Amanda Smith, Encaustic Artist
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 how a riverbed breaks the earth, a tree's branches 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!
Inspired by Nature's tendency to repeat itself, I am fascinated by aerial and microscopic imagery. Ever notice how a riverbed breaks the earth, a tree's branches 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
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2019 May - Charlottesville Studio Gallery @ WVTF
SEDIMENT - Opening Reception May 3, 5-7pm 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 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 190 Rockfish School Lane, Afton, VA 22920 2016 December - Welcome Gallery Unbound Oasis - Shared show 114 3rd St NE, Charlottesville, VA 22902 May - Featured Local Artist, Charlottesville Design House Keswick, VA 2015 February - New City Arts Initiative 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 524 E Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22902 2010 Spring - Creative Framing - Group Show 2125 Ivy Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903 |
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