Amos grew up in section 8 housing in Louisville, Kentucky, worked on fishing vessels out of Sitka, Alaska, and briefly resided on an apple orchard in Everson, Washington before returning to the Ohio Valley region. Her interest is in setting new standards for contemporary understanding of American folk art weaving, and specifically strengthening discourse and practice of fiber artists across Kentucky.

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Artist Biography

Michelle Amos is an award winning fiber artist and an emerging fiber arts historian residing in New Albany, IN. She is the Executive Director for the Little Loomhouse in Louisville, KY and a 2024 Center for Craft (Ashville, NC) Archive Fellow. Amos has a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the University of Louisville in fiber construction, has been a Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft Resident Artist, and Collider Artist in Residence for the South Central Regional Library in Louisville, KY.  After producing six solo and performance art exhibitions (2001-2011), she shifted focus to Kentucky Fiber Artists' stories and influence on contemporary craft. She has discussed the subject in national presentations and authored several publications on the subject, including an article for Hyperallergic (2025). Amos has curated four exhibitions at the Little Loomhouse concerning Kentucky Fiber Artists’ contributions to American craft, one of which was covered in Forbes (2022). She has taught workshops and presented on Kentucky weaving patterns and history across the state, including the Berea Learnshops where her design was selected to commemorate their 10th anniversary. 
Amos is a member of the Handweavers Guild of America, Weave a Real Peace (WARP), Kentucky Craft History and Education Association, The Center for Craft, The Little Loomhouse, and she is a Kentucky Colonel.