Represented by Gallery 202 in 78th Street Studios, Cleveland, OH
Education
Ursuline College, Masters of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling
Kent State University, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting concentration
Exhibitions | * solo, ** two person show, *** award given, + scheduled exhibition
2024 Untitled+, 934 Gallery, Columbus, OH
Annie Becker and Amber McElreath**, Gallery 202, Cleveland, OH
FRESH, Summit ArtSpace, Akron, OH
2023 Creative Connect, Intersections Gallery, Akron, OH
Creative Connect, Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH
The Infinite Mix, Worthington Yards, Cleveland, OH
Annual Members Exhibition, Artist Archives of the Western Reserve, Cleveland, OH
2022 Assemblage, Peninsula Art Academy, Peninsula, OH
3rd Period Art, Gallery 202, Cleveland, OH
Healing and Imagination Exhibition “Moving Forward”, Wasmer Gallery, Pepper Pike, OH
FRESH, Summit ArtSpace, Akron, OH
2021 Small Works in Small Box, Little Box Gallery, Akron, OH
Postcards for Democracy, Bob Rauschenberg Gallery, Fort Myers, FL
Go CART! (Go Cleveland Artists!), Gallery 202, Cleveland, OH
Mouse House Party: Fill the Hole, Current Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
Artist/Art Therapist, Stella’s Dream Gallery, Willoughby, OH
2020 The Healing Imagination IX, Cuyahoga Community College, Highland Hills, OH
Discarded and Rediscovered***, Summit ArtSpace on Tusc, Barberton, OH
Poe’s Garden, Summit ArtSpace, Akron, OH
Fresh Art, Summit ArtSpace, Akron, OH
Artists of Rubber City Member’s Show, Three G Gallery, Akron, OH
2019 Fresh Art***, Summit ArtSpace, Akron, OH
The Healing Imagination VIII***, Wasmer Gallery, Pepper Pike, OH
Kaleidoscope***, Summit ArtSpace, Akron, OH
2018 High Arts Festival Annual Art Show, Summit Artspace, Akron, OH
2017 Darkslide, Cuyahoga Community College, Highland Hills, OH
Delivering Stories**, the Box Gallery, Akron, OH
Delivering Stories**, Hudson Fine Art and Framing, Hudson, OH
2016 Memories, Dreams, and Ruminations*, Studio 2091 Mothersbaugh, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
ATS Art Therapists Exhibition, Dr. George Streeter Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2015 Fresh Art, Summit Art Space, Akron, OH
2091 Taro Card Show, Studio 2091 Mothersbaugh, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
2014 50 Liters of Imagination, Studio 2091 Mothersbaugh, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Fresh Art, Summit ArtSpace, Akron, OH
2012 Art and Healing Exhibition, Tri-C Gallery East, Highland Hills, OH
2nd Annual Kevin Smith Art Show, Alamo Drafthouse Theatre, Austin, TX
2011 Healing Imagination V, Florence O’Donnell Wasmer Gallery, Pepper Pike, OH
Midnights on Oak**, (Art)ificial Gallery, Lakewood, OH
Clampdown: Labor, Management, and the Recession, Zaller Gallery, Collinwood, OH
All Four One, We Gallery, Akron, OH
8th Annual Dia De Los Muertos Art Exhibition, Standing Rock Cultural Arts, Kent, OH
2010 Roots, Mary Patterson Gallery, Kent State University, East Liverpool, OH
2009 Greener and Greener, North Water Street Gallery, Kent, OH
Apollonova Art Collective Show, We Gallery, Akron, OH
Post-It Exhibition, Another Roadside Attraction, London, UK
2008 Wasting My Breath*, City Art Gallery, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
The Holiday Noir Show, The Flying Monkey, Tremont, OH
Hanging on a Wire, Ice House Gallery, Akron, OH
The Rule of 3, The Pop Shop Gallery, Lakewood, OH
P.S. I Love You, The Pop Shop Gallery, Lakewood, OH
The AAA Show, The Pop Shop Gallery, Lakewood, OH
2007 Art Mart, Spaces, Cleveland, OH
Rubberneck Show, The Pop Shop Gallery, Lakewood, OH
2006 Sugar Coated Show, The Pop Shop Gallery, Lakewood, OH
Pop-o-Matic!, The Pop Shop Gallery, Lakewood, OH
Electric Lemonade, The Pop Shop Gallery, Lakewood, OH
2005 Inspired by You, Open Space, Kent, OH
The Salon des NEO Refuses, www.dmoma.com, online exhibition/gallery
Amber McElreath: BFA Painting Exhibition*, Kent State University Sculpture Gallery, Kent, OH
2004 Blossom and Painting Exhibition, KSU Sculpture Gallery, Kent, OH
2003 Student Annual Exhibition, KSU School of Art Main Gallery, Kent, OH
2001 Sculpture II Exhibition, KSU Mary Patterson Gallery, East Liverpool, OH
1999 Student Annual Art Exhibition, KSU East Liverpool Memorial Auditorium, East Liverpool, OH
Bibliography
The Art Therapy Studio. (2020, November 14). 24x24: Amber McElreath [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/mliLT8C15rE
Inscape: The Ursuline College Fine Arts Annual (2012). Pg. 14-15 Print.
Turner, A. “Art Review: Telling Stories at Box Gallery.” Akron Beacon Journal 28 July, 2017: ohio.com/akron/entertainment/arts/art-review-telling-stories-at-box-gallery.
Turner, A. “Juried exhibition full of ‘Fresh’ ideas.” Akron Beacon Journal 24 May, 2015: E6-E8.
McElreath, A. “Visual Journaling for Stress Relief with College Art Students.” Thesis. Ursuline College, May 2014.
Steele, B F. The Stitching. Cover art, 2009.
Pink Eye Magazine. Interview, 2008.
Steele, B F. The Glorious and the Wretched. Cover art, 2008.
Steele, B F. Paper Cuts: Tales of Horror & Fantasy. Cover art, 2007.
Collections
Works held in private collections in New York City, NY; Cleveland, OH; Akron, OH; Kent, OH; Washington D.C.; Spokane, WA; Richmond, VA.
Work held in the KSU School of Fine and Professional Arts Print Department Permanent Collection.
Fundraisers
2021 Don’t Panic Duo Artifact Machine (For Graffiti Heart), Fawick Gallery, Berea, OH
2020 24x24, The Art Therapy Studio, virtual fundraiser
Included in Postcards for Democracy demonstration (for USPS), Fort Myers, FL
2019 Weaving, The Art Therapy Studio, Spaces Gallery, Cleveland, OH
In the Pink, Hudson Fine Art and Framing (for the Gathering Place), Hudson, OH
2017 In the Pink, Hudson Fine Art and Framing (for the Gathering Place), Hudson, OH
2007 The Butterfly Effect Show, Pop Shop Gallery, Lakewood, OH
2006 Humane Society Rescue Village Silent Auction, Cleveland, OH
2005 Hurricane Katrina Silent Auction, Penn State University, Beaver Falls, PA
Additional Information
2021 Presenter, Using Assemblage in Art Therapy, Ursuline College, Pepper Pike, OH
Presenter, Using Assemblage in Art Therapy, Buckeye Art Therapy Symposium.
2019 Designer for the PechaKucha Akron Vol. 13 flier, The Well CDC, Akron, OH
2017 Featured artist in 2017 Akron Soul Train Fellow, Jenniffer Omaitz’s residency show at Summit ArtSpace and in her adjoining presentation at Akron Museum of Art. Omaitz’s piece, in collaboration with Amber, is titled, Other Geometry #5 “Broken Music”.
2016 Art Therapist/Artist of the Month (July), Buckeye Art Therapy Association
2015 Artist, PAC Chalk the Walk Celebration, Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron, OH
Artist, Akron Symphony Orchestra Fanfair (sic) Benefit, Akron, OH
2007-2009 Member of the artist collective, Apollonova. Regularly painted live at multiple venues in Akron and Kent as well as participated in art shows in Cleveland and Akron.
2004 Artist Assistant for James Seward and Erin Rachael Hudak, murals: Chevrolet Thru the Ages. The work was done in Kent, OH and the murals installed in Moon Township, PA