Amy Guidry
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Amy Guidry | |
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| Born | 1976 (age 49–50) |
| Alma mater | Loyola University New Orleans |
| 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]
Career
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]
References
Footnotes
- 1 2 3 DesHotel, Kathleen. "From the Mind's Eye", The Times Picayune, 19 July 2009: p. 1, Section 9H2.
- ↑ Johnston, Karen Stanger. "Acrylic 70th Anniversary Competition Winners", American Artist Magazine, December 2007, p. 20.
- ↑ "'Ameri-Dreaming' exhibit open at CY" Archived June 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine,"Morehead State University News", September 26, 2008, accessed November 16, 2010.
- ↑ Finn, Joan (2013-03-31). "'State of the Art' now on display at Studio Montclair". The Montclair Times. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06.
- ↑ Flanagan, Ashley. "Women in Focus: Amy Guidry's New Exhibit at the AcA Gives a New Spin on the Damsel in Distress.", The Times of Acadiana, February 2008: 30.
- ↑ "Insatiable: Our Rapacious Appetite for More" (PDF). 2011-01-25 – via Exhibition Catalogue.
- ↑ "Louisiana Voices: Six Artists Speak to Us" (PDF). University of Louisiana Lafayette Hilliard Journal. 9 (1). Summer 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-08.
- ↑ Fuselier, Herman. "Art to Gaze Upon: Lafayette Artist Lands Work in Zigler Museum.", The Daily Advertiser, 24 June 2008: 13A.
- ↑ DesHotel, Kathleen (2012-03-18). "'Hyperreality' to be exhibited through March 30 at Slidell Cultural Center". The Times-Picayune: 9-10. Archived from the original on 2014-08-11.
- ↑ Coach", "the Artrepreneur (2011-11-10). "Celebrate The Healing Power of ART: Art Containing Social Issues". Celebrate The Healing Power of ART. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ↑ "Whole Brain Catalog", Adbusters Magazine, July/August 2010 #90, Vol. 18, No. 4: 22.
- ↑ "Plectrum – The Cultural Pick » Exhibition/new work preview and interview: Amy Guidry". www.theculturalpick.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
Sources
- beinArt International Surreal Art Collective, Artist Profile, September 2010 beinArt International Surreal Art Collective
- Art Calendar Magazine, Louise Buyo, May 2010; p44 Art Calendar Magazine
- Fuselier, Herman. "An Artistic Eye", The Daily Advertiser, 23 October 2007: 1C
