Amanda Baldwin Seattle, WA, b. 1984
Amanda Baldwin was born in Seattle, WA in 1984 and currently lives and works in Queens, NY. She received her BFA from University of Washington and MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Working with traditional modes of depiction, such as landscape painting and still life, Amanda Baldwin starts by separating and considering each individual element within a composition. She approaches these objects, from vases to mountains to melons and their shifted palettes with the intent to morph them into some kind of abstracted facsimile of themselves. By straddling representation and abstraction within each piece she breaks down the familiar and presents playful worlds where uncertainty works itself into concrete forms. Rock, plant; the organic and inorganic, can all produce eerily similar rhythms and patterns within her work. By striking a balance between disintegration and recognition Baldwin imbues new identities to the familiar.
Her recent solo shows include Hesse Flatow (New York, 2020), Thierry Goldberg Gallery (New York, 2019), and 106 Green (New York, 2017). Selected group exhibitions include Y2K Group (New York, 2019), Underdonk Gallery (New York, 2018), Essex Flowers (New York, 2018) and Brennan & Griffin (New York, 2016).
Born in Seattle, WA in 1984
Lives and works in Queens, NY
Education
2012 | MFA, Painting and Printmaking, Virginia Commonwealth University |
2009 | BFA, Painting and Printmaking, University of Washington, Seattle, USA |
2005 | Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI |
Solo Exhibitions
2021 | Galerie Marguo, ‘Indigo Skyline’, Paris, France |
2020 | Hesse Flatow, ‘Raindrops are Spheres’, New York, USA |
2019 | Thierry Goldberg Gallery, ‘Last Weekend's Lemon’, New York, USA |
2017 | 106 Green, ‘The Rest of the Crowd’, Brooklyn, USA |
2013 | Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, ‘To Each Their Own’, Richmond, USA |
Group Exhibitions
2021 | The Hole NYC, ‘Nature Morte', New York, USA |
2020 | UTA Artist Space, ‘Everyday is Sunday’, Beverly Hills, USA |
Shin Gallery, ‘Shin Haus’, New York, USA | |
2019 |
Artual Gallery, ‘In With The New’, Beirut, Lebanon |
Y2K Group, ‘Mushrooms’, New York, USA |
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CRUSHCURATORIAL, ‘Surreality’, New York, USA |
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2018 |
5-50 Gallery, ‘Graces’, LIC, USA |
Thierry Goldberg Gallery, ‘Another History’, New York, USA |
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Underdonk Gallery, ‘Still Lives’, Brooklyn, USA |
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Essex Flowers, ‘Home Edition’, New York, USA |
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2017 |
Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, ‘August Sun’, Athens, Georgia |
Thierry Goldberg Gallery, ‘Optically Topical’, New York, USA |
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106 Green @ NADA, New York, USA |
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2016 |
106 Green Presents, Brennan & Griffin, New York, USA |
Mulberry Gallery, ‘Remember When We Were All Objects’, Richmond, USA |
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2015 |
Sediment Gallery, 'To: Pluto', Richmond, USA |
2014 |
Art in General, ‘Recuperative Tactics’, New York, USA |
Mint Gallery, ‘Live Amateurs’, Atlanta, Georgia |
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2012 |
White Box Gallery, ‘The Sho’, New York, USA |
Anderson Gallery, ‘Thesis Exhibition’, Richmond, USA |
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FAB Gallery, ‘Anti-Subjective’, Curated by Lisi Raskin, Richmond, USA |
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2011 |
Manchester Flats, ‘Everybody’, Richmond, USA |
Virginia Commonwealth University, ‘We’re All In This Together’, Curated by Gregory Volk, Richmond, USA |
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2010 |
FAB Gallery, ‘There Are A Lot of Squares in Here’, Richmond, USA |
Locker 50b, ‘Kleine kunstschätze!’, Richmond, USA |
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FAB Gallery, ‘Agent Form’, Richmond, USA |
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2009 |
Jacob Lawrence Gallery, BFA Show, Seattle, USA |
Sandpoint Gallery, ‘New Works’, Seattle, USA |
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Jacob Lawrence Gallery, ‘School of Art Open’, Seattle, USA |
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2008 |
The Art Center, ‘Texas National 2008’, Nacogdoches, USA |
Mary Gates Hall, University of Washington, ‘Student Exhibition’, Seattle, USA |
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Jacob Lawrence Gallery, ‘Small and Flat’, Seattle, USA |
Collections
University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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Amanda BaldwinLast Weekends Lemon, 2019Oil on canvas135 x 107 cm
53 x 42 in
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Amanda BaldwinRising Stem, 2019Oil and acrylic on canvas135 x 107 cm
53 x 42 in
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Amanda BaldwinBlue Melon, 2020Oil and acrylic on canvas135 x 107 cm
53 x 42 in
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Amanda BaldwinCanary Cobra Bouquet, 2020Oil and acrylic on canvas91 x 76 cm
36 x 30 in
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Amanda BaldwinCoiled Cobalt Bouquet, 2020Oil and acrylic on canvas135 x 107 cm
53 x 42 in -
Amanda BaldwinMulberry Melon, 2020Oil and acrylic on canvas71 x 56 cm
28 x 22 in -
Amanda BaldwinPaired Slices, 2020Oil and acrylic on canvas163 x 213 cm
64 x 84 in
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Amanda BaldwinReaching Range, 2020Oil and acrylic on canvas135 x 107 cm
53 x 42 in
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Amanda BaldwinSecond Slice, 2020Oil and acrylic on canvas107 x 84 cm
42 x 33 in
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Amanda BaldwinSoaked Turquoise Terrace , 2020Oil and Acrylic on Canvas160 x 127 cm
63 x 50 in
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Amanda BaldwinTilted Twilight, 2020Oil on canvas
135 x 107 cm
53 x 42 in
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Amanda BaldwinUltramarine High Rise, 2020Oil and acrylic on canvas
135 x 107 cm
53 x 42 in
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Amanda BaldwinVerdant Green Basin, 2020Oil and acrylic on canvas160 x 127 cm
63 x 50 in
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Amanda BaldwinYawning Dawn, 2020Oil and acrylic on canvas135 x 107 cm
53 x 42 in
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Amanda BaldwinTimberland, 2021Oil and acrylic on canvas160 x 127 cm
63 x 50 in
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Galerie Marguo @ ART021 Shanghai 2021
Art Fair 10 Nov 2021Galerie Marguo is pleased to be participating in ART021, with a presentation of nine contemporary international artists working in painting and photography. Spanning a variety of approaches from abstraction to figuration, each offer nuanced ways of looking, interpreting, and representing the world through highly subjective formal and political lenses, cultivated from all corners of the earth. The works gathered here are each in their own way concerned with representing the often invisible yet palpable forces that shape our lives, as well as that which is often hidden in plain sight....Read more -
Galerie Marguo @ Art Paris 2021
Art Fair 6 Sep 2021Last October, Galerie Marguo opened its doors in the Marais district of Paris with the desire to bring different corners of the world together through a dedicated program highlighting emerging artists. In addition to introducing the works of international artists to the local art scene in France, Marguo is committed to supporting and amplifying their practices through a publishing program of artist monographs. Nearly a year after its launch, the gallery is pleased to be participating in Art Paris for the first time. On this occasion, Marguo presents a selection...Read more -
Amanda Baldwin: In the Studio
Paris Exhibition Full Film 6 Mar 2021Galerie Marguo is pleased to present Indigo Skyline , a new body of work by New York based artist Amanda Baldwin . Baldwin’s first solo exhibition in Europe continues her investigation into the contemporary roles of landscape and still life painting. Opening 11 March at Galerie Marguo’s Paris location, ‘Indigo Skyline’ expands on Baldwin’s interest in breaking down the familiar by presenting playful worlds where uncertainty works itself into concrete forms and the organic and inorganic produce eerily similar rhythms and patterns. By striking a balance between disintegration...Read more -
Amanda Baldwin: Indigo Skyline
Paris Exhibition Teaser 1 Mar 2021 -
Happy Spring Festival
11 Feb 2021万物复苏,喜迎新春 Happy Spring Festival Chinese New Year is also known as the Spring Festival because it celebrates the beginning of a new year and the arrival of spring in Chinese Lunar Calendar. 2021 is the year of the Ox, and may it bring you and your loved ones peace, love, happiness, prosperity and good health ❤️ Looking forward to stepping into the spring with Amanda Baldwin ’s first solo exhibition in Europe, opening on March 11 at Galerie Marguo. Stay tuned for more.. Pressed Celadon Peaks, 2020 Oil and...Read more
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The New York Times Style Magazine | Paris, Europe’s Former Art Capital, Is Back on Top
Noor Brara, The New York Times Style Magazine, 5 May 2022 -
Artnet China | Interview with Amanda Baldwin
Georgina Zhao, Artnet China, 26 Mar 2021 -
Kinfolk China | Interview with Amanda Baldwin
Junyi Ma, KINFOLK China, 26 Mar 2021 -
It's Nice That | Amanda Baldwin translates everyday objects into fine art reflections of society
Lucy Bourton, It's Nice That, 25 Mar 2019 -
The Coastal Post | The Uncanny Still Lifes of Amanda Baldwin
Nick Naber, The Coastal Post, 12 Nov 2018 -
Anniversary Edition 10, ArtMaze Mag | Amanda Baldwin
Anniversary Edition 10, ArtMaze Mag, 24 Oct 2018 -
The New Yorker | Still Lives
Andrea K. Scott, The New Yorker, 3 Sep 2018 -
Art of Choice | Amanda Baldwin
Art of Choice, 18 Jun 2018 -
The New York Times | 10 Galleries to Visit Now in Brooklyn
Martha Schwendener, The New York Times, 27 Apr 2017