Amy Sands : Portal
On Display 19 January - 18 February 2018 in the Main Gallery
On Display 19 January - 18 February 2018 in the Main Gallery
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EXHIBITION STATEMENT
"I am interested in the interaction of color, space and memory – both from a perspective of the artist’s process as well as from the viewer’s active interaction with a finished piece. My art originates in my interest of the day-to-day experiences influenced by color, pattern and space, and how this is recorded in memory. Lace and craft doilies of family heritage serve as a vantage point for my work. These compositions become transformed into a deeper temporal and psychological space through the complex layering of the intricate patterns and how they interact with light and shadow. I choose monotypes mixed with traditional painting methods because of the intimate interactions that arise as they build and change - many times out of my control – forcing me to act and react. In my process, thought is overcome by an impulsive, subconscious interaction. What develops is from the psyche, leading often to layered and oppositional fields of color. Collectively, these layers are refined into the essential ingredients of a moment in space and time." —AMY SANDS, 2018 ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
Amy Sands has exhibited her work both nationally and internationally, including Minneapolis, New York City, Tokyo, Portugal, Spain and Germany. Her work is in the permanent collections of the New York Public Library, Montefiore Hospital, Manhattan Graphics Center, Renaissance Graphic Arts, Inc., Pratt Institute, Metropolitan State University, Buena Vista University, Central Lakes College as well as many private collectors. She is represented by Muriel Guépin Gallery in New York City and resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sands is an Assistant Professor of Studio Arts at Metropolitan State University. She is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead. Sands won First Medal Award in the 57th Midwestern Invitational Exhibition on the theme "Home" at The Rourke in 2016. |