About
Amanda Sandlin (b. 1989) is a painter, sculptor and writer based in Seattle.
Statement
As a personal antidote to our hurried, technologically obsessed culture, my work searches for a lost ancestral relationship with the natural world. I’m interested in the cyclical nature of everything and often merge aesthetics from historical eras like the Romantic and Victorian with a speculative, futuristic vision. I’m interested in how recalling folklore, myth, and a simpler way of being can provide tools to imagine a more harmonious future. The solitary female figures in my work are not passive bystanders, but quiet protagonists in a world where psychic connection with flora and fauna is possible. The question I continually return to in my practice is, can a painting be a portal?
Select Publications
2023, “Amanda Sandlin Exemplifies the Pursuit of a Creative Life,” Westword magazine
2023, Artist feature, 5280 magazine
2019, Artist feature & essay, She Explores: Stories of Life-Changing Adventures on the Road and in the Wild, Gale Straub of She Explores
2018, “Yours, from the creative unknown,” Boulder Weekly
2018, “Creative Conversations: Amanda Sandlin,” RANGE magazine
2017, “One artist's quest to capture her travels led to these stunning portraits of wild women,” Upworthy
2017, “Timeout: Amanda Sandlin,” Dribbble
Artist Talks and Presentations
2022-23, Thrive Together Network, Crit Crew Mentor
2018, Creative Souls Summit, Presenter
2018, REI Women in the Outdoors, Presenter and Panelist
Select Exhibitions
2025, The CROWD Collective at BMoCA, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO
2024, Phones Are Heavy, Space__Space, Boulder, CO
2024, Nexus, Mirus Gallery, Denver, CO
2024, The Big Softie, Soft Times Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2023, Portrait Gallery, Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO
2023, with, The Gallery at CROWD Collective, Boulder, CO
2022, Open Studios, Museum Of Boulder, Boulder, CO
2022, Gold Show, The Gallery at Crowd Collective, Boulder, CO
2021, The Boulder We Love, R Gallery, Boulder, CO
2019, Exhibition at Hotel Teatro, Denver, CO (solo)
2019, Vision Zero, McNichols Building, Denver, CO
Contact
amanda@amandasandlin.com