Amanda Wigglesworth

Amanda Wigglesworth is an award-winning artist working and living in South Manchester. She studied Fine Art combined with Design History at Manchester .She has won prizes at The Birmingham Royal and The National Open Art (NOA) competition. She has collectors worldwide , particularly California , South Africa and Western Europe.

Statement

Amanda's abstract-expressive work is based on the experience of materials and the sensual nature of working with traditional oils, resins made from dammar and beeswax and also modern materials including powdered fillers and PVA.
The process-led work is layered. Fissures and cracks appear during the making of the works, as they dry they are scraped into revealing what has gone on before. It is then reapplied and built up until an image emerges.
Colour holds a strong emotional value in her work, which she channels into a distinct visual language. Exuberant and chromatic, the works reveal things that are specific to her and an open invitation to the viewer.

Lives and works in South Manchester, England.

Inspired by David Hockney, Sean Scully and Gerhard Richter.

Technique is layers of oil paint and resin which are built up over time to create lots of texture.

BA(Hons ) History of Art and Design with Practice Manchester UK

Member of the Society of Scottish Artists

Corporate Collections
Dell UK Headquarters
Govnet Communications, London

Prizes
Birmingham Royal Open, 2003
National Open Art Competition, Best Northern Artist ,2015

2024 Now and Then, VisualArts, Scotland Centenary Show, Dalkeith Palace, Edinburgh.
2024 Winter Exhibition