Residence

Vancouver, WA, USA

Place of Birth

Mayville, ND, USA

Personal Statement

I am a multiple media artist with a commitment to creating thought-provoking art that heals the soul.  Healing can come in the form of peace and beauty, or in holding a mirror up to one's life. 

Healing the soul takes many forms in my mind, and has taken many forms in my art.  From fields of abstract, swirlings shapes, dots, line and texture through naturalistic still life pieces and sculpture, the feelings evoked may be anywhere from gentle and soothing to somewhat jarring, or a combination of the two.    

While my main focus is painting, I allow different mediums to speak through me when their voice is the most appropriate in getting the message across.

Biography

Born in Mayville, North Dakota, I have lived in most regions of the United States as well as Germany and Honduras.  I have travelled throughout the United States and a large portion of Europe.  This exposure to different places and cultures of the world have a direct influence on me as an artist and as a person.

I have known I was an artist since the age of three.  If anyone asked, I would tell them so!  Life chose to take me on a journey throughout many brief and varied jobs ranging from a short order cook, to a veterinary assistant to an Airfield Management Specialist in the United States Air Force.  I am greatful for the lessons I have learned about myself, people and the world while on these adventures.  They have deepened who I am as an individual, and provided a strong foundation for my art. 

Awards and Honors

2008     Selected to participate in the Artist Trust EDGE program.

2006     Second Place – Oil, Acrylic and Alkyd - Still Life and Abstraction, North Clackamas Art Guild Fall for Art Exhibition, Milwaukie Center, Milwaukie, OR.  Judge:  Robert Joki, owner, The Sovereign Collection Fine Art Gallery, Portland, OR. 

2005     Best Overall Quality in a Body of Work - Third Place, Ridgefield Art Association 8th Annual Member Exhbition and Sale, Ridgefield, WA.  Judge:  Roger Baker, Professor of Art, Clark College

2004     Third Place - Painting, Still Life and Abstraction, North Clackamas Art Guild Art Exhibition and Sale, Milwaukie, OR.  Judge:  Julie Ann Poncet, Assistant Curator, Portland Art Museum.

2002    People's Choice Award, Society of Washington Artists Open Spring Show, Three Creeks Library, Vancouver, WA.      

2002    Second Place, Mixed Media, Society of Washington Artists Open   Spring Show, Three Creeks Library, Vancouver, WA.  Judge:  Kenneth Wilson, Kenneth Ray Wilson Gallery, Vancouver, WA.

 2000     Purchase Award, “Reflections”, Archer Gallery at Clark College, Vancouver, WA. 

Contact Information

Amy Buchheit, P.O. Box 873112, Vancouver, WA  98687

amy@amybuchheit.com

Representation

Currently self-represented.

Artist's Website

www.amybuchheit.com