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Amber N. Ford
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My Clients
Andscape
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ARQ
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Buzzfeed
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The Cleveland Foundation
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The Cleveland Institute of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Orchestra
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Getty Images
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Hearst Magazine
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Inc Magazine
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MetroHealth
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moCa Cleveland
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NBC News
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New York Times
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Putnam Collection / Case Western Reserve University
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Represent Collaborative
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Say Yes Cleveland
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SPACES gallery
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The Marshall Project
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The Mark Up
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Thirdspace Action Lab
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Toward Employment
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United Black Fund
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University Hospitals
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Vox Media
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Wall Street Journal
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Washington Post
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Zygote Press
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Andscape • ARQ • Buzzfeed • The Cleveland Foundation • The Cleveland Institute of Art • The Cleveland Museum of Art • The Cleveland Orchestra • Getty Images • Hearst Magazine • Inc Magazine • MetroHealth • moCa Cleveland • NBC News • New York Times • Putnam Collection / Case Western Reserve University • Represent Collaborative • Say Yes Cleveland • SPACES gallery • The Marshall Project • The Mark Up • Thirdspace Action Lab • Toward Employment • United Black Fund • University Hospitals • Vox Media • Wall Street Journal • Washington Post • Zygote Press •
Amber N. Ford
I am based in the midwest hubs of Cleveland and Chicago and I am available to travel for assignments and commissions!
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2016
BFA in Photography, The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH -
2015-Present
Freelance Photographer & Assistant
Cleveland, OH2018-20
Technical Specialist/Lab Manager in the Photography & Video Department Cleveland Institute of Art
Cleveland, OH2016-17
Community Education Liaison for Multiple Exposure: Arts Mastery Program & Instructor
Cleveland Print Room
Cleveland OH2016
Framer
M. Gentile Studios
Cleveland, OH -
2023
UNTITLED: I Really Just Made This Work So I Could Heal, Akhso Gallery, Cleveland, OH100% Kanekalon
George Fox University, Newberg, ORSomewhere, Someone, Something,
Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, OH2022
Missing History of Massillon: Unheard African American Stories, Massillon Museum, Massillon, OH2021
Evidence of Existence,
Hedge Gallery, Cleveland, OH2020
Pulling Our Weight in Gold,
Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH2019
(Dis)Mantle, curated by Joseph Underwood
Kent State University, Kent, OHNaps, Coils & Curls
Shaker Historical Society, Shaker Heights, OH2018
Strangers in the Sun,
Cleveland West Art League, Cleveland, OH2017
By Force & By Choice,
The Temple of Tifereth-Israel, Beachwood, OHBy Force & By Choice,
Zaina Gallery at W. 78th St. Studios, Cleveland, OH -
2024
(Forthcoming) TBD, curated by Marcella Hackbardt, Wright State University, Dayton, OHIn Touch, curated by Megan Young, Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH
2023
Complex Structures: Neighbors' Indelible Journeys Home, The Cleveland Foundation, Cleveland, OH2022
Phot(OH):Photographers in the Heartland
Miami University Art Museum, Miami, OHWomen Who Print
Future Ink Graphics, Cleveland, OH2021
Textures: The History and Art of Black Hair
Kent State University Museum, Kent, OHImagine Otherwise
Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH2020
Wedding of the Waters,
Buffalo Institute of Contemporary Art, Buffalo, NYPast Due
Zygote Press, Cleveland, OH2019
Mirror, Mirror
Waterloo Arts, Cleveland, OHseenUnseen, Artist Archive of the Western Reserve and The Sculpture Center, Cleveland, OH
I Sing the Body
Transformer Station, Cleveland, OHArt, Activism & Advocacy, Julia & Larry Pollock Gallery at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
2018
Wonder: Alternative Processes & Photo Based Prints,
The Morgan Conservatory, Cleveland, OHARTBELT: New Art from the Rustbelt,
Lakeland Community College, Kirtland, OHA Color Removed,
SPACES Gallery, Cleveland, OHCAN Triennial,
78th Street Studios, Cleveland, OHProcessing the Present,
Zygote Press, Cleveland, OHThe New Masters: Women Artist of Northeast Ohio,
Ursuline College, Pepper Pike, OHBeau·ty,
PopEye Gallery, Cleveland, OHYARDS Project
Worthington Yards, Cleveland, OHImageOHIO 2019,
ROYGBIV, Columbus, OH2017
Off The Wall Members Showcase,
Cleveland Print Room, Cleveland, OHPhotoNow
Gallery East at Tri-C, Cleveland, OHNobody Likes You When You’re 23
Pop Up, Cleveland, OHHeights Arts Emergent 2017
Heights Art, Cleveland, OH2016
Off The Wall Members Showcase
Cleveland Print Room, Cleveland, OHCreative Fusion Group Exhibition
Cleveland Collection Gallery, Cleveland, OHWithout Commercial Interruption
Waterloo Arts, Cleveland, OHThe Peer Show
Cleveland Print Room, Cleveland, OHLandscape: Nature and Social Interaction
John F. Seiberling Gallery, Peninsula, OH2015
Happening Then, Happening Now, Micro Artspace at W. 78th St. Studios, Cleveland, OH2014
67th Student Independent Exhibition,
Reinberger Gallery, Cleveland, OH -
2022
Satellite Fund, SPACES Gallery2017
Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award2016
“Best in Show”, The Peer Show,
Cleveland Print RoomPresident’s Traveling Scholarship: Mary C. Page Memorial Scholarship, Cleveland Institute of Art
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2024 Residency Digital Weaving Lab, Praxis Fiber Workshop, Cleveland, OH
2023
Visiting Artist Lecture,
Kenyon College, Gambier, OHWorkshop, Creative Aging Institute
Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH2022
Residency
moCa Cleveland, Cleveland, OH2020
Visiting Artist Lecture
Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH2019
Visiting Artist Lecture
Kent State University, Kent, OHResidency
Gordon Square Arts District, Cleveland, OHArtist on Art Talk: Abe Franjndlich,
Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH -
2022
Cleveland artist Amber N. Ford on photography, grief and moCa residency, Ideastream Public Media2021
Lift Every Voice: A Celebration of Black LivesCleveland photograph Amber Ford yearns to photograph people in their light: Black History Month, Cleveland.com2020
It Wasn’t A Gun, The AtlanticWe Can’t Go Back to Normal
Washington Post2019
Amber Wants to Conversate*,
CAN Journal2018
MAKERS: Amber Ford,
CAN JournalWho’s Next | Amber Ford,
Canvas magazineVisual Artist Showcase Vol 18.,
Around Kent magazine -
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Worthington Yards
Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell Collection,
Transformer StationPrivate Collections
Looking to discuss a project?
Please allow up to 48 hours for all inquiries.
studio@ambernford.com
@ambernford
Image by Mckinley Wiley, The Darkroom Co.