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



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.