ABOUT
Karen Ami was born in Chicago Raised in Indiana and Illinois. Has resided in Boston, New York, Ecuador, and Nevis, West Indies. Currently completing her PhD in Creative Studies at Liverpool John Moores University. Her practice-based research is a deep dive into multidisciplinary art and process, exploring the mosaic art form within the contexts of brokenness, chaos and repair. MFA, 1995, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Diploma, Post-Baccalaurate, Tufts University (BFA, 1986).
In 2005, she founded The Chicago Mosaic School, the first and only Not-For-Profit school for Mosaic Arts Education outside of Europe. She teaches and lectures internationally and is both a curator and consultant for contemporary mosaic exhibitions. Ami recently completed an Arts Residency and exhibition at Somos Berlin, 2024, as part of her dissertation project. Ami exhibits her artwork internationally and was the first American artist to win first prize at the Prix Picassiette International Mosaics Exhibition in 2014. She was given the title of Gran Cavaliere dell’Ordine di San Martino, Italy, for her contributions to Mosaics and Art Education. Her sculptures, mosaics and installations can be found in public and private collections around the world.