About
Amelia is an American oil painter living in the Netherlands. Inspired by the interplay of light, shadow, and color, she looks to bring attention to the intermingling of hope and longing we experience when we are confronted by beauty. Through a mixture of representational and contemporary style, her paintings encourage viewers to stop and truly see the unique beauty in their everyday surroundings.
A lover of anything creative from when she was young, Amelia grew up in Iowa and worked for two years with a non-profit organization after graduating from Iowa State University. She now lives and works as an artist in the Netherlands.
“The sweetest thing in all my life has been the longing to find the place where all beauty came from.”
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Education
2014 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Summa Cum Laude), Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Solo Exhibitions
2018 Light for My Path, Sidecar Cafe - Cedar Falls, Iowa
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 Three Views to Nature, Frock Gallery - Ypres, Belgium
2022 Grand Opening Exhibition, Frock Gallery - Ypres, Belgium
2020 Affordable Art Fair, Battersea Park Exhibition Center - London, England
2019 Coming Home, Look Up Gallery - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2019 Amsterdam International Art Fair - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2014 First Fifty Exhibition, Hearst Center for the Arts - Cedar Falls, Iowa
2014 Senior Show, Iowa State University - Ames, Iowa
2014 Focus Art Show, Iowa State University - Ames, Iowa
2014 Art and Design Annual, Iowa State University - Ames, Iowa
2013 Focus Art Show, Iowa State University - Ames, Iowa
2013 Art Inspired Exhibit, Iowa State University - Ames, Iowa
2012 Focus Art Show, Iowa State University - Ames, Iowa
2012 Iowa Assembled Show, Iowa State University - Ames, Iowa
2012 NASAD Accreditation Review Exhibition, Iowa State University - Ames, Iowa
2012 Iowa Assembled Show, Iowa State University - Ames, Iowa
Grants and Awards
2021 Jackson’s Painting Prize Shortlist, Jackson’s Painting Prize 2021 - London, UK
2014 Juror’s Choice Award, Art and Design Annual - Ames, Iowa
2013 Purchase Award, Art Inspired Exhibit - Ames, Iowa
2013 Focus Grant Recipient - Ames, Iowa
2012 Best in Show Award, Focus Art Show - Ames, Iowa
2010 National Merit Scholar Award