Amanda Smith, Artist
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Half my heart resides in my chest. The other half is in the water. Since childhood, I have been drawn to the ocean. Coming from a lineage of watermen, I credit molecular memory.
Inspired by Nature and it’s divine patterns, my work is heavily influenced by the ocean and coastal landscape. Wild and dangerous, peaceful and safe - that juxtaposition is what I tuck inside each of my paintings.
With regular visits (never enough) between the Outer Banks of North Carolina and the lush Pacific Northwest, I am settled into the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and I’m endlessly inspired. Wanderlust is always whispering - whether it’s hitting the road to touch my toes in the salt water or pulling on my boots and trekking into the Shenandoah. Nature keeps me in the studio, immersing myself in memory of place. Each painting is a meandering of memory - an escape to the water, a rocky coastline, a mossy forest, or to the sand.
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Works available at Down Creek Gallery, Ocracoke NC.

Exhibitions
Current / Upcoming:
2023 February 26 - April 1 - Steven Francis Fine Art
Mantra - Group show
Gallery Hours: Wednesday through Saturday 11:30-5:30
​102 Tradewynd Drive, Lynchburg, Virginia 24502

Past:
2023 January - Staunton Augusta Art Center

Grounded: Landscape Exploration in Wax - Group show
​20 S New Street SE, Staunton, Virginia 24401

2022 September - Grace Estate Winery
TBA - Solo Show
​5273 Mount Juliet Farm, Crozet, Virginia 22932

2022 June - The Vault, Chroma Projects

SANCTUARY - Solo show
​3rd Street SE, Charlottesville, Virginia 22902

2021 August - Academy of the Arts
PORTALS - Solo show
​600 Main Street, Lynchburg, Virginia 24504

2021 March - Shenandoah Valley Art Center
40under40 - Juried Exhibit
​122 S. Wayne Avenue, Waynesboro, Virginia 22980

2020 December - Hot Cakes
Solo show
1137-A Emmet Street, Charlottesville VA 22903

2020 ​May - Crozet Artisan Depot
Guest Artist - Solo show
5791 Three Notch'd Road, Crozet, VA 22932

2020 January-February - Ice House Gallery
Micro/Macro - Group show
138 Independence Street, Berkeley Springs, WV 24511

2019 December - Holiday Pop Up
Group show - 12/13-12/15
810 Church Street, Lynchburg, VA 24504

2019 May - Charlottesville Studio Gallery @ WVTF
SEDIMENT - Solo show
216 West Water Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902

2018 December - Shenandoah Valley Art Center
Annual Contemporary Juried Exhibit: Women's Work
122 S. Wayne Avenue, Waynesboro, Virginia 22980

2018 May-June - the gallery @ ebb & flow
Fathom - Solo show
71 River Road, Faber, VA 22938

2018 March - Shenandoah Valley Art Center
40under40 - Juried Exhibit
​122 S. Wayne Avenue, Waynesboro, Virginia 22980

2017 March-April - Trager Brothers Coffee 2.0 @ RVCC
Coastal Wanderings - Solo show
190 Rockfish School Lane, Afton, VA 22920
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2016 December - Welcome Gallery
Unbound Oasis - Shared show
114 3rd St NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902

May - Featured Local Artist, Charlottesville Design House
Keswick, VA
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2015 February - New City Arts Initiative
Elements - Solo show
216 W. Water Street, Charlottesville VA 22902
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