Bio
Amanda Sandlin is a painter, sculptor and writer based in Boulder, Colorado. Her self-study of visual art began while working as a freelance graphic artist and living nomadically for many years. She has exhibited throughout the Western United States, worked with clients such as Maggie Rogers and Little, Brown and Company, and has pieces held by collectors internationally.
b. 1989 Bryan, TX
Statement
My work consists of expressive, semi-surreal figurative paintings, and ceramic heads formed from clay and painted with glaze — the common thread being a personal enchantment and horror with living during a time when human activity has caused extraordinary changes to our planet.
Underlying all themes in my work is an appreciation of beauty. I often draw aesthetic inspiration from eras and movements such as Romanticism, the Victorian era, and Rococo. A futuristic lens has also begun to permeate my practice, inspired by science fiction and post-apocalyptic literature and films. The solarpunk movement further influences my exploration of a symbiotic relationship between humanity and Earth.
I also explore feminine rage, darkness, and grief, specifically informed by living with a hormone-related mood disorder. I aim for viewers to be able to see a bit of themselves — perhaps the shadowy aspects they’ve been resisting — in the work or at least take a moment to wonder, which is why faces and eyes are often obscured.
Select Publications and Press
2023, “Amanda Sandlin Exemplifies the Pursuit of a Creative Life,” Westword magazine
2023, Artist feature, 5280 magazine
2021, Artist feature, Denver Life Magazine
2019, Artist feature & essay, She Explores: Stories of Life-Changing Adventures on the Road and in the Wild, Gale Straub of She Explores
2019, “Just Go For It with Amanda Sandlin” Happy Hunters podcast
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
2017, “Amanda Sandlin: At Wild Woman,” She Explores
2016, “Creatives on the Road,” She Explores Podcast
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 Group and Solo Exhibitions
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
2019, Exhibition at City O’ City, Denver, CO (solo)
2019, Boulder Film Festival, Boulder, CO
2019, Exhibition at Vouna, Arvada, CO (solo)
2019, Middleman Market, Denver, CO
2019, Community Art Show, Earth Treks, Englewood, CO
2019, Guest House Exhibition, Denver, CO
2019, Improper City, Denver, CO
2018, Exhibition at Rebel in Bloom, Austin, TX (solo)
2018, Community Show, Noyes Art Designs, Denver, CO
2018, Community Show, City O’ City, Denver, CO