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, WA |
2005 | Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020 | Hesse Flatow, ‘Raindrops are Spheres’, New York, NY |
2019 | Thierry Goldberg Gallery, ‘Last Weekend's Lemon’, New York, NY |
2017 | 106 Green, ‘The Rest of the Crowd’, Brooklyn, NY |
2013 | Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, ‘To Each Their Own’, Richmond, VA |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 | UTA Artist Space, ‘Everyday is Sunday’, Beverly Hills, CA |
Shin Gallery, ‘Shin Haus’, New York, NY | |
2019 |
Artual Gallery, ‘In With The New,’Beirut, Lebanon |
Y2K Group, ‘Mushrooms’, New York, NY |
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CRUSHCURATORIAL, ‘Surreality’, New York, NY |
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2018 |
5-50 Gallery, ‘Graces’, LIC, NY |
Thierry Goldberg Gallery, ‘Another History’, New York, NY |
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Underdonk Gallery, ‘Still Lives’, Brooklyn, NY |
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Essex Flowers, ‘Home Edition’, New York, NY |
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2017 |
Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, ‘August Sun’, Athens, GA |
Thierry Goldberg Gallery, ‘Optically Topical’, New York, NY |
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106 Green @ NADA, New York, NY |
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2016 |
106 Green Presents, Brennan & Griffin, New York, NY |
Mulberry Gallery, ‘Remember When We Were All Objects’, Richmond, VA |
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2015 |
Sediment Gallery, 'To: Pluto', Richmond, VA |
2014 |
Art in General, ‘Recuperative Tactics’, New York, NY |
Mint Gallery, ‘Live Amateurs’, Atlanta, GA |
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2012 |
White Box Gallery, ‘The Sho’, New York, NY |
Anderson Gallery, ‘Thesis Exhibition’, Richmond, VA |
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FAB Gallery, ‘Anti-Subjective’, Curated by Lisi Raskin, Richmond, VA |
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2011 |
Manchester Flats, ‘Everybody’, Richmond, VA |
Virginia Commonwealth University, ‘We’re All In This Together’, Curated by Gregory Volk, Richmond, VA |
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2010 |
FAB Gallery, ‘There Are A Lot of Squares in Here’, Richmond, VA |
Locker 50b, ‘Kleine kunstschätze!’, Richmond, VA |
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FAB Gallery, ‘Agent Form’, Richmond, VA |
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2009 |
Jacob Lawrence Gallery, BFA Show, Seattle, WA |
Sandpoint Gallery, ‘New Works’, Seattle, WA |
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Jacob Lawrence Gallery, ‘School of Art Open’, Seattle, WA |
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2008 |
The Art Center, ‘Texas National 2008’, Nacogdoches, TX |
Mary Gates Hall, University of Washington, ‘Student Exhibition’, Seattle, WA |
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Jacob Lawrence Gallery, ‘Small and Flat’, Seattle, WA |
COLLECTIONS
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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Amanda BaldwinLast Weekends Lemon, 2019Oil on canvas53 x 42 in
135 x 107 cm
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Amanda BaldwinRising Stem, 2019Oil and acrylic on canvas53 x 42 in
135 x 107 cm
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Amanda BaldwinBlue Melon, 2020Oil and acrylic on canvas53 x 42 in
135 x 107 cm
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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 canvas64 x 84 in
163 x 213 cm
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Amanda BaldwinPressed Celadon Peaks, 2020Oil and acrylic on canvas160 x 127 cm
63 x 50 in -
Amanda BaldwinReaching Range, 2020Oil and acrylic on canvas53 x 42 in
135 x 107 cm
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Amanda BaldwinSecond Slice, 2020Oil and acrylic on canvas42 x 33 in
107 x 84 cm -
Amanda BaldwinSoaked Turquoise Terrace , 2020Oil and Acrylic on Canvas63 x 50 in
160 x 127 cm
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Amanda BaldwinTilted Twilight, 2020Oil on canvas
53 x 42 in
135 x 107 cm -
Amanda BaldwinUltramarine High Rise, 2020Oil and acrylic on canvas
53 x 42 in
135 x 107 cm -
Amanda BaldwinVerdant Green Basin, 2020Oil and acrylic on canvas63 x 50 in
160 x 127 cm -
Amanda BaldwinYawning Dawn, 2020Oil and acrylic on canvas53 x 42 in
135 x 107 cm
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Amanda Baldwin translates everyday objects into fine art reflections of society
Lucy Bourton, It's Nice That, 25 Mar 2019 -
The Uncanny Still Lifes of Amanda Baldwin
Nick Naber, The Coastal Post, 12 Nov 2018 -
Amanda Baldwin
Anniversary Edition 10, ArtMaze Mag, 24 Oct 2018 -
Still Lives
Andrea K. Scott, The New Yorker, 3 Sep 2018 -
Amanda Baldwin
Art of Choice, 18 Jun 2018 -
10 Galleries to Visit Now in Brooklyn
Martha Schwendener, The New York Times, 27 Apr 2017
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Amanda Baldwin: In the Studio
Teaser Film 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. . Amanda Baldwin Pressed Celadon Peaks, 2020...Read more