Amy Hutcheson
My paintings are as much about what I have left in them as they are about what I have taken away. Drawings are layered on top of each other and then erased and manipulated. Each and every piece explores what is intimate, what is on display, what is cherished and abandoned. Within pieces, each image unfurls then curls up within itself, folding and unfolding at the same time. Secrets here are not confidential, but exposed and merging. The spectator is given glimpses around corners, but it’s the corners that are in motion. You are motionless, held in place, a place safe, but inescapable.
Imagine a puzzle with infinite and changing pieces and solutions.
Born 1972, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Education - Bachelors of Fine Art from Memphis College of Art - 2004
Solo Shows
2017 “Transmissions” Callioppe Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee
2015 “Of Weight and Light and Space” Mongerson Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2014 New Works , Church Center, Memphis, Tennessee
2012 "Shifting and Being” Invitational, Memphis Collage of Art Alumni Gallery, Memphis, TN
2012 “Transformation" Invitational,Nathan and Dorothy Shainberg Gallery, Memphis, TN
2011 "Transformation" Invitational,Playhouse on the Square, Memphis, TN
2010 “Urban Jungle” Invitational, Askew, Nixon and Ferguson, Memphis, TN
2009 “Playing in Traffic”Invite, Memphis Botanic Gardens, Memphis,TN
2008 “Pura Vida” , Eclectic Eye, Memphis, TN
2007 “Intersections”, Eclectic Eye, Memphis, TN
2006 “Straight from the Hip”Eclectic Eye, Memphis, TN
2005 “If This Is My Eden”, Eclectic Eye, Memphis, TN
2002. “Rejoice”, Painted Planet, Memphis, TN
Group Exhibitions
2008 Broad Street Art Walk, Invitational, The Hungry Artist Gallery, Memphis, TN.Curated by Larry Patton.
2007 Broad Street Art Walk, Invitational, The Hungry Artist Gallery, Memphis, TN. Curated by Larry Patton.
Juried Shows
2012 From The Ground Up, Juried, The Ground Floor Gallery, Nashville, TN, Curated by Janet Yanez
2012 Real People, Northwest Area Art Council, Crystal Lake, Illinois
Awards
2012 Best in Show, From The Ground Up, The Ground Floor Gallery, Nashville, TN, Juror N. Elizabeth Schlatter
2011 Nominee, Emmett O'Ryan Award for Artistic Inspiration, Nominated by The Brooks Museum
Corporate Collections
Sedgwick, Memphis, TN
Horne LLC, Memphis, TN
Credit One Building, Chicago, IL
Askew, Nixon and Ferguson Architect Firm, Memphis, TN
Theo’s Bistro, Memphis, TN
BIBLIOGRAPHY (*reviews)
*Frederic Koeppel, "Full color paintings continue Amy Hutcheson's 'Transformation” The Commercial Appeal, Go Memphis supplement, May 24, 2012
*Frederic Koeppel, " Abstract Sketches Mark Breakthrough for Amy Hutcheson in "Transformation" The Commercial Appeal, Go Memphis supplements, September 29, 2011 terror
David Hinske, "Conversation with Amy Hutcheson", Taos and Beyond Blog Spot, http://sagefarmart.blogspot.com , August 23, 2011
Donahue, Michael. “Pure Vibes from Costa Rica” GO Memphis August 18, 2008 http://www.gomemphis.com/news/2008/aug/18/our-town/
*Carol Knowels, "One-Two Punch"' The Memphis Flyer, September 2006
Amy Rice, "Examining Eden", RSVP Magazine, June 2005
Jeremy Houston, "An Interview with Amy Hutcheson", Number Magazine, No. 52, August 2004