Amy Powell is a documentary photographer based in Dayton, Ohio. Her personal work often explores themes of home, family, and intimacy. She is fascinated by the role of vernacular photography in shaping our perceptions and connections. Her most recent solo exhibition, Only Let People Who Love You Photograph You, was presented at The Contemporary Dayton in 2022.
Amy holds an MFA in Photography from The Ohio State University and was recently awarded the Artist Opportunity Grant through Culture Works. She is a contributing photographer for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other publications.
She currently teaches photography and art courses to high school students.
email: amylynnpowell@gmail.com
phone: 614.981.8487
Selected Press
Education
The Ohio State University | MFA Photography
The Ohio State University | MA Art Education
Columbus College of Art & Design | BFA Media Studies
Speaking / University Guest Lectures
Brigham Young University—2022
The Columbus College of Art & Design—2016
Ohio University—2015
Wright State University—2014
The Contemporary Dayton in conversation w/ Stacy Kranitz—2022
MUSEA—2022
Fotofocus Cincinnati—2021
The Dayton Art Institute—2018
Experience
Art & Photography Teacher, Kettering Fairmont High School, 2015—Present
Freelance Photojournalist, 2014—Present
Assistantship, Chris Verene Studio, New York City—2025
Studio Manager, Tierney Gearon Artist, Malibu, CA, 2021—2022
Casting for Director Hannah Creek Olson, HBO, Peebles, OH—2022
Adjunct Photography Professor, CCP Program, Wright State University, 2016—2021
Digital Design Teacher, Waynesville High School, 2013—2015
Art Teacher, Pleasant View Middle School, SWCS, 2010—2013
Adjunct Photography Professor, The Ohio State University, 2010—2012
Graduate Teaching Assistant, The Ohio State University, Department of Art, 2009—2010
Art & Photography Teacher, Westland High School, SWCS, 2004—2009
Exhibitions
Analog Only Clvb, Oko Studio, Dayton, Ohio—2024
Only Let People Who Love You Photograph You, The Contemporary Dayton, Dayton, Ohio—2022
Looking at Family: Photographs from the Collection, Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio—2021
Goethe Exil, Hannover, Germany—2018
Strangely Familiar, McGarth Gallery, Bellamire University, Louisville, Kentucky—2016
Artists-to-Watch, Dayton Visual Arts Center, Dayton, Ohio—2016
Teacher + Student High School Exhibition, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio—2016
Works on Paper, Rosewood Gallery, Kettering, Ohio—2016
Art Ed, Rosewood Art Center, Kettering, Ohio—2015
Circus Sideshow X, Yellow Cab, Dayton, Ohio—2015
Pop-Up Exhibition, ADP WRKSHP, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio—2016
Teacher + Student High School Exhibition, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio—2016
Erica & I, Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography, Detroit, Michigan—2014
Public/Private, Thompson Library, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio—2014
Art Ed, Rosewood Art Center, Kettering, Ohio—2013
Family Dynamics, works selected by juror Henry Horenstein, The Kiernan Gallery, Lexington, Virginia—2012
Homesakes, The Kuhn and Geraldine Fine Arts Gallery, The Ohio State University, Marion, Ohio—2011
Image-Self: Women in Art, Hopkins Hall Gallery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio—2010
Me and You and Everyone We Know, OSU Urban Arts Space, Columbus, Ohio—2010
Small Things, RoyGBiv Gallery, Columbus, Ohio—2009
Incoming, Hopkins Hall Gallery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio—2009
References available upon request.