Amanda has featured in over fifty exhibitions in the UK and continental Europe. She has won numerous awards and has given interviews in the print and broadcasting media.
Exhibitions
2016
December – ‘Rocket’ bought by Nexus and exhibited at the Discovery Museum
November – Talk and solo exhibition at The Biscuit Factory (Farewell event for the Snowdogs)
Summer – Interviewed and photographed by The Chronicle and Capital Radio (Snowdog Project)
Summer – Interviewed and photographed by The Journal (‘Open Studios’ event)
Spring – Commissioned to paint ‘Rocket the Snowdog’ for St. Oswald’s Hospice by Bond Dickinson. ‘Rocket’ exhibited at Central Station
2015
August – The Embassy Tea Gallery, Bankside, London
May – ‘Howzz’ photoshoot
May – Mushroom Works, The Late Shows, Newcastle
March – Mushroom Works, Spring Salon, Newcastle
January – Mushroom Works, Sale Exhibition, Newcastle
2014
November – Mushroom Works, Open Studios, Newcastle
October – ‘Time’ Exhibition – Up and Coming Art, Newcastle
May – Mushroom Works, The Late Shows, Newcastle
May – Seaburn Art Fair, Sunderland
May – Articles (words and pictures) in: ‘Sunderland Echo’, ‘The Journal’ and ‘Bdaily’
March – Mushroom Works, ‘The Best of the Best’ Spring Salon, Newcastle
January – Mushroom Works, Sale Exhibition, Newcastle
2013
June-January 2014 – The Glass and Art Gallery, Consett
November – Ouseburn Open Studios, Newcastle
March – Living North Spring Fair, Newcastle
2012
November – interview with BBC Newcastle
November – interview with David Whetstone for ‘The Journal’
March – Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
January – touring exhibition in Switzerland
2011
November – Mushroom Works, Open Studios, Newcastle
September – Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
May – Mushroom Works, The Late Shows, Newcastle
2010
November – Mushroom Works, Open Studios, Newcastle
October – The Sage, The Art Fair, Newcastle
October – Brighton Road Exhibition, London
October – NeST Exhibition, Barnard Castle
May – Mushroom Works, The Late Shows, Newcastle
2009
November-December – Berwick Gymnasium Open, Berwick
November – Mushroom Works, 20x20 exhibition, Newcastle
October – Newcastle/Gateshead Art Fair, Newcastle/Gateshead
August – Artworks, Newcastle
July – The Art House, Newcastle
July – Globe Gallery, Newcastle
June – Mushroom Works, Sustainable Environments, Newcastle
May – Talk for The Culture Club, Newcastle Journal
May – Mushroom Works, Let Them Eat Cake, Newcastle
February – Mushroom Works, Red, Newcastle
2008
December – Mushroom Works, Newcastle
November – Mushroom Works, Newcastle
November – Primavera, Cambridge
January – Mushroom Works, Newcastle
2005
The Art Tour, Stocksfield
2004
Musa at ‘The Gate’, Newcastle
The Christmas Art Tour, Stocksfield
Musa at ‘The Gate’, Newcastle
The Tallentyre Gallery, Morpeth
The Art Tour, Stocksfield
2002
Hatton Gallery, University of Newcastle, Newcastle
Karen Taylor, Contemporary Art, Twickenham
Art of the Imagination, Cork Street, London
1996
Design Works, Gateshead
1995
Gulbenkian Gallery, London
Newcastle Art Centre, Newcastle
1994
People’s Gallery, Newcastle
Vicarage Cottage Gallery, Tynemouth
1993
Westfield Show, Organic Industry, Newcastle
Vicarage Cottage Gallery, Tynemouth
Hatton Gallery, University of Newcastle, Newcastle
1992
Laing Landscape Exhibition, Newcastle
1990
Bloxham Artist in Residence Show, Bloxham, Oxfordshire
1989
Bloxham Artist in Residence Show, Bloxham, Oxfordshire
1986
Leicestershire Exhibition for Schools and Colleges, Leicestershire
1985
Riverside Open, London
Prizes and Commissions
2000–2012
Private commissions in Britain, Australia and America
1999
Beamish Museum, Education Room mural
1998
Ceiling mural for private residence
1997
Short listed for Southbank Banner Design Competition
1997
FM’s Britain’s First Radio Nightclub murals
1995
Year of Visual Arts flags and billboard
1995
Finalist NatWest Art Prize
1989
Sam Kahn Music School
1988
Religious Studies Department, Bloxham School
1987
Portrait, The University of Manchester
1985
The Boise Scholarship
1984
Sir Andrew Taylor Prize, Slade
1983
Sir Andrew Taylor Prize, Slade
