Amelia Biewald
I work with a wide variety of materials creating painterly drawings and sculptural works, which often culminate in large multi-textural installations. I received a BFA from R.I.S.D. and Goldsmith’s College, University of London and then pursued installation artwork at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design where I received my MFA. I have received various artist awards, residencies and fellowships for my work including the Skowhegan Residency, a Bush Foundation Fellowship and a Jerome Fellowship. My studio is currently in Brooklyn, New York.
I have a Romantic urge to search for supernatural beauty in the natural world. What is of interest to me are the inherent visual possibilities of that supernaturalness; where the line between what is artificial and what is natural with regards to our physicality and our world becomes blurred. I am re-creating historical landscapes utilizing a wide array of materials that usually culminate in provocative large-scale installation works inhabited by unique characters.