Discipline: Visual Art – mixed media

Amy Garofano

Discipline: Visual Art – mixed media
Region: Los Angeles, CA
MacDowell Fellowships: 2013

Amy Garofano is a graduate from Cranbrook Academy of Art. While at MacDowell, she developed a body of work that uses upholstery techniques to think about form and interior spaces. Her exhibits include "A pointed finger draws the line" (2018), "For All Intensive Purposes" (2018), "Martel Window Project: Amy Garofano" (2017), and "Suncakes" (2016).

Studios

Heinz

Amy Garofano worked in the Heinz studio.

The icehouse, built of fieldstone in 1914–1915, was a practical part of Marian MacDowell’s plan for a self-sufficient farm. Winter ice cut from a nearby pond was stored here for summer use on the property. Idle since 1940, it was a handsome but outdated farm building. In 1995, Mrs. Drue Heinz, a vice chairman…

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