Amy Gardner

Amy Gardner is an Australian born, London based multidisciplinary artist, best known for her bold use of colour and uplifting images. The driving force behind her work is celebrating womanhood, the power of women supporting women, and respectfully nodding to the movement and ‘history of effort’ gifted to us from generations of women before us.

Amy is particularly interested in the experience of women, the hidden labour, and the physical movements of women. She often uses humour with found images from 1950’s advertising to smash the ideal of the 'perfect woman' illustrating just how archaic, yet prevalent in contemporary culture these ideals are. Bringing an instinctive and playful element to her work; she is non-apologetic, non-conformist, and bold in her approach. Her artistic output isn’t planned; it's very much from a place of following urges, instincts, and flow. Every new season of work tells a different story.

To amplify the message of celebrating our imperfections and embracing our uniqueness Amy deliberately works outside of the realm of printing standards; mis-registering, imperfect hand cut stencils, as well as pushing and disregarding perceived limits. In this respect, her work could be seen to hint at the often su...

The Other Art Fair, October 2021
Affordable Art Fair, October 2021
East Art Fair with ACE Club, Spitalfields Market, October 2021
Cooper Beech Dulwich Solo Show, September 2021
Camberwell Arts Festival June 2021
Are Friends Electric, Espacio gallery, Group Show, Shoreditch, June 2021
Art Without Walls Campari X Affordable Art Fair, Shoreditch June 2021
Affordable Art Fair, March 2021
Art For Youth, Mall Galleries, December 2020
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, November 2020
Studio 73 Solo Show, September 2020
Art For Youth Exhibition, Mall Galleries, December 2019
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, November 2019
Affordable Art Fair, March, October 2019
Studio 73, Solo Show, September 2019
Menier Gallery, Anthropology Group Show, July 2019
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, November 2018