Amery Sandford is an animator, illustrator, musician, and printmaker based in Montreal, Canada.
She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from NSCAD University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, where she studied from 2010 to 2014. After completing her BFA, Amery moved to Newfoundland to do the Don Wright Scholarship residency at St. Michael's Printshop in St. John's. She became heavily involved in the local art scene and even served on the board of directors at Eastern Edge Gallery. It was there that she started to make gig posters for local shows and tried her hand as a guitarist in a few punk bands.
In 2019, Amery went on to earn a Master of Fine Arts degree in Print Media from Concordia University in Montreal. During her time at Concordia, she focused on producing large-scale print installations using screen printing and creating soft sculptures that incorporated fibres and recycled materials. Her MFA Thesis show Once in a Lifetime was exhibited at Atelier Circulaire, an artist run center that focuses on printed matter in Montreal.
She also runs a small riso printing press out of her studio in the Mile End neighbourhood of Montreal called Amery Press.
