About
Amy Whitman is a contemporary figurative artist, originally from Hanover, PA. Art has always been her passion, but she did not begin to show her work until later in life. After many years working as a teacher, pediatric therapist and raising two boys, she now devotes her time to her true calling. Amy currently works from her studio in Madison, NJ.
Amy is mostly self taught and is fascinated with the human figure, portraiture and the endless possibilities of the subject. She loves exploring ways to give traditional representations a modern, whimsical twist, using paint or pen and ink to create images full of color and detail. Much of her work includes grand expressions of fashion, which she has always loved. As young girl, when kids would read comic books under the covers at night, Amy was reading fashion magazines, delighted by all the shapes, patterns, colors and artistry of clothes. She is drawn to the fantasy and aesthetic of garments and headpieces and the textiles used in couture. Elements of nature often appear in her work as well as she enjoys the connection of the human figure to other living things in the world. Amy’s goal is to create images that delight, provoke or simply make people see what they know in a different way.
Amy had her debut solo show in NYC, at Dacia Gallery during Fashion Week in February 2019.
Solo Exhibitions
2023 “Details, Details”, Sotheby’s Art & Home Gallery, Morristown, NJ
2019 “Figure, Fashion & Fame”, Dacia Gallery, New York, NY
2019 Montclair Symphony Orchestra, poster designs for performances. Montclair, NJ
2018 End of Elm, Morristown, NJ
Group Exhibitions
2024 Women’s Exhibition, Dacia Gallery, New York, NY
2024 “The Divine Feminine”, Urban Muse Gallery, Denville, NJ
2023 “Mystery, Memory & Magic”, Atrium Gallery, Morristown, NJ
2022 84th Annual Members’ Fine Art Exhibition, Rehoboth Art League, Rehoboth Beach, DE
2022 Viewpoints, Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ
2020 Holiday Group Exhibition, Dacia Gallery, New York, NY
2020 Clio Art Fair, New York, NY
2019 Affair of the Art, Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ
2019 41st Annual Open Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
2019 Viewpoints, Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ
2018 8th Anniversary Group Exhibition, Dacia Gallery, New York, NY
2018 Washington Square Park Outdoor Art Exhibition, New York, NY
2018 Studio Montclair Portrait Exhibition, Montclair, NJ
2018 40th Annual Open Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
2018 Group show, Dacia Gallery, New York, NY
2018 ConArt Collective, Alphabet City, New York, NY
2017 State of the Art, Studio Montclair Member Exhibit, Montclair, NJ
2011 25th International Juried Show, Visual Arts Center of NJ, Summit NJ
2006 Explorations in Mixed Media, Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ
2002 Contemporary Women Artists of St. Louis, Maryville Univ., Morton J. May Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Awards
2018 Patricia J. Wynne Award for Pen & Ink, 40th Annual Open Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
Education
2018 Artist Residency - Dacia Gallery, New York, NY
1987-1989 Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, PA. Graduate studies in Education
1981-1985 Hood College, Frederick, MD BA Education