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AMANDA HANLON
In my paintings the figure is seen in repetition, in absence, invoking the viewer as figure, or formally depicted. Although the methods of figural description differ, an element of a human presence is consistently portrayed. Using this recurrent element, and by way of constructing my work in the form of series, I am able to further examine conceptual ideas such as narrative construction or the process of creation. An idea that forms the crux of my conceptual inspiration is the examination of everyday events. By investigating seemingly mundane activities through painting, the actions themselves are brought to our attention and subsequently mindfulness of them is engaged. Thus, the act of looking at the subject matter of my paintings, whether it is making dinner, brushing teeth, or making the bed, becomes an exercise for the audience, and myself by way of creation of the work, to come back to present moment.
Amanda Hanlon 2004
Education:
| 2003 |
University of Wisconsin - Madison, Bachelors of Fine Arts, Madison, WI |
| 1999 |
Pratt Institute, Associates Degree with Honors - Illustration major, New York, NY |
Solo Exhibitions:
| 2005 |
Bettcher Gallery, Miami, FL |
| 2004 |
“Amusement”, The Sunroom Café and Gallery, Madison, WI
“The Task at Hand”, Ancora Coffee House, Madison WI |
| 2003 |
“Dinner at Eight”, Electric Earth and Urban Market, Madison, WI |
Group Exhibitions:
| 2004 |
“This is What You Want”, Bettcher Gallery, Miami, FL
.“Open Spectrum” Wood Art Gallery, Montpelier, VT
3rd Annual Juried Exhibition, The Lemon Street Gallery, Kenosha, WI
Art Beat Gallery and Studio, Madison, WI |
| 2003 |
Vieux Et Nouveau, Milwaukee, WI
“The Schlitznitz”, 7th Floor Gallery, Madison, WI |
| 2002 |
“The Fragile Self Revealed”, Porter Butts Gallery, Madison, WI
“Back to the Future”, 734 Gallery, Madison, WI |
| 1999 |
The Puck Show, Puck Building, New York, NY
AOS Student Show, Puck Building, New York, NY |
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Collections
Dodge Nature Pre-School, St. Paul, MN
State Bank of Cross Plains, Cross Plains, WI
Several Private Collections in the United States and England
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