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.
Her paintings, prints and digital paintings were recently featured in the show "Shape, Space, Structure" at ArtReach St. Croix in Stillwater, MN. Her painting “Dining Room in Winter'' won the Best of Show award at the Robbin Gallery Juried Exhibition in Robbinsdale, 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.
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Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 - 50th Annual Northern Lights Juried Exhibition, White Bear Center for the Arts, White Bear Lake, MN
2023 - Extremely Minnesota Juried Exhibition, Robbin Gallery, Robbinsdale, MN
2023 - 64th Arrowhead Regional Biennial Juried Exhibition, Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, MN
2023 - DEFYing SAMENESS II, Argyle Zebra Gallery, St. Paul, MN
2023 - ArtReach Printmakers, Washington County Heritage Center, Stillwater, MN
2023 - 49th Annual Northern Lights Juried Art Exhibition, White Bear Center for the Arts, White Bear, MN
2023 - Ruby Red - 40th Anniversary Exhibit, The Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI
2022 - Through The Eyes of Others, Washington County Historic Courthouse, Stillwater, MN
2022 - Selections from the Members Show, ArtReach St. Croix Mobile Art Gallery, Stillwater, MN
2016 - Kobo: A Ten Year Retrospective, Kobo Gallery, Savannah, GA
2015/16 - Rain Magazine, Clatsop Community College Annual Literary and Arts Publication
2014/15 - ArtSpan SF Open Studios Exhibition, SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
2013/14/15 - ArtSpan SF Open Studios, SOMA Artist Studio, San Francisco, CA
2013/14 - SBFA Trunk Show, Stephanie Breitbard Fine Arts, Mill Valley, CA
2013 - Best of SOMA Juried Exhibition, San Francisco, CA
2010 - The Art House, Atlanta, GA
2010 - 2D 2.5D 3D, Kobo Gallery, Savannah, GA
2010 - Faculty Drawing Exhibition, Studioplex – Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA
2009/10 - Faculty Drawing Exhibition, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
2010 - Endless Love, Kobo Gallery, Savannah, GA
2009 - 900 Square Feet, Kobo Gallery, Savannah, GA
2009 - Faculty Art Exhibition, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, GA
2008 - Selected Works, Sev Shoon Art Center, Seattle, WA
2007 - MFA Thesis Exhibition, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
Solo and Collaborative Exhibitions
2025 - Robbin Gallery, Robbinsdale, MN (Scheduled)
2024 - Shape, Space, Structure, ArtReach St. Croix, Stillwater, MN
2010 - Open Windows and Doors, Hospice Savannah, Savannah, GA
2010 - Seven, S.P.A.C.E. Gallery, Savannah, GA
2007 - Introducing, Gallery I M A, Seattle, WA
2007 - Looking Back, Verve, Seattle, WA
Awards / Honors
2023 - Best of Show, Robbin Gallery, Robbinsdale, MN
2013 - Juror's Choice Award, Best of SOMA, San Francisco, CA
Residencies
2024 - Tofte Lake Center, Ely, MN
Publications / Reviews
Sept. 3, 2010 - Hersh, Allison 'Art Soul: Exhibit Demonstrates Three Approaches to Raw Material', Savannah Morning News
August 18-24 2010 - Rodgers, Patrick 'A Kick-Start for Your Art', Connect Savannah
Professional and Teaching Positions
Belwin Conservancy, Afton, MN
Position: Event and Program Coordinator, 2023 - Present
Position: Event and Program Coordinator, 2023 - Present
Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
Position: Adjunct Faculty, 2008 - 2010
Position: Adjunct Faculty, 2008 - 2010
Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, GA
Position: Adjunct Faculty, 2009 - 2010
Position: Adjunct Faculty, 2009 - 2010
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Position: Instructor, 2006 - 2007
Position: Instructor, 2006 - 2007
Education
Masters Degree in Fine Arts, University of Washington - Seattle, Seattle, WA
Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI
Associates Degree with Honors - Illustration, Pratt Institute, New York, NY
Professional Memberships
ArtReach St. Croix