Amanda Parry Oglesbee
Central Park; Oil on Canvas; 3' x 5'
contactAmanda Parry Oglesbee
Wellsville, NY a@oglesbee.com |
Neauphle; Oil on Canvas; 14" x 11"
Artist's StatementTrees have always moved me in the way they puncture the sky with dramatic gestures. I love how they capture the light and turn it into shade. I’m drawn to their amazing forms: torsos, textures and colors created by the elements and often scarred by human intervention. They are silent heroes surrounding us and it is a joy to celebrate them in my paintings.
About the ArtistAmanda Parry Oglesbee holds a B.F.A. from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an M.S. in Art Education from Alfred University. Amanda was the recipient of a Fulbright Teaching Fellowship to Japan, a teaching grant by The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a painting residency at the Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, France. Selected solo and group exhibitions include the Albright-Knox Art Gallery; the Memorial Art Gallery; the Art Institute of Chicago; Coohaus Gallery; Fosdick Nelson Gallery: the Regina Quick; N.A.M.E. Gallery; the Southern Tier Biennial; the Hinkle Library; the David A. Howe Library; the Wellsville Creative Art Center; Damiano Winery, Floating Lotus and other national and international venues. While painting, Amanda taught art at Wellsville High School for 28 years.
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