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Amanda Lawson

Painting

Bishkinik

Blood in These Hills

Heleema not Louisa

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Amanda Lawson

Rio Rancho, NM

Statement


I find inspiration in the world around me and seek to capture a moment or feeling of a place in her artwork. Recently, my work has been focusing on relationships between place, culture and time. I use acrylic shards to represent felt things that are unseen, like the heat of fire or the pull of cultural ties to a specific place. I enjoy exploring the places between myth and reality in my work as well.

Bio


Amanda Lawson is a Choctaw artist living and working in New Mexico. Born in Oklahoma, her family moved between SE Colorado and Oklahoma. She attended Northeastern State University, for her BA in studio art. Afterwards, she cared for her mother in hospice and after her mother’s release from this life, Amanda worked in public health until 2020. She gratefully returned to her artwork full-time in 2021 after moving to New Mexico.

Media


2-D, Collage/Mixed Media, Drawing, Painting (all materials)
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