about Amelia Myer

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When I cleaned out my desk on my last day of work before retiring in 2015, I found broken bits of pastel, brushes that I’d forgotten to clean, sketches and paints – evidence of a lifetime interest in drawing and painting.  

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In the past several years I have devoted much of my time to art classes and painting, both as a skill and a tool for personal and spiritual development. I have found that the presence and deep attention required to paint is a form of meditation that sharpens my awareness and perception of both the natural world and my place in it.

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I began my art journey twenty years ago with pastels but for several years have been most interested in landscapes in oils. I also paint large abstracts in acrylic.

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I am an artist-member of the Gallery ABQ, an artist owned gallery in Albuquerque, where I am also webmaster for the Gallery ABQ website.  For the past three years I have shown my work at the Gallery ABQ and have participated in many events and shows. I am also a member of Rainbow Artists: A Women’s Collective.

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I have shown work at the following:

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• Matrix Gallery Art Complex, New Story Exhibition

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• Studio J Holiday Small Works Show 2017

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• New Mexico Art League:

  • Student and Faculty Exhibit 2016

  • Between the Lines 2016

  • On the Horizon Show 2017

  • Small Works Holiday Show 2017-18

  • Lay of the Land 2018

  • Small Works Holiday Show 2018-19

  • High Desert 2021

  • Small Works Holiday Show 2022-23

 

• MasterWorks of New Mexico 2017

• MasterWorks of New Mexico 2018

• MasterWorks of New Mexico 2019

• Masterworks 2022,

  • Second Place Oil, Miniature Division, Masterworks 2022

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• Gallery ABQ Small Works and Miniature Show and various other shows in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

  • Blue Ribbon, First Place in Oil Painting 2019 Miniature Show

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• Various locations in Albuquerque including Tractor Brewery

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• Encantada! 2022, Rio Grande Art Association

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• New Mexico State Fair 2022,

  • Fine Arts Honorable Mention, Oil and Acrylic

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