Amy Putman
Amy Putman is a mixed media and hand cut collage artist based in Montclair, New Jersey. Raised outside of Boston, Amy received her BFA from the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University. Her passion for issues of social justice was fueled by her 17-year career as a Creative Director at CBS News. While at CBS, she became an activist, helping to create, brand and launch the Million Mom March for Common Sense Gun Laws on the National Mall in Washington DC, Mother’s Day 2000, considered the largest march of its time. In 2014 Amy co-founded Pinkwater & Putman, an award- winning marketing consultancy dedicated to “Harnessing the Power of Good” by putting purpose at the core of business and communications strategy. After the 2016 election, Amy’s focus turned to creating art full- time. Her work has drawn the attention of local and national press including NBC and Newsweek magazine. Amy exhibits her work in galleries, museums, and exhibitions both in the USA and internationally and has works in numerous private collections. She is a Trustee of the Trust for Trauma Journalism, the Montclair Art Museum in New Jersey, SKIP of New York, a founding member of the New York Collage Ensemble, and Co-Chair of the Artists and Talent Peer Group for the Impact Guild. Her studio is in Manufacturer’s Village Artists, East Orange, New Jersey.