About
Amanda Sandlin is a painter, ceramist, and writer in Seattle.
Statement
I am fascinated by and curious about time, personally experienced as fragmented and flexible. It bends through dreams, meditation, and interior states. In my paintings, the figure is guardian-like, time-traveling with purpose but not a singular mission. Rather, her pursuit is emotional and psychic in nature — gathering and transmuting information from one time period to another, often oriented toward future imagining. The question I continually return to in my practice is, can a painting be a portal?
Selected Press
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
Professional Experience
2023-25, Board Member, The Crowd Collective, Boulder, CO
2022-23, Thrive Together Network, Crit Crew Mentor
2018, REI Women in the Outdoors, Presenter and Panelist
Contact
amanda@amandasandlin.com
Selected Exhibitions
2025, Remnants and Relics, Anonymous Society Gallery, Redding, CT
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, Woman in the West, Hotel Teatro, Denver, CO (solo)
2019, Vision Zero, McNichols Building, Denver, CO
Residencies
2026 (Upcoming), The Arctic Hideaway, Fleinvær, Norway