amanda flores
artist bio
amanda flores (b. 1988) is an american mixed media artist who examines the layers of her personal, social, and political context through art. mrs. flores is inspired by modern art movements of the 20th and 21st centuries, especially paul klee, josef albers, and the bauhaus movement. she employs elements of classical design as well as intuitive practice into her pieces, which have been described as beautiful, naïve, and whimsical.
amanda uses painted paper mounted on various wood substrates. she employs a multitude of secondhand and salvaged materials in her work. amanda also dabbles in found object assemblage and oil pastel portraiture. mrs. flores lives in central florida with her family, including her husband artist juan flores, and their cat kiwi.
artist cv
tampa regional artists
faces and figures, january 2025
highlands county fair
community arts and crafts exhibition, february 2024
• second place award, original design, "brutalist marble lamp"
community arts and crafts exhibition, february 2025
• first place award, pottery and ceramics, "ceramic cat"
highlands art league
museum of the arts, april 2025
• member's show
gallery ring
anything exhibition, april 2025
• honorable mention, "bingo night"
gallery 4%
unreal and non-representational, april 2025
• award of distinction, "texture safari"
blue koi gallery
vibrant colors exhibition, june 2025
• honorable mention, "make believe stop light"
sfumato art collective
featured creative, june 2025
• digital publication
ringholz art supply award
2025 winner, june 2025
heartland cultural alliance
member's show, july 2025
light space and time
summer show, july 2025
• special recognition, "oppressive validation"
penn journal of arts and sciences
spring/summer 2025, august 2025
• digital publication, "see you"
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