Amy's profile
Multiple Emmy Award winning producer and director Amy Oden currently directs the video team at the Human Rights Campaign, where she produces and supervises the production of video content advocating for the LGBTQ+ community. Prior to this role, she was a senior producer and manager of multiplatform strategy at PBS's Maryland Public Television, where she shed light on a variety of social and scientific topics, including the Baltimore uprising, fracking, mass incarceration, and the opioid crisis. Her current short, "The World According to Pussy Noir", is in production, and two of her recent films, "Lucie and Annie" and Seeing Women" are in the festival circuit. Her other recent short, "Lipstick and Leather" is distributed by PBS's Reel South, and another project of hers, "Calasag" was fiscally sponsored by the International Documentary Association, and was granted a fellowship in the Saul Zaentz Innovation Fund at Johns Hopkins. Amy holds a BA in Journalism from the University of Maryland, and an MA in Gender and Media from George Washington University. Her work has won Communicator, Emmy, Davey, and W3 Awards, and she currently serves on the board of Women in Film and Video in Washington, DC.
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2018 Baker Artist Awardee
In 2018, Amy Sherald became a Baker Artist Awardee and honored with the prestigious Mary Sawyers Imboden Prize, bringing her total Baker Award to $40,000—the largest art prize in the region. Selected from more than 900 Baltimore-area artists, Sherald’s work was recognized for its mastery, depth, and singular vision. Celebrated by the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance (GBCA) and the William G. Baker Jr. Memorial Fund, her achievement highlights both her remarkable rise and the strength of Baltimore’s arts community. Leaders from the foundation and GBCA praised Sherald’s profound impact on American audiences and affirmed the Baker Awards as a powerful catalyst for artistic careers.