Michael St Amand

Born 1958 Danbury CT USA

Artist Statement

My work speaks to the human condition: how we as humans can interpret an image or life event drastically different from one another depending on a host of influences -- being our personal faith or lack-there-of, personal history, our current situation in life, any number of things can and will influence how viewers experience my work.

When images, identifiable forms, and icons in my paintings and constructs are addressed by the viewer they naturally associate what they determine the object to be with their own definition of that object. This results in their own -very personal- reactionary emotion. Whether it is hatred or shock, or passion or compassion, every person will create his or her own truth -- now attached to the work.

What I do, ultimately, is take my own experiences and let them fill up “the tank,” so to speak, and then expel them by rebuilding what I find to be the truth of the matter, onto the canvas, or into a construct, drawing, or digital piece. I do this to invoke thought, and to inspire analysis. What inevitably transpires can be anything from reactionary rage to euphoric bliss -- it is in the conversation with the viewer.

Some of my work can be perceived t...

AWARDS 50 Contemporary Art Masters

MICHAEL ST. AMAND has the honor of being one of the 50 Contemporary Art Masters
by noted critic, writer and collector, Michael K. Corbin - January 1st 2015

Grants:
2013 U.S. Department of State Federal Assistance Award/Foreign Assistance
Act/FREEDOM Support Act issued by the Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy,
Tbilisi, Georgia
Participation in a contemporary art exhibit in Tbilisi, Georgia and conduct related speaking engagements

Solo Exhibitions:
2013 Michael St. Amand: Human Condition: Myths and Mayhem
The Signagi Museum, Signagi, Georgia
Michael St. Amand: Human Condition: Myths and Mayhem
Tbilisi History Museum - The Georgian National Museum - Tbilisi, Georgia
2005 NOW ART, Hollywood, Florida
2002 2D / 3D - "Works of Art by Michael St. Amand + Christopher Poehlmann" - Atelier Lizio, Naples, Florida
2000 SOCO Center for Cultural Arts, Ft. Myers, Florida
1995 Beauchemin Gallery, Tampa, Florida
1993 Griffin Gallery, Matlacha, Florida
Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Ft. Myers, Florida
1991 Ward Lawrence Gallery, New York, N.Y.
Burnham Library, Bridgewater , CT.
Dominic Chiera Gallery, New Milford, CT.
1989 St. Amand / Barrer, RGA Gallery, Ridgefield , CT.
Works of Art Gallery, Gaylordsville, CT
1988 New Works, Richmond Center, New Milford, CT.
1985 Ever Changing Moods, H.A.L. New Milford, CT.
1984 Charles Ives Center, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT.
1983 Quintessence, H.A.L. New Milford, CT.

Select Group Exhibitions:
Vanda Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia
Tincture Gallery, Ft. Myers, Florida
2015
NEW YORK NOW 015!, NY, NY
Tincture Gallery, Ft. Myers, FL
2014 Tincture Gallery : Invitational Group Show: Ft. Myers, Florida
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