About the Artist
Amanda Lovett OPA
Amanda Lovett’s family recognized there was a creative career in her future when her childhood doodles were actually detailed sketches of her father’s horses.
Amanda attended the Atlanta Portfolio Center where she studied Art Direction, Graphic Design, Photography and Illustration and joined the advertising firm of McDonald and Little as an Art Director at the young age of 19. She thrived in her creative role and gained invaluable experience and education in the position, giving her the confidence to start her own successful agency when McDonald and Little was later purchased and moved to New York.
In 1998, Amanda attended a watercolor landscape class with Frank Broadhurst, who she would later credit for starting her on a path as a painter. In 2004, after recently switching her focus to oils, Amanda made the commitment to going Pro.
With a never ending desire for growth, Amanda has studied under some of the country’s top professionals. This love for learning has driven her to continue her education at every opportunity and has translated into the desire to share her knowledge with others. She currently teaches workshops at venues across the southeast with a series of subject matters developed to build the core skills necessary for growth at any level.
Amanda has been accepted into numerous national and regional shows and organizations, as well as earning her Signature Status with Oil Painters of America and being named one of the “11 Artists to Collect Now: The Emerging Plein Air Painters You Need to Know” by Plein Air Magazine. She is currently represented in several art galleries across the country.
Through her art, its Amanda’s goal to capture the vibrancy and energy most people miss in the simple moments of life.
Links to Media:
An interveiw with Amanda Lovett - with John Pototschnik Fine Art
Amanda Lovett - Telling a Story with a Brush - with the Artful Painter
Awards and Honors
2005 Invited to Participate in Booth Western Art Museum Gala Quick Draw, Cartersville, GA
2024 "Big Red" won 2nd place in THE BIG TINY SHOW at The District Gallery in Knoxville, TN
2024 Two Paintings Juried into THE BIG TINY SHOW at The District Gallery in Knoxville, TN
2024 Invited to Participate in Huntsville Museum of Art Gala
2024 Oil Painters of America Award of Excellence “From the Vine" Eastern Reginal Show – Raleigh, NC
2024 “From the Vine" accepted into Oil Painters of America Eastern Reginal Show – Raleigh, NC
2024 “Night Tunes" accepted into Oil Painters of America National Juried Salon show - Indianapolis, IN
2024 “Over the Top" has been selected as a Top 100 Finalist of the March PleinAir Salon Art Competition
2024 Invited to participate in Ocean Reef Art League's 9th annual Paint Out
2023 Juried into Plein Air New Bern as a Featured Artist, New Bern NC
2022 "Cream of the Crop" awarded Honorable Mention at Quinlan Visual Arts Center's 44th Annual Members Show
2022 "Crimson Moon" accepted into the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society Fall International Online Exhibition
2022 Juried into the Quinlan Visual Arts Center's 44th Annual Members Show - Gainesville GA
2021 “In Good Company” accepted in the American Impressionist Society’s online exhibit
2021 "Driving Force" accepted into Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Juried Exhibition Of Traditional Oils
2021 "Table of Content" accepted into Oil Painters of America Salon Juried Exhibition Of Traditional Oils
2020 Invited to Participate, Olmsted Plein Air Invitational 2021, Atlanta GA
2020 Named one of the "11 Artist to Collect Now: The Emerging Plein Air Painters You Need to Know" In Plein Air Magazine.
2020 Best of Show, Paint Duluth 5 Plein Air adventure held in Duluth, GA
2020 "Under Cover" received an Award of Excellence at the Oil Painters Of America's International Wet Paint Event
2020 Awarded Signature Status by American Women Artist
2020 "In Good Company" accepted into Oil Painters of America Virtual Salon Exhibition of Traditional Oils.
2020 "Crimson Moon" Won Best Nocturne Award, Olmsted Plein Air Invitational, Atlanta GA.
2020 "Sunday Social" accepted into Reflections II Juried Show by The National League of American Pen Women, Atlanta GA
2020 "Chasing Sunrise" accepted , Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, RS Hanna Gallery, TX
2020 "Chasing Sunrise" accepted into AWA’s 2020 Spring Online Juried Show
2019 Awarded Signature Status by Oil Painters of America
2019 Invited to Participate, Olmsted Plein Air Invitational 2020, Atlanta GA
2019 Best of Show, Georgia Color Plein Air presented by Olmsted Arts, Eatonton, GA
2019 Accepted into Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Juried Exhibition Of Traditional Oils
2019 Accepted into Artist of Northwest Arkansas Celebration of Art National Show
2019 Accepted to Participate, Georgia Color Plein Air presented by Olmsted Arts, Eatonton, GA
2019 Award of Merit, Pen Women "Reflections" Exhibition, Quinlan Visual Arts Center
2019 Accepted in to American Women Artists National Juried Exhibition
2018 Gadsden Art Assoc. Award of Excellence at the Southeastern Plein Air Invitational
2017 Accepted into Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Juried Exhibition Of Traditional Oils
2017 Award of Merit in American Women Artists 2017 spring online show
2016 Accepted in to The C.M. Russell Museum's Saturday Night Live Auction in Great Falls MT
2016 My Painting "Over the Top", was awarded 2nd place in the August BoldBrush Painting competition
2016 Selected as part of the jury's favorite 15% of the entries in the August BoldBrush Painting competition
2016 Accepted into Oil Painters of America Juried Salon Show Of Traditional Oils
2016 Accepted into American Women Artists National Juried Exhibition
2016 Accepted into Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Juried Exhibition Of Traditional Oils
2016 Accepted into American Society of Marine Artists 17th National Exhibition, Museum Tour
2016 Award of Merit at the Southeastern Plein Air Invitational, Judge: Dawn Whitelaw
2016 Awarded the People's Choice award at the Southeastern Plein Air Invitational
2016 Selected as part of the jury's favorite 15% of the entries in the March BoldBrush Painting competition
2016 Invited to Participate in the Southeastern Plein Air Invitational Paint Out, Gadsden AL
2015 Accepted into Oil Painters of America's Eastern Regional Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils
2015 Accepted into the 16th Annual AIS National Juried Exhibition
2015 Two Paintings, Accepted in the Fourth Virginia Avery Memorial Juried Art Exhibition
2015 Voted Artist of the year by the Atlanta Branch of National League of American Pen Women, Inc.
2015 Accepted in the Booth Artists Guild exhibit at the Booth Western Art Museum Cartersville, GA
2015 Awarded Third Place in the Western Exhibition of the Bowen Cultural Arts Center, Dawsonville, GA
2015 "Roll Call" was accepted in the American Women Artists 2015 Spring Online Juried Show!
2015 Won Honorable Mention in the FUMC Festival of Arts, Cumming, GA
2015 Invited to Participate in the Southeastern Plein Air Invitational Paint Out, Gadsden AL
2014 "Amazing Grace" was accepted into the American Society of Marine Artists 16th National Exhibition
2014 First Place in The Dueling Brushes “Quick Draw Competition, Southeastern Plein Air Invitational
2014 Invited to Participate in the Southeastern Plein Air Invitational Paint Out, Gadsden AL
2014 Third Place, Georgia Art League Show Judge: Seth Hopkins, Executive Director, Booth Western Art Museum
2013 Accepted into the South East Regional Show for The American Society of Marine Artists
2012 Best in Show, Festival of Trees, in Association w/ The High Museum, Gainesville, GA
2012 Award of Excellence in Painting, Art in the Square, Gainesville, GA
2012 Award for Exceptional Merit, Booth Western Art Museum Plein Air Event, Cartersville, GA
2010 Awarded Third Place in the Great Chattahoochee Paint Out, Roswell, GA
2010 Award for Excellence, Art In The Square, Gainesville, GA
2010 Award for Exceptional Merit, Southeastern Plein Air Exhibit, Paper Mill Gallery, Marietta, GA
2010 Award of Excellence in Painting, Art in the Square, Gainesville, GA
2009 First Place, Painting, Roswell Arts Festival, Roswell GA
2009 Oil Painters of America- National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Sage Creek Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2008 Small Works NA Exhibition top 40. Published as part of Greenwich Workshop Spring 2009 Collection
2008 Small Works NA Exhibition 2008, Greenwich Workshop Gallery, Fairfield, CT
2008 Third Place Art in the Square, Gainesville, GA
2008 Paint America: Paint the Parks top 100 Exhibit
2008 Oil Painters of America- National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Dana Gallery in Missoula, MO
2007 Small Works NA Exhibition top 40. Published as part of Greenwich Workshop Spring 2008 Collection
2007 Small Works NA Exhibition 2007, Greenwich Workshop Gallery, Fairfield, CT
2006 Second Place 2D Legacy Juried Fine Arts Festival, Cartersville GA
2004 Best of Show, Creative Arts Guild, Dalton GA, Juried Fine Arts Festival
Affiliations:
Oil Painters of America - Signature Member
American Impressionist Society – Member
American Women Artists – Signature Member
Booth Western Art Museum - Cartersville GA – Member
The Quinlan Visual Arts Center - Gainesville GA – Member
