Amelia Broussard is an artist, independent curator, art administrator, and art educator.

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Amelia is a Louisiana native now based in Omaha, NE. In her artistic practice, she creates mixed media collages inspired by her childhood explorations of the bayous. Using recycled materials, she captures the essence of these memories, exploring their unreliability while also finding joy and appreciation in the beauty of everyday life.

In addition to her artistic practice, Amelia is deeply committed to ensuring art remains accessible to all. She was an Antenna Artist Collective member from 2015-2024, where she also served as Director of Artist Initiatives and Exhibitions. Her role allowed her to support and promote fellow artists while fostering creative opportunities. In 2019, she co-founded Sketch Basin, a non-profit dedicated to providing access to art education for talented students in New Orleans. Currently, she is the co-director and exhibitions coordinator of LALA (Local Artists. Local Art.), an organization focused on building a more diverse, resilient, and thriving Omaha arts sector.

Amelia was a 2024 MaMO artist in residence in Omaha and had her first solo exhibition in New Orleans the same year. She was a 2025 Alternate Currents cohort member through Amplify Arts, and a 2025 Fellow at the Union for Contemporary Art. Her work has been exhibited in Louisiana, Austin, TX, Kansas City, MO, Lincoln NE, Omaha, NE, and New York City. She earned her BFA from Loyola University in New Orleans.

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Artist Statement

My work explores the challenges of preserving memories as they fade over time. Objects, particularly paper, act as anchors to the past. My work has mainly shown up as 2D mixed-media collages with elements of installation and sometimes community collaboration or participation.

The mixed media collages hint at the complex process of merging personal and generational histories. The works blend myth and reality, and adopt a playful and dreamlike approach. My work not only explores the physical parts of magazines, journal entries, postcards, or report cards but also takes a therapeutic approach, delving into each part of the family and each part of the individual. My work is a reflection on the fading of Cajun culture and traditions in my family.

Many of the found papers used in the collages were preserved from the cleaning out of my grandparents' house. Each piece of paper carries nostalgia and history with it, and together creates a new story. With my more recent move out of Louisiana to the Midwest, this work feels even more urgent and precious. My work originated focusing on family history, but has more recently had a broader approach, highlighting the histories of objects. Mixed media collage has been the best way for me to express the messiness, abstractness, and unreliability that memories and nostalgia have. I am a community-oriented person and value creating strong connections with those around me, which informs my curatorial practice, art education, collaborations, and commissions. Active listening and relationship building are as much a part of my practice as studio time.

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