Amy-Leigh Bird

Amy-Leigh Bird is an accomplished artist who finds beauty in the overlooked. As a printmaker and sculptor, she draws inspiration from objects found in nature, particularly those collected from beaches and riversides. Bird’s practice involves gathering items such as cuttlebones, bones, teeth, shells, and other forms of beach detritus, objects often overlooked or discarded. Through the meticulous process of photopolymer etching, she reveals the intricate beauty and unique characteristics of these materials.

Bird's art challenges viewers to see the world around them in a new light, highlighting the hidden elegance in everyday objects. By presenting these found items in a new context, she invites a deeper appreciation for the natural environment and the often unnoticed details it holds. Her work is a celebration of the unexpected beauty in the ordinary, encouraging a renewed respect for the world we inhabit. Amy-Leigh Bird’s creations are a testament to the notion that art can be found everywhere, even in the most unlikely places.

2018/2019, The University of East Anglia, MA, Creative Entrepreneurship, Norwich, England

2013/2017, The Glasgow School of Art, BA Hons Fine Art Painting & Printmaking, Glasgow, Scotland

2015/2016, Exchange Semester, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel

Solo Exhibitions

2019, 'Etching Outside The Studio', The West End Centre, Aldershot.

2019, 'The Origins of Art', The Anise Gallery



Group Exhibitions

2019, ‘Perspectives’ Espacio Gallery Shoreditch, London

2018,’ Edinburgh Art Fair’, The Corn Exchange, Edinburgh

2018, ‘Muir is Tir’ (Land and Sea), An Lanntair, Stornaway, Outer Hebrides

2018, ‘Muir is Tir’ (Land and Sea), Tent Galley, Edinburgh

2017, ‘I NOT I’, Christian Boltanski and others, The Apple And The Lust, Temple, Edinburgh

2017, The Glasgow School of Art Degree Show, Tontine Building, Glasgow

2017, ‘Topophilia, An exhibition of 6 artists’, The New Glasgow Society, Glasgow

2016, ‘Serving Suggestion’, The Glue Factory, Glasgow

2015, ‘2 Years Licked’, Grace and Clarke Fyfe Gallery, Glasgow

2014, ‘Life in the Mac’ (GROUP EXHIBITION), Glasgow School of Art

2014, 1st (GROUP EXHIBITION), Glasgow School of Art