Amber Zora and the Bush Fellowship

We love catching up with our midwest nice artists! We’re excited to catch up with Amber Zora @amber.zora ✨ Amber was featured in our tl;dr exhibition.

Amber was selected for a 2024 Bush Fellowship! The Bush Fellowship program supports accomplished leaders with extraordinary track records who are ready to take their efforts to the next level and have even greater impact with and across communities. This is specifically for leaders within of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota or one of the 23 Native nations that share the same geography.

Rapid City, SD — Amber Zora is promoting peace through art that lifts up the experiences of veterans and others affected by war. As an interdisciplinary artist and Iraq War veteran, Amber seeks to challenge dominant narratives about militarism, war and dehumanization. She has exhibited her work in local and national galleries, curated anti-war exhibits and taught art classes. With her Bush Fellowship, Amber will work on facilitation and other leadership skills, and build relationships and knowledge in the anti-war field through studio visits with artists and travel to museums around the world that have curated work around war and conflict. She hopes to build a network of artists who are veterans or have been affected by war from around the region and find new ways to promote their work.

We can’t wait to work with Amber on this journey — be on the lookout for ways you can participate! Congrats Amber!