"Metamorphosis" by Amy Guidry; From the New Realm series. Copyright Amy Guidry 2008
Well, I must be on a roll- I received another acceptance letter for Studio Visit Magazine! This will be the third installment in the new publication, due out early 2009. And this will be the third (!) time I’ve been featured in it. Maybe this is some type of delayed karmic action taking place decades after always being picked last for everything in P.E. class. I don’t know…but I like it.
The juror is Michael Klein. Mr. Klein was the curator of the Microsoft Collection and is now an independent curator and private dealer, and he was the director of the International Sculpture Center.
Another plus to being in this magazine is the fact that they send it out to thousands of people- galleries, museums, collectors, etc. Anyone who’s anyone is on their mailing list. So it’s always nice to know that these people will be perusing the magazine. Unless, of course, they just stick it under an unbalanced table leg or line their hamster cage with it. Again, I hope not.
So if this has piqued your interest in my work, you can see more on my website. www.AmyGuidry.com. And be on the lookout for me in Studio Visit…
"Dreaming" by Amy Guidry; SOLD; From the New Realm 5 x 5 series. Copyright Amy Guidry 2008
Current Shows:
My New Realm solo exhibition opened September 13th at Henri & Odette (formerly Jennifer Marie Gallery) in Las Vegas, NV. The show has already received a great review in Las Vegas CityLife Magazine. The exhibition runs through October 22nd.
My work was recently selected for the juried competition, The Ohr National Challenge at The Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi, MS. The opening and awards announcements will be September 19th . The exhibit runs through November 10th.
Another exhibit that opened on September 13th is the Circus Show and Other Atrocities. I was invited among 100 artists across the US, Canada, and the UK to participate. My painting can be seen online at www.AmyGuidry.com. The show runs through October 11th at the Verge Gallery in Sacramento, CA.
Also open is the Many Faces of Portraiture invitational exhibition. The show opened September 13th at the Art House in Covington, LA and will run through September 30th. I was invited to show my portraits in addition to works by noted artists as Adrian Deckbar and Alan Flattmann.
Upcoming Shows:
I was asked to participate in “Twelve,” a group show of twelve artists represented by Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, TX. The show will open this coming December. More details to follow.
Opening October 8th is “Ameri-Dreaming: Art and American Culture. My work was selected for inclusion in the show, which will be exhibited at the Claypool-Young Art Gallery of Morehead State University in Morehead, KY. The show ends October 31st.
Teaching:
I will be teaching an upcoming course at Frederick L’ Ecole des Arts in Arnaudville, LA. “Art Marketing and Self-Promotion” will run from 10am- 12noon on September 27th. The course covers such topics as business relations, exhibitions, portfolio development, pricing, and much more. Registration is $30 and can be done at http://frederickarts.homestead.com/Registrationforms/GuidryAmyartmarketingregistrationform.html.
Publications:
As part of my recent attainment of representation by the Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, TX, my work will be featured in the upcoming edition of Art Galleries & Artists of the South Magazine.
My work has been selected for the fall edition of Studio Visit Magazine. The juror was Carl Belz, Director Emeritus of The Rose Art Museum of Brandeis University. The magazine is scheduled to be available in October and is published by The Open Studios Press.
The New Realm series also received mention in Art Business News. The magazine featured my works from my recent exhibit at the Zigler Art Museum in Jennings, LA. More details will be added to the website soon.
"Tranquility" by Amy Guidry; From the New Realm series. Copyright Amy Guidry 2008
I wanted to share for those of you with bated breath (haha), my latest painting. It’s titled…yes, you guessed it…”Tranquility.” This is another large piece, 30 inches across and 40 inches high, from my New Realm series. I had planned on finishing it sooner, but with two hurricanes coming through, my plans were thwarted a bit. Probably an appropriate piece to be working on at that time since I could have used some tranquility myself, or a tranquilizer, whichever. Anyway, here it is!
One of the things I enjoyed about doing this painting were all the details. Sounds crazy, but I am drawn to patterns. All patterns. Whether paisley or geometric, I have a penchant for them. So you can imagine how delighted I was to paint the patterns on the butterflies. In addition, the lace detailing on the blouse, which is a popular item in many paintings from this series, was also fun. What I really love is how the patterns all play off each other. The subject, the heroine of story, is as decorated as the butterfly wings are.
As a reminder, the remaining pieces from this series, or at least most of them, can be seen at my solo exhibition, New Realm, in Las Vegas. The show is at Henri & Odette now through October 22nd. And if you can’t make it to Vegas, you can view all of my work online at www.AmyGuidry.com.
“Beginning” by Amy Guidry; From the New Realm series; SOLD; Copyright Amy Guidry 2008
Okay, that was a play on V for Vendetta… I’m running out of catchy titles. Anyway, you should remember the 13th of September, this Saturday, because it’s the opening of my New Realm solo exhibit at Henri & Odette! This will be the debut of my series in Las Vegas! So if you live in Vegas, are going to Vegas, or know anyone in Vegas, be sure to check out my show. This work has had a lot of buzz, so come see what it’s all about.
The opening reception is from 6-8pm at Henri & Odette on the 13th. The show will be on display through October 22nd, so if you can’t make it (and why not?) you can still catch the show later. The gallery is located at 124 South Sixth Street, Suite 130, in Las Vegas, Nevada of course.
"Man in the Park" by Amy Guidry; SOLD; Copyright Amy Guidry 2008
My portrait work will be featured in an invitational exhibit called “The Many Faces of Portraiture” opening this month. The show will be held in Covington at the Art House on N. Columbia Street, which also serves at the St. Tammany Art Association Building. For those of you who don’t know, you may want to bring your scuba gear when heading over to Louisiana, thanks to Hurricane Gustav. (Actually, it wasn’t that bad, but right now we are still getting major thunderstorms and tornado warnings.) Anyway, the show must go on!
The opening will be September 13th (yes, I have a lot of openings revolving around this date- see previous posts) from 6-9pm at the Art House. There are some other artists in the show which you may recognize from the New Orleans/Northshore area. They include Katherine Buchanan, Adrian Deckbar, Alan Flattmann, Peggy Hesse, Bernard Klichman, Isoko Onodera, Lyn Taylor, Alexander Stolin, Elise Toups, and of course, me! (If you haven’t figured it out by now, or are new to this blog- welcome!- I’m Amy Guidry). The show is curated by Robin Hamaker of the Brunner Gallery in Covington.
If you are in the area, feel free to stop by and see what should be a fantastic exhibit. If not, you can certainly view my entire body of work online at www.AmyGuidry.com.
"Get Your Popcorn! Peanuts! Cruelty!" by Amy Guidry; Copyright Amy Guidry 2008
Well here’s a sneak peek for all my blog fans (hopefully there are a lot of those…). I was invited to participate in a show for A Bitchin’ Space in Sacramento, California. The theme was right up my alley. Maybe [Gale Hart] figured this out by viewing some of my social commentary pieces, but somehow they knew to ask me if I’d like to do a piece for “The Circus Show and Other Atrocities.” I jumped at the chance since, as a vegan and quasi animal rescue organization (I’ve taken in a lot of homeless animals over the years…), I detest the circus and its treatment of animals. Soooo, this leads to my latest creation- “Get Your Popcorn! Peanuts! Cruelty!”
I toiled over my sketchbook forever coming up with the perfect idea for this show. I wanted to convey the circus’s cruelty without being gratuitous, either. I kept thinking of the old animal cracker box I used to get as a kid, the one by Nabisco that came with a string on top of the box to reuse (?) as a Christmas ornament (?). Then finally I decided to go with that theme, but Amy-ize it with my own sarcastic flavor. Hence the animals with giant bites taken out of them, and the re-wording of the brand name and description.
So that’s it! Your official sneak peek at my work. It’s not even on my website yet (but it will be soon), so in the meantime, check out my other work- www.AmyGuidry.com. My other social commentary pieces can also be seen in my Painting section of the website.
As for the greatest show on earth, well, obviously I’m not referring to the circus. The show is “The Circus Show and Other Atrocities” and will open on September 13th at A Bitchin’ Space. If you can’t make it then, my work and the other 99 artists’ works will still be on display until October 11th. And yes, this show is the best on earth because it includes artists from the US, UK, and Canada. You can find the gallery at 2114 19th Street in downtown Sacramento. You can check out their website at www.abitchinspace.com.
Installation view from "New Realm- Works by Amy Guidry" at the AcA in Lafayette, LA
My show, New Realm, will be making its Vegas debut this coming September. Some favorites will be in the show, plus some never seen before. And since they are such a big hit, my 5″ x 5″ series will be in the show as well. There will be new pieces in the small series also. So grab them up while you can!
The show will be featured at Henri & Odette in Las Vegas, NV. The opening is September 12th from 6-8 pm. Gallery hours will be Tuesday through Saturday from 12-8pm. The gallery is located at:
As always, you can view my work on my website at www.AmyGuidry.com. I will be posting more details about the show as they come up. You can also sign up for my newsletter at http://AmyGuidry.com/contact.htm for more information on upcoming shows and events.
I have been invited to exhibit my work in “Ameri-Dreaming: Art & American Culture.” The show is scheduled for October 8- 31, 2008 in the Claypool-Young Art Gallery at Morehead State University in Morehead, KY.
I will also participate in “Circus Show and Other Atrocities” this coming September. My work will be featured among 60 other invited artists from the US, UK, and Canada. The show will be held at A Bitchin’ Space in Sacramento, CA.
My painting “Cedric” is now in the permanent collection of the Zigler Art Museum in Jennings, LA. “Cedric” is part of the Louisiana artists collection, which will be a traveling collection, and includes work by renowned artists Clementine Hunter and William Tolliver. The piece is from my portrait series and features local Grammy-nominated musician Cedric Watson.
I was also selected for inclusion in the Art Melt 2008. The juror is Sean Ulmer, curator of the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. The show will be held from July 11- July 22nd at the Brunner Gallery in the Shaw Center for the Arts in Baton Rouge, LA. The opening reception will be held Friday, July 11th from 6:30 to 10pm.
Be sure to check out my piece in the Southern Open Juried Exhibit at the Acadiana Center for the Arts in downtown Lafayette, LA. “Anti-Aging” was selected by juror Peter Frank, an art critic and art historian, who frequently writes for LA Weekly. My work was one of 105 selected from over 770 entries across five Gulf states. You can view photos from the opening reception at http://AmyGuidry.com/slideshow.htm
My New Realm series will be featured at the Jennifer Marie Gallery in Las Vegas, NV. The solo exhibition will be on display this coming September. The opening reception will be Friday, September 12th, from 6-8pm.
Publications:
My work is featured in Volume I of the premier issue of Studio Visit Magazine. Photos of my selected paintings and information about the publication can be seen under the Press section of the Amy’s website.
In addition, my work was selected for the fall edition of Studio Visit Magazine to be published this year as well. The juror was Carl Belz, Director Emeritus of The Rose Art Museum of Brandeis University.
I have recently been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who’s Who of American Women. My biographical information has also been updated in Marquis Whos’ Who in the World for the upcoming 26th edition.
Issue 8 of Indie Arts- The DVD Magazine features me as one of their four gallery artists. You can see more at http://www.IndieArtsDVD.com.
Television:
If you’ve been watching MTV’s Real World Season 20 Hollywood, you’ve probably noticed my work in the background. My painting “United Isolation” can be seen outside the “telephone room” where the houseguests make their scandalous calls. And take a look at the bathroom mirror reflection because you’ll see it in there as well. You can view new photos from the show at http://www.AmyGuidry.com/press.htm
"Was It a Dream?" by Amy Guidry; Visit www.AmyGuidry.com
I wanted to take a moment to write a review of sorts of a local gallery in Lafayette, LA. I’m always interested to see what others are up to, especially when they do their own thing as opposed to just following the mainstream. So when your gallery has its own artwalk and is situated away from the “usual suspects” (i.e. downtown gallery circuit), then it must be Visions Art Gallery.
There is a variety of artwork on the walls at any given time. Some of the artists are well-known in the community, while some are just starting out. There is pretty much something for everyone since the work ranges in style and medium. I recently purchased a Tom Ladousa ceramic piece from there (on sale) and have been eyeballing some de Kooning-esque pieces by Dutch Kepler.
Another quality about the gallery worth noting is the overall atmosphere. This is not a stuffy gallery. If you are in the witness protection program, you may not want to go here because these ladies will know your name before you leave. Bonnie Camos (the director) knows everyone and freely introduces everyone as well. Put it this way- if Bonnie has a myspace page (I have yet to look) then she must have a billion friends. And she genuinely takes an interest in them.
Visions hosts its own artwalk every third Saturday of the month. This falls after the usual 2nd Saturday Artwalk held downtown in Lafayette, and also allows Visions to spotlight its own exhibits. Having only one exhibit to attend makes it easier to take your time and meet the artists as opposed to rushing through to make it to the next gallery before closing. (Although I do love the downtown artwalk as well.) But even if you can’t make it to an opening reception, you can always go during the day, enjoy the art, enjoy the coffee, and make plenty of friends. And maybe add them to your myspace page…
