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"Faces will light up at the St. Tammany Art Association during this month's Second
Saturday Evening Stroll in downtown Covington when STAA hosts the opening
reception for its new show, Many Faces of Portraiture.
Featuring portraits by the likes of Katherine Buchanan, Adrian Deckbar, Alan
Flattmann, Amy Guidry, Peggy Hesse, Bernard Klichman, Isoko Onodera, Lyn
Taylor, Alexander Stolin, Elise Toups, and more, a reception welcoming many of
the exhibiting artists will be held Saturday, September 13 from 6-9 pm at the Art
"Guidry's portrait, 'Cedric,' is now in the permanent collection of the Zigler Art Museum in Jennings. The 26 inch-by-22-inch, acrylic on canvas portrait is part of the museum's Louisiana collection, which also includes works by Clementine Hunter and William Tolliver." View PDF.
Indie Arts Magazine features Amy's New Realm series and Social Commentary series. She was selected as one of their solo gallery artists for the Summer issue. Indie arts uses a video format to interview artists and display fine art, sculpture, and media.
Amy was invited to show her work in the 2nd Annual "Circus
Amy's painting "Anti-Aging" was selected for the Southern Open 2008 at the AcA in Lafayette, LA. The juror was Peter Frank, an art critic and art historian, who regularly contributes to LA Weekly. The exhibit is comprised of works by 5 states- Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. Over 770 entries were received and 105 of those were chosen to be included in the exhibit.
...According to Amy Guidry, appearing in the magazine is a boon not just for her and the other featured
artists, but for the whole Acadiana art community.
Amy's paintings, "Out For a Run" and "Girl on Campus" were selected for the premier issue of Studio Visit Magazine, published by The Open Studios Press. The juror was Michael Lash, a Museum and University Arts Consultant and the former director of Public Arts for the City of Chicago. More than 1,000 artists submitted work and 250 were chosen.
Amy's painting "United Isolation" was one of the artworks selected to decorate the house of Real World Season 20. The painting is outside of the telephone room and can be seen from several rooms in the house.
The premier edition of Art Buzz. Amy Guidry was selected as the first place winner in acrylics, from entrants around the world. You can find Art Buzz in bookstores nationwide, or direct from MidAmerica Publishing Company at artbuzz.org.
Sleeping Beauty. Snow White. Cinderella. Rapunzel. In most classic fairy tales, the pattern is clear: A young woman finds herself in danger, and it's up to Prince Charming to ride out on his white steed, slay any troublesome witches or dragons that get in his way and rescue the fair maiden with a kiss. But that's exactly what won't be happening in New Realm, an exhibit showcasing a series of fairy tale-inspired paintings by Amy Guidry.
Amy Guidry's work was selected from the numerous entries recieved for inclusion into the Juxtapoz online gallery.
...Louisiana artist Amy Guidry's portraits are large, close-up images of faces that border on photorealism. "The focus is on the human experience as a whole - who we are, where we come from and how we interact with one another," Guidry writes. "The compositions are done in a dynamic manner so as to bring the viewer a more intimate look into the subject." Kendrick explains that just as Georgia O'Keef's blown-up images of tiny flowers demanded attention, the scale and distortion that sometimes takes place in Guidry's large images also helps the viewer see the image in a new way...
At first glance, the sharp details and life-like images stand out in Amy Guidry's paintings. Then, the biting messages start to emerge...
"I choose my subjects based on their features and expressions, but I also choose on a more intuitive level," says Louisiana artist Amy Guidry...
My work explores the human condition- who we are, where we come from, and how we interact with each other and our environment. By examining our tendencies and thought processes, I strive to engage the viewer through a personal connection to the subject. This, in turn, can also lead the viewer to do his or her own reflecting and personal examination. My style of painting very much follows that of contemporary Realism, but particularly with this piece, is also influenced by the psychological aspects and dream analysis of Surrealism.
Exhibit opens on September 22, 2007 and runs through October 29, 2007 with an opening reception on September 29th. On display are works from previous juried show winners, including...
Local Talent Handpicked for Fine Arts Exhibition:
FINE ART- The Smithtown Township Arts Council will be presenting the 31st Annual Juried Fine Arts Exhibition at the Mills Pond House Gallery in St. James, June 10 through July 14. An opening reception will be held on June 16th, from 2 to 4 p.m. Regular gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and weekends, from noon to 5 p.m. Admission to the gallery is free. Pictured is Amy Guidry’s painting, “Out for a Run,” which won second place.
Smithtown Township Art Council: The 31st Annual Juried Fine
Selected and awarded 2nd place in the Smithtown Township Arts Council 31st Juried Fine Arts Exhibition by juror Amy Smith-Stewart, curator of the Mary Boone Gallery.
"Celebrating Women, Celebrating Art" by Jean West Rudnicki. A preview article for the upcoming show, "10 Women / 10 Perspectives" at the Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake.
A review of the solo exhibit, "Beneath the Surface."
Listed as a finalist in the "Portrait and Figure" category of the Artist's Magazine juried competition. Juried by Everett Raymond Kinstler.
Selected for competition by juror J. Richard Gruber, director of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. |
Suffolk Life - Wednesday, June 6, 2007; Section 11K 
