If I could say it in words, there would be no reason to paint.
-Edward Hopper
AWARDS
Second Place, Still Life - "Paint the Town Labor Day Show", Kensington, MD, 2022
Honorable Mention, Oils - "Women’s Club of Chevy Chase Art Show", Chevy Chase, MD, 2022
JUROR
Bethesda Row Arts Festival, Bethesda MD, 2022
Bethesda Row Arts Festival, Bethesda MD, 2021
ART ASSOCIATIONS
Rockville Art League
Montgomery Art Association
Friends of the Yellow Barn
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Amanda has always loved to create. Having grown up near Washington, DC and its world-renowned museums, she was exposed to art, architecture and design at an early age.
A graphic designer by trade, Amanda spent 17+ years designing in-house for a global, organic beverage brand. Her love for fine arts informed her work yet she always looked for other ways to express her creativity. She began painting in 2018, pulling some of her focus away from the computer and onto the easel. She continues to design with T Creating Co.
Inspired by color, texture, and light, with a meticulous attention to detail, Amanda paints contemporary realism with a bold, graphic influence. Working from self-composed photographs from everyday life, travel, and whatever else inspires her, she focuses on the details of the subject to capture the quiet and complex beauty in each object.
When Amanda isn’t painting in her home studio, designing, or spending time with her family, she can be found exploring new cities in search of photo-worthy public art and the perfect meal.
Amanda lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with her husband and two teenage sons.
JURIED SHOWS, EXHIBITIONS + markets
2024
Spring Makers Market, Fairfax Corner, Fairfax, VA, June 8
“Heart of the Vineyard at Windridge Vineyards ”, Darnstown, MD, April 26-28
Spring Art at the Mill, Burwell Morgan Mill, Millwood, VA, April 20 - May 5
Mothers Day Market and Rose Soiree Wine Festival, Anne Marie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, Solomons, MD, May 11
"Women’s Club of Chevy Chase Art Show", Chevy Chase, MD, April 12-14
SHE:DC 2024, Washington DC, March 5 - 30 / Opening Reception March 8, La Cosecha
7 Collective Group Show, Penn Place Gallery, Garrett Park, MD, March 4-30
2023
Rio Holiday Makers Market, Gaithersburg, MD, 2023
Umbrella Art Fair, Washington, DC, 2023
Affordable Art Fair - Fall, NYC, Metropolitan Pavilion, NYC, 2023
It’s All About the Bear, CAMP Rehobeth, Rehobeth Beach, DE, 2023
Paint the Town Labor Day Show, Kensington Armory, Kensington, MD, 2023
“Delectable: A National Juried Exhibition of Food Themed Artworks”, D-Art Center, Norfolk VA, 2023
“Flora and Fauna”, Brookside Gardens, Wheaton MD, 2023
Park Potomac Spring Makers Market, Potomac, MD, 2023
“Wild Muse”, Annemarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center (Smithsonian Institution Affiliate), Solomons, MD, 2023
Affordable Art Fair - Spring, NYC, Metropolitan Pavilion, NYC, 2023
"Women’s Club of Chevy Chase Art Show", Chevy Chase, MD, 2023
2022
“Celebrating Color and Light”, Goldman Art Gallery, Rockville, MD, 2022
Locally Crafted Fall Makers Market, Gaithersburg, MD, 2022
Second Place, Still Life. Paint the Town Labor Day Show, Kensington, MD, 2022
“Collective Imagination: Art Right Now”, Chauvet Arts, Nashville, TN, 2022
Yellow Barn Gallery, Glen Echo MD, 2022
Honorable Mention, Oils. "Women’s Club of Chevy Chase Art Show", Chevy Chase, MD, 2022
2021
Brookside Gardens Visitor Center, Wheaton MD, 2021
Paint the Town Labor Day Show, Kensington, MD, 2021
“Creative Expressions” Online Exhibition, MAA, MD, 2021
RAL Juried Spring Show, Online Exhibition, MD, 2021
“Windridge Vineyards Spring Tasting Room Exhibition”, MAA, Darnstown, MD, 2021
"Women’s Club of Chevy Chase Art Show", Online Exhibition, MD, 2021
“Windridge Vineyards Winter Tasting Room Exhibition”, MAA, Darnstown, MD, 2021
2020
RAL Juried Winter Show, Online Exhibition, MD, 2020
“Urban Landscapes” Juried Online Exhibition, MAA, MD, 2020
“Creative Expressions” Juried Online Exhibition, MAA, MD, 2020
RAL Juried Spring Show, Online Exhibition, MD, 2020
“Colorful Explorations” Exhibition at Glenview Mansion, MAA, Rockville MD, 2020