Matthews serves as:
CEO, Prometheus Art
Chair, (Previous Vice-Chair/Commissioner), Kentucky Oral History Commission
Board Member, Governing Board, Kentucky Historical Society
President of the Board of Directors, Artemis Initiative Public Charity
Founding Member, Monumental Women of Kentucky, State Commission
She has received 23 Professional Grants from Organizations such as:
Great Meadows Foundation
E. Rhodes & Leona B. Carpenter Foundation
Kentucky Foundation for Women
National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) EQIP Grants
LexArts
LFUCG Government Grant
KY AG Development Fund (KADF) County Agricultural Investment Programs Grants (CAIP)
Selected Notable Collections:
New York City Public Art Collection
Kentucky Capital Monuments Collection
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport Collection
SEEK Museum Collection (US Civil Rights Trail)
Aviation Museum KY/Blue Grass Airport Collection
Greater Clark Foundation Collection
Georgetown College Collection
Singletary Center for Arts Collection
Lexington, KY LFUCG Public Parks Collection
Roman Catholic Diocese Collection
Selected Awards:
KY Women Remembered Permanent Exhibition in State Capitol of Trailblazing Women, 2024
KY Senate Commendation for Extraordinary Achievement as an Artist/Writer/Speaker/Businesswoman, 2023
Kentucky Governor's Award in the Arts, Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement, 2022-2023
Small Business Administration (SBA) Pacesetter Award (for The Girl Puzzle Monument, NYC), 2021
National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Business Owner of the Year, STRIVE Award, 2018
National Association of Women in Construction (NAWC) Bluegrass Diamond Award, 2018
Selected National and International Media Coverage:
CBS Saturday Morning Feature
NBC News NOW Feature
New York Times
The Washington Post
The Lily
Forbes
BBC World News Service
NPR, All Things Considered
American History TV – C-SPAN3
USA Today
Smithsonian Magazine listed The Girl Puzzle Monument in New York City 3rd of 9 “Must-See Sculptural Installations” in the World
Selected Public Speaking Engagements:
University of Kentucky Teachers Who Made a Difference Awards Ceremony, March 2, 2024
University of Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture, February 24, 2024
KASA KY Association of School Administrators Keynote Speaker, January 24, 2024
Central KY American Association of University Women, November 2023
George Washington University, Rituals in the Making, International Lecture, October 2023
Woman's Club of Louisville Keynote Speaker, October 2023
KY Governor (Andy Beshear) LEAD Conference, IMPACT Embracing a Culture of Inclusion, 2023
Personne Extraordinaire, by Zehn Kashyap, India, 2023
Spoke at GSP, KY Governor's Scholar Program, KY COVID Memorial
Dedication of KY COVID Memorial at KY State Capitol 2023
United Nations Foundation Global Leadership Summit 2022
NYC Public Libraries 2022
NYC Community Board 8 Manhattan 2022
Brearley Upper School, NYC 2022
NY Mary Washington Colonial Chapter NSDAR 2022
Harvard University Radcliffe Circle (Graduate Group) 2022
Uniquely KY Podcast 2022
Looking for Drinkable Water Podcast 2022
Portrettpodden Podcast, Norway 2021
American History TV – C-SPAN3 2018
For more information, please visit Press, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Matthews and www.thegirlpuzzle.com.