Amanda's paintings are about the inner landscape of the mind. Many layers of encaustic paint build on each other as her subconscious is allowed a voice. Some of the layers are quite chaotic, some are geometric and orderly, yet they all build to a translatable landscape. The inspiration for her work comes from a observation of the patterns found in every day life, and how they complement and often mirror the connections in the brain and processing of the subconscious.

Without formal education in art, Amanda’s artistic training has been intentional; finding artists whose work compels her and then studying under them through workshops and personal instruction. She regularly meets and works with other artists to propel process, ideas, and larger artistic vision. She is also a member of the Kansas City Artists Coalition, the International Encaustic Artists, and Origami USA. Amanda’s paintings are regularly shown internationally both in solo and group exhibits. She is published in Encaustic Revelation by Patricia Baldwin Seggebruch, North Light Books, and was the 2014 Jan-Feb Featured Artist for Enkaustikos. She also has a large-scale (12×6 sq ft) commissioned permanent installation at the University of Kansas Medical Hospital.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2018 Paper Memory, Four Chapter Gallery, Kansas City MO
2018 Spirals, MoBank Crossroads Branch, Kansas City MO
2017 Spirals, Underground Gallery, Kansas City MO
2016 Inner Language, MoBank Crossroads Branch, Kansas City MO
2012 Stories Unfold, First Friday Art House, Kansas City MO

PERMANENT INSTALLATION

2017 The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City KS
“Connections” large-scale encaustic painting (12x6 ft.) commissioned by The          University of Kansas Medical Center

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2019 Bits and Pieces, InterUrban ArtHouse, Overland Park KS 
2019 Visions of the Flint Hills, Buttonwood Art Space, Kansas City MO
2019 Who Is God? VI: Light of the World, Gretchen Brigham Gallery, St Louis MO
2019 Pleins Feux, Ivry-Sur-Seine, France
2019 Influences of India, George Schlegel Gallery, Roeland Park KS
2019 8th Annual Encaustic Exhibition, Morpho Gallery, Chicago IL
2019 Reclaimed!, Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County, Fayetteville NC
2019 Celebrating Women, Alaris, Kansas City MO
2018 One Night Stand, Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City MO
2018 River Market Regional Exhibition, Kansas City MO
2018 Windows to Other Worlds, Morro Bay CA
2017 Kansas City Artists Coalition Members Exhibition, Kansas City MO
2017 One Night Stand, Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City MO
2016 River Market Regional Exhibition, Kansas City MO
2016 OrigamiUSA Convention, Queens NY
2016 One Night Stand, Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City MO
2016 Art Source & Design, Overland Park KS
2015 Public Hanging, Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City MO
2015 Edges, Morpho Gallery, Chicago IL
2015 7 Degrees of Connection, Seattle WA
2014 Public Hanging, Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City MO
2014 River Market Regional Exhibition, Kansas City MO
2013 IEA Masters Show, Santa Fe NM
2013 Public Hanging, Kansas City Artists Coalition, Kansas City MO
2012 ReThink Topeka Exhibition, Topeka KS
2011 River Market Regional Exhibition, Kansas City MO
2009 Vision of the Flint Hills, Kansas City MO

PUBLICATIONS

2015 A World of Artist Journal Pages by Dawn Devries Sokol, STC/Craft
2014 Encaustic Revelation by Patricia Baldwin Seggebruch, North Light Books