woodworking Workshop, A Perspective on Relief Carving, instructor: Sabiha Mujtaba, Arrowmont School of Craft, Gatlinburg, TN
2019 Fiber Sculpture Workshop, Wrapped Up, instructor: Joel S. Allen, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2016 National Conference on Undergraduate Research, University of North Carolina at Asheville, NC
Faculty and Student Research Symposium, Jacksonville University, FL
Publications -Interviews
Demetri Broxton, Interview, “In Conversation: Lavaughan Jenkins, Amalia Galdona Broche and April Wright,” presented by Patricia Sweetow Gallery
Ian Carstens, Interview, “Amalia Galdona Broche: Glass Breakfast Q&A,” glassbreakfastgallery.com.
“softspots”, LexArts Gallery Series, presented by PNC, September 7, 2020.
Kate Savage, Interview, Arts Connect Art Throb Radio Hour, RadioLex 93.9 FM WLXU, June 19, 2020.
Victor Palomino, Interview, El Pulso Latino, RadioLex 95.7 FM WLXL, February 12, 2020.
Publications
“Amalia Galdona Broche” bby Maria Rosaria Roseo, Arte Morbida
“The International Sculpture Center 2021 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Awards”, Sculpture Magazine, Vol. 41 -No. 1, January/February, 2022
Ian Carstens, Interview, “Amalia Galdona Broche: Glass Breakfast Q&A”, Ruckus Louisville
“Amalia Galdona Broche: Horned Goddesses,” Vessel Arts Magazine, Vol.1 - No.7, Oct. 1, 2020
“Art by Amalia Galdona Broche,” Unlimited Literature, Aug. 13, 2020
Keith Waits, “Amalia Galdona Broche: Vignette,” Artebella, Louisville Visual Art, May 23, 2019.
Artist Highlight, The Woven Tale Press, January 21, 2018.
“Abstract Portrait of Nurtured Nature” The Scene and Heard, Aug. 27, 2017.
“The Art of Structure” Still Point Arts Quarterly, Fall 2017, Issue No. 27, August 1, 2017.
“Workaholic: Are You Addicted to Exercise?” The Wave, Winter Edition, January 14, 2015.
“Efforts Rewarded: Student Exhibition Showcases Talent” The Navigator, November 19, 2014.
“Arts & Entertainment” Folio Weekly, December 3, 2014.
“Juried Exhibition Honors Student Work” The Navigator, November 20, 2013.
“Folio Weekly Exhibition Artist Highlight: Amalia Galdona Broche” (Cummer Museum blog) August 14, 2012.