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 blame molecular memory.
Inspired by Nature's tendency to repeat itself, I am fascinated by aerial and microscopic imagery. Ever notice that the way a riverbed breaks the earth, a tree's roots dig deep, and a mineral's veins all spread out in the same pattern? Micro and macro landscapes so divinely connected...
With periodic visits (never enough) between the Outer Banks of North Carolina and the lush Pacific Northwest, I'm settled into the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and am never at a loss for inspiration. Wanderlust is always whispering. Whether its 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.

This website is updated periodically, but be sure to check out my Instagram to see what I'm up to this week!


Exhibitions
Upcoming:
2020 December - Hot Cakes

TBA - Solo show
1137-A Emmet Street, Charlottesville VA 22903

Past:
​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

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

March - Shenandoah Valley Art Center
40 under 40 - 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

2014 February - Common Grounds Cafe/Lodge of the Fisherman
4415 Boonsboro Road, Lynchburg VA 24503

2011 Spring - Art on Ivy - Group Show
2125 Ivy Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903

2010 October - Virginia Discovery Museum
Dynamic Grace
- Solo show
524 E Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22902

2010 Spring - Creative Framing - Group Show
2125 Ivy Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903
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