Amela Cikota

Art is a means of exploration and experimentation for me. Art is my passion as well as art education and I am thankful that I am able to pursue both by working as a high school art teacher and an artist. I enjoy working with a wide variety of color, texture, and transparencies to create expressive landscapes. Nature has always been my number one inspiration and motive when creating. My color choices are vibrant and diverse, creating the abstraction and imagination in the paintings.

As an art teacher, I am able to see my students ideas and stories in the classroom. Their ideas inspire me everyday and bring me so much happiness. It is so fun and motivating to see their creativity. For three years, I worked as an artist assistant for a well known St. Louis artist. I was able to learn so much from the studio and always left inspired by her artwork.

BFA- Art Education at University of Missouri - St. Louis

Southern Illinois University - Carbondale, Illinois

St. Louis Community College - Meramec, Wilwood

The Silent Witness - Camden Image Gallery 2019, London, UK
Poetic Power of Collage - My Micro Gallery 2018, Milan, Italy
Randall Gallery 2018, St. Louis, MO
Masks - Houska Gallery 2017, St. Louis, MO, 33Sept. Exhibition, Old Orchard Gallery - St. Louis, MO
33August Exhibition, Old Orchard Gallery - St. Louis, MO
33July Exhibition, Old Orchard Gallery - St. Louis, MO
Group show at SVN Gallery - St. Louis, MO
Parental Advisory Exhibition, Gallery 210 - St. Louis, MO