Amanda Hanlon is a painter and printmaker. She lives and works out of her home located in a historic river town in Minnesota.
Amanda has received a MFA in Painting from the University of Washington - Seattle, a BFA in Painting from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. She has taught classes in Painting, Drawing and Printmaking in Savannah, Georgia. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in Minnesota, California, Georgia, Washington and Wisconsin.
She recently exhibited her paintings, prints and drawings at the Hudson Art Gallery in Hudson, WI and her work is currently on view at Gallery 360 in Minnespolis, MN. She was awarded the Creative Individuals Grant through the Minnesota State Arts Board to fund the creation of a body of work that will explore the intersection of industry and nature in three towns in Minnesota.
Having lived, worked and visited many cities and states in her adult life, a sense of place and home has become an endless source of inspiration for Amanda.
Statement
I am a visual artist working in painting, drawing, and printmaking. My work explores how spaces shift over time, how we interact with them, and what they reveal about us. I am drawn to architectural forms, urban landscapes, and domestic structures.
The spaces I depict are not frozen moments but living environments in flux. I think about how we construct and inhabit these places, how they evolve, and what is left behind. I depict these spaces without human presence. This absence invites the viewer to step into these spaces, to imagine their own connections, and to consider what stories these places might hold.
Repetition is central to my practice. This repetition is found in the act of making, within the compositions themselves, and through symbolic forms. I revisit subjects across multiple pieces in multiple mediums, allowing each iteration to inform the next.
Through this repeated exploration, my work is able to highlight unnoticed moments. Demonstrating how color shifts with the setting sun or the geometric patterns seen in architecture. By bringing attention to these details, I hope to encourage a deeper engagement with the landscapes we move through every day and to spark curiosity about the places we call home.