Amy Guidry | |
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Born | 1976 (age 47–48) |
Occupation | Artist |
Amy Guidry (born 1976) is an American artist in Lafayette, Louisiana.
She grew up in Slidell, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans. She attended Loyola University of New Orleans where she received her bachelor's degree in Visual Arts in 1998. [1] She was also awarded the Loyola University Art Scholarship, which is only awarded to one student per graduating class. [2]
Guidry's work has been exhibited in galleries and museums nationwide including the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, [1] the Alexandria Museum of Art, the Morehead State University Claypool-Young Art Gallery, [3] Aljira a Center for Contemporary Art, [4] the Acadiana Center for the Arts [5] as well as Brandeis University [6] and the Paul & Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum. [7]
Her work is present in private and public collections including the Zigler Art Museum in Jennings, LA; [8] the City of Slidell; [9] and the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art in Cedar Rapids, IA. Guidry's paintings have been featured in publications such as Professional Artist, [10] Studio Visit, and Adbusters. [11] Her work has also been featured on MTV's The Real World, Season 20: Hollywood. [1]
Guy Sangster Adams, editor of the UK publication Plectrum- The Cultural Pick, wrote, “Forget mere high definition, the exceptionality of Amy Guidry’s mix of photorealism and surrealism, creates a fantastic heightened definition that presents a hyperreality that forces one to address and, with hope, redress our reality.” [12]
Amy Guidry | |
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Born | 1976 (age 47–48) |
Occupation | Artist |
Amy Guidry (born 1976) is an American artist in Lafayette, Louisiana.
She grew up in Slidell, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans. She attended Loyola University of New Orleans where she received her bachelor's degree in Visual Arts in 1998. [1] She was also awarded the Loyola University Art Scholarship, which is only awarded to one student per graduating class. [2]
Guidry's work has been exhibited in galleries and museums nationwide including the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, [1] the Alexandria Museum of Art, the Morehead State University Claypool-Young Art Gallery, [3] Aljira a Center for Contemporary Art, [4] the Acadiana Center for the Arts [5] as well as Brandeis University [6] and the Paul & Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum. [7]
Her work is present in private and public collections including the Zigler Art Museum in Jennings, LA; [8] the City of Slidell; [9] and the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art in Cedar Rapids, IA. Guidry's paintings have been featured in publications such as Professional Artist, [10] Studio Visit, and Adbusters. [11] Her work has also been featured on MTV's The Real World, Season 20: Hollywood. [1]
Guy Sangster Adams, editor of the UK publication Plectrum- The Cultural Pick, wrote, “Forget mere high definition, the exceptionality of Amy Guidry’s mix of photorealism and surrealism, creates a fantastic heightened definition that presents a hyperreality that forces one to address and, with hope, redress our reality.” [12]