Australian Women Artists

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Ep. 25 Amber Boardman

Amber Boardman is an American-born artist who would eventually establish herself as a significant figure in the contemporary Australian art scene.

Her early life was shaped by the cultural landscape of the US, which would later inform her artistic exploration of social dynamics and digital culture. Her artistic development was informed by her dual interest in traditional fine arts and emerging digital media. And, as a result, her work developed to blend classical painting techniques with contemporary concerns about internet culture and social media's influence on human behaviour.

Her formal art education began in the US, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Georgia State University, continued her studies with a Master of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts in New York, and after migrating to Australia, completed a PhD in Fine Art at the University of New South Wales in 2018.

So, as I see it, Amber’s life and art seem defined by a number of things: the interaction between painting and animation, American and Australian influences, and how the internet shapes social norms and individual identity.

Over the past two decades, she has exhibited her work internationally, with shows in New York, London, Rome, Amsterdam, Miami, Atlanta, Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane

Amber is represented by Chalk Horse Gallery (Sydney), Sophie Gannon Gallery (Melbourne) and Sandler Hudson Gallery (Atlanta, USA)

Head to the link in my bio to listen to our podcast conversation.

Images

1. AB supplied by artist

2. Coffee Extremist, 2023, oil on canvas 152.4 x 121.9 cm

3. The Rock of Sysyphus, Chasing Gains 2023 oil on canvas 152.4 x 182.9 cm

4. Black Friday Sale 2019 oil on linen 213.4 x 182.9cm

5. Crowd Surfing 2019 oil on linen 213.4 x 182.9cm

6. Massive Touch Network 2019 oil on polyester 274.3 x 182.9cm

7. Self-care exhaustion 2018 acrylic on polyester 183 x 183 cm