By permission of the artist, The Cyber Art Show is pleased to feature the first of two 12-piece exhibitions of works by American painter Amy Karnes (Born 1985 in Kansas, USA).

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Many of Amy’s paintings are inspired through personal memories and experiences of her midwestern heritage. Amy’s upbringing on the family farm, with many siblings, instilled lessons of hard work, a determined spirit, and an appreciation for the simple pleasures. As a result, many of Amy’s paintings capture a narrative quality; depicting the bond of family ties, the mysterious beauty of a neglected barn, or the romance of the western landscape.
 

Amy pursued her education in art at Pensacola Christian College, where she received both her Bachelors and Masters degree in Fine Art. She was privileged to study under the instruction of artist Brian Jekel.
 

Amy lives in Kansas, where she captures the beauty of the midwest and God’s creation in paint.

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Education

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- 2010  Master’s degree in Fine Art—Pensacola Christian College, trained under master artist Brian Jekel
- 2008 Bachelor’s degree in Commercial art—Pensacola Christian College
 

Awards
 

- 2016  Second Place, Plein Air Quick Draw, Driggs Digs Plein Air, Driggs, ID
- 2016  Honorable Mention, Driggs Digs Pein Air, Driggs, ID
- 2016  Third Place, Sagebrush National Juried Show, Sheridan, WY
- 2016  Governor’s Award, Wyoming Artists Association, Dubois, WY
- 2016  First Place, Wyoming Artists Association, Dubois, WY
- 2016  Second Place, Wyoming Artists Association, Dubois, WY
- 2016  President WAA Choice Award, Wyoming Artists Association, Dubois, WY
- 2015  Honorable Mention, Montague Plein Air Festival, PEI, Canada
- 2012  Second Place in You be the Judge International Competition
- 2012  Quayside Art Gallery Patron Award
- 2011  Finalist for The Artist’s Magazine’s 28th Annual Competition
- 2010 Award of Honor, given by the Pensacola Artist Association
- 2010 People’s Choice Award, given by the Pensacola Artist Association
- 2010 John E. Frenkel, Sr. Award, given by the Pensacola Artist Association
- 2010 First Place in the graduate division of the Commencement Contest held at Pensacola Christian College, Pensacola, FL
- 2008 Second Place in the undergraduate division of the Commencement Contest held at Pensacola Christian College, Pensacola, FL

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Gallery Representation  

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- Amery Bohling Fine Art Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
- Terakedis Fine Art Gallery, Billings, MT

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 Exhibitions
 

Solo

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- 2015 Amery Bohling Fine Art Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
- 2013 Amery Bohling Fine Art Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
- 2011 Gallery 101, Marion, KS
 

Group

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- 2016 Juried Oil Painters of America Western Exhibition
- 2013 Juried Scottsdale Salon 2013, The Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
- 2013 Duo Art Show with CAA Loren Entz, Elbing Kansas
- 2012 Women of the West Show, Amery Bohling Fine Art Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
- 2012 National Small Painting Exhibition, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS
- 2010 Salon International, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX
- 2010 Master of Arts Exhibit at Pensacola Christian College, Pensacola, FL
- 2008 Undergraduate Art Exhibit at Pensacola Christian College, Pensacola, FL 

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Publications

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- Southwest Art Magazine, “21 under 31:Young Artists to Watch” September 2013
- The Artist Magazine, (finalist in the magazine’s 28th Annual Competition) December 2011

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 Experience
 

- 2013, 2012 Main Street Quick Draw Paint-Out and Auction, Scottsdale, AZ

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