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Artist Statement
Found wood/natural elements sculpted with clay, molded and cast in bronze employing the ancient art of lost-wax method of casting.
My work is born from our innate connection with Nature and represents many iterations of this philosophy. We exist both as ancestor and descendant, amoeba and mammoth, hawk and mouse, forest and wind, chaos and pattern, particle and wave. I ascribe to a common belief that everything is alive and connected—and embodies a spirit.
“It is the marriage of the soul with Nature that makes the intellect fruitful, and gives birth to imagination,” Thoreau. "Trees can Dance. Humans have roots in the soil," Amanda.
Memorials * Site Specific Monuments * Sculpture
Solo Exhibitions:
2007 Dryad: Spirit of Trees, Spalding University, Louisville, KY
2006 210' Environmental Sculpture Installation, Louisville Zoo, AAM Museum
2006 Art Eco, Wild Honeysuckle Gallery, Louisville, KY
2005 Pathways, Wild Honeysuckle Gallery, Louisville, KY
2005 Imagine...a World without Hunger, Wild Honeysuckle Gallery, Louis., KY
2004 New Works by Amanda Matthews Fields, Art Beat Gallery, Louisville, KY
2000 Aesthetics and Art, Shriner's Temple, Louisville, KY
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2009 Sculpture in the Dell Invitational, Yew Dell Conservancy, Crestwood, KY
2009 RiverSpan International Sculpture Show, Cincinnati, OH
2008 Sculpture in the Dell Invitational, Yew Dell Conservancy, Crestwood, KY
2007 Recycled Matter(s), AFB Woodland Outdoor Sculpture Show, Lexington, KY
2006 citizensCREATE! Show, Bluegrass Green Living Expo 2006, Lex., KY
2006 Ausstellung der Kunstwerke am Rathaus, Mainz, Germany
2006 Kuenstlerarbeiten Public Exhibition at Gutenbergplatz, Mainz, Germany
2006 Heyburn Arts Exhibition, Louisville Arts Council, Louisville, KY
2006 Dinnerworks Exhibition (Installation), Water Tower Art Museum, Louis., KY
2005 Energy and Nature, Bluegrass Energy Expo 2005, Lex., KY Conv. Center
2004 An Evening of Art at the Water Tower, Louis. Visual Art Assoc.
2003 93rd Water Tower Annual, Water Tower Art Museum, Louisville, KY
2003 Dinnerworks Exhibition (Installation), Water Tower Art Museum, Louis., KY
2002 Artopia Gallery Group Exhibition, Louisville, KY
2002 2002-2003 Opera Season Group Exhibition, KY Center for the Arts
2002 Viva El Vino Preview Show, KY Opera, Louisville, KY
1989 Drawings from Paris, France, Allen R. Hite Institute, University of Louisville
Grants and Awards:
2008 Grant, Artist Enrichment through KY Foundation for Women, $4,800
2007 Finalist,Woman Business Owner of the Year, NAWBO, Louisville, KY
2006 Grant, Sister Cities of Louisville Inc., member Sister Cities International, to participate
2002 Finalist, Signature Art Competition, Vineyard in the Valley, Kentucky OperaCorporate/Public Commissions:
2009 St. Paul Catholic Church, Baptismal Font, Lexington, KY
2006 Jefferson Veterinary Mgmt Group, Inc., Architectural Installation June 2007
2004 KY Financial Group , Worth, an adaptation of 1912 KY Derby Winner
2004 Muhammad Ali Center, The Greatest is Yet to Come sculpture.
2003 Dare to Care Food Bank, December - March 2004 Artist-in-Residence.
2001 Sign of the Times Salon/Spa, Corporate Mural, 9’10” X 50’, Louisville, KY
Education:
1990 Bachelor of Arts, University of Louisville, Major Studio Art, Minor Philosophy.
1989 Art & Architecture, Paris, France, University of Louisville
2007 Family Herbalist Certification, Clayton College
2008 Professional Herbalist, East West School of Herbology, (Currently Enrolled)
Work History:
2000-Present Professional Freelance Artist/Owner, Wild Honeysuckle Studio
2009-Present Co-owner, Prometheus Fine Art Bronze Foundry
1998-1999 National Marketing Director/Registered Principal, Tower Equities
1996-1997 Divisional Vice President, Marketing, Aegon Corporation
1995-1996 Agency Field Specialist, Marketing & Training, State Farm Ins.
1991-1995 Misc. Specialty Positions with State Farm Ins. Companies
Selected Lectures/Teaching Positions:
2006 Feb., Keynote Speaker, Professional Art Marketing, Arts Council of Louisville funded with grant from KY Arts Council
2003 - 2004, Faculty member for Louisville Visual Art Association
2000 Oct., Keynote Speaker, Aesthetics and Art, Shriner's Temple, Louisville, KY
Professional Memberships:
International Sculpture Center
Mid South Sculpture Alliance
American Herbalists Guild
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