Award Winning Artist in Memorable SF Bay Area Exhibit
Amanda Williams is one of the most talented young artists on the national and Bay Area art scene. This 2004 Hennessy/Schiefflin & Sommerset Emerging Artists award winner will debut new works at Joyce Gordon Gallery, one of the rising stars on the West Coast art scene.
Oakland, CA (PRWEB) May 16, 2005 -- Following its successful, exclusive
exhibition at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, the Joyce Gordon Gallery is
pleased to host Amanda Williams, nationally acclaimed artist, Bay Area
architect, and the 2004 winner of the prestigious Hennessy/Schiefflin &
Sommerset Emerging Artist award. Under the mantra “using my paintings to tell
your stories”, her newest body of work, “Days. Paint. Years”, masterfully weaves
together stories of our shared memories and emotions into vibrant works of mixed
media art. The opening reception will take place from 5:30 to 9:00 pm on
Thursday, June 9, 2005. The exhibit will run from June 9 until July 2, 2005.
Williams, a Chicago native residing in the Bay Area since 1997, is one
of the most talented young artists on the national and Bay Area art scene. With
a BA in Architecture from Cornell University, this former Ford/Mellon Research
Fellow has taken her passion for painting to extraordinary heights. In addition
to the Emerging Artist Award, she was one of the artists chosen by the Studio
Museum in Harlem to participate in the highly acclaimed 2004 exhibit “Harlem
World: Metropolis as Metaphor. Williams has also exhibited in top museums in the
country including the Wilmer Jennings Gallery in New York and the Southshore
Cultural Center Art Gallery in Chicago. She was also selected in 2001 as a
Robert J. Eidlitz Fellow to photograph in Ethiopia.
In her newest
exhibit, “Days. Paint. Years”, Williams masterfully incorporates mementos from
family, friends and strangers into her signature photo transfer collages on oil
painted canvases and wood. Themes of love, fear, loss and forgiveness are
explored as the emotions and reminiscences behind which everyone has a story.
Williams’ painting process is similar to the compilation of memories and events
that make up the story of our lives. Of this body of work, Williams states, “The
days paint the years. It is a layering of moments, memories, colors and
sounds…precise in meaning, but almost never accurate.”
For further
information, please contact Joyce Gordon at 510-465-8928 or 510-465-8998. Joyce
Gordon Gallery is located at 406 14th St., Oakland, Calif.
Joyce Gordon
Gallery, located in the downtown district in Oakland, California, reflects the
social and cultural diversity of Bay Area and international artists. The aim of
the gallery is to respect the creative pursuit of the individual.
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