Amanda Durig
Amanda Durig
Amanda is originally from northeast Ohio area. She received her BFA in graphic design and printmaking from Youngstown State University in 2015 and her MFA from University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2020. She is currently an Artist-in-Residence at the LUX teaching printmaking, painting and drawing classes. Amanda’s work has roots in garden landscapes and perception of experience through visual cues. With a love for gardening and a curious mind, her work combines elements from experienced reality, memory, and the fuzzy image one’s mind creates when retrieving a memory. “Observation and lived experience are an important part of my work as it allows me to process the stimuli of the environment I place myself in. My work is evidence of this process, as I use different mediums to create a visual vocabulary of color and marks, evoking this mental process that is different for everyone. The viewer experiences a snapshot of something I have experienced, and in turn creates a new image in their mind when viewing the work.”