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.
“Beginning” by Amy Guidry; From the New Realm series; SOLD; Copyright Amy Guidry 2008
For those of you who do not get my newsletter (Sign up at www.AmyGuidry.com), I thought I should mention my next solo exhibit. Yes, I have lots of shows coming up and in progress, actually, but this is the next solo. It will be in Las Vegas at the newly christened Henri & Odette. Originally the show was going to be at Jennifer Marie Gallery, but they are moving to a larger location and have changed their name in the process. The opening will be September 12th from 6-8pm. And yes, I will be there.
So if you’d like to take a trip out to Vegas, what better reason than to see my new show. And feel free to invite anyone you know in the area. I’ll be showing my New Realm series, so some of those you may have seen before, but there will also be new work in that series on display. And yes, I will have more of the smaller pieces that everyone loves because they’re so cute and collectible. Hee hee.
I’ll be posting more details about the show as they arise. Keep your eyes out for more information on shows in my newsletters.
Just a "few" of the guests that arrived when we first got there.
Well, if you weren’t there, you must have been the only person NOT in attendance at the Southern Open this year. The Southern Open 2008 is the second juried exhibition held at the Acadiana Center for the Arts in downtown Lafayette. Last year it had a good crowd and a good number of entries, but this year was overwhelming. Perhaps word has started to spread. Who knows. Regardless, the place was packed, you had to practically yell to be heard, and there were nearly 800 entries (and that’s from only the 5 states allowed to participate). Yowza.
Amy Guidry with juror Peter Frank, art critic and art historian and my painting "Anti-Aging"
As stated in my last post, the juror was Peter Frank, art critic, art historian, and writer for LA Weekly. I had the opportunity to meet him and get my picture taken. The show was very diverse, and as he stated, juried shows allow him to choose a wide range of work as opposed to a typical curated show with more of a direct focus. Makes sense. I appreciate that his taste is eclectic. Sometimes juried shows will favor a particular style, depending on the juror, but this one had variety. Maybe it’s the secret ADD person in me, but I often prefer shows with diverse works. It keeps me interested. I love to see how they all fit together even though they were created by different people.
Amy Guidry, Ralph Bourque and Troy Dugas with his work
Alas, my work did not win any awards, but it was chosen. I’m more than happy to say that. And it was amongst some great work, so I was happy to be in their company. I did think it was placed a little low on the wall, which Peter Frank agreed, so you may notice this in the photos. I guess they had space issues because a lot of pieces were grouped together one above the other.
