Amy is a Minneapolis based gilder and decorative artist/designer. She has a BFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in Fine Art/Printmaking and an AAS in Interior Design from Century College. After extensive travel in Europe and Asia, she worked as an installation technician at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Weisman Art Museum, as well as other local galleries. In 2003, she founded Aurora Decorative Finishes LLC, a decorative painting company working both residential and commercial spaces around the US and Middle East. She studied decorative painting at the NA School of Decorative Art, Chicago, IDAL workshops and for the past 10 years thru SOG conferences. She focused her skills on gilding and verre eglomise; training with experienced instructors in her field. In 2016, She was on the team for re-gilding the Daniel C. French sculpture, "Progress of State", at the Minnesota State Capitol. She continues to love to travel for work and play. She is the current president of the Society of Gilders.