Amanda Lovett
Gainesville, GA
Amanda Lovett’s family recognized there was a creative career in her future when her childhood doodles were actually detailed sketches of her father’s horses.
Amanda attended the Atlanta Portfolio Center where she studied Art Direction, Graphic Design, Photography and Illustration and joined the advertising firm of McDonald and Little as an Art Director at the young age of 19. She thrived in her creative role and gained invaluable experience and education in the position, giving her the confidence to start her own successful agency when McDonald and Little was later purchased and moved to New York.
In 1998, Amanda attended a watercolor landscape class with Frank Broadhurst, who she would later credit for starting her on a path as a painter. In 2004, after recently switching her focus to oils, Amanda made the commitment to become a full time artist.
With a never ending desire for growth, Amanda has studied under some of the country’s top professionals. This love for learning has driven her to continue her education at every opportunity and has translated into the desire to share her knowledge with others. She currently teaches workshops at venues across the southeast with a series of subject matters developed to build the core skills necessary for growth at any level.
With a never ending desire for growth, Amanda has studied under some of the country’s top professionals, and now teaches workshops at venues across the southeast. Amanda has been accepted into numerous national and regional shows and organizations, as well as earning her Signature Status with Oil Painters of America. She is currently represented in several art galleries across the country. Through her art, Amanda captures the vibrancy and energy most people miss in the simple moments of life.
Awards and Honors
2020 Best Nocturne, Olmsted Plein Air Invitational
2020 Named one of the "11 Artist to Collect Now: The Emerging Plein Air Painters You Need to Know" In the October/November issue of Plein Air Magazine.
2020 Best of Show, Paint Duluth 5 Plein Air adventure held in Duluth, GA
2020 "Under Cover" received an Award of Excellence at the Oil Painters Of America's International Wet Paint Event
2020 Awarded Signature Status by American Women Artist
2020 "In Good Company" accepted into Oil Painters of America Virtual Salon Exhibition of Traditional Oils.
2020 "Crimson Moon" Won Best Nocturne Award, Olmsted Plein Air Invitational, Atlanta GA.
2020 "Sunday Social" accepted into Reflections II Juried Show by The National League of American Pen Women, Atlanta GA
2020 "Chasing Sunrise" accepted into Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, RS Hanna Gallery, TX
2020 "Chasing Sunrise" accepted into AWA’s 2020 Spring Online Juried Show
2019 Awarded Signature Status by Oil Painters of America
2019 Best of Show, Georgia Color Plein Air presented by Olmsted Arts
2019 Accepted into Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Juried Exhibition Of Traditional Oils
2019 Award of Merit, Pen Women "Reflections" Exhibition, Quinlan Visual Arts Center
Website: https://www.amandalovett.com/