Amy Guidry, Artist (1976 - )

A superb artist now living in Lafayette, LA, Amy Guidry was born in Jacksonville, NC in 1976. Shortly after her birth her parents moved to Slidell, LA - just across Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans - where Amy attended elementary, middle and high schools. She graduated in 1998 from Loyola University of New Orleans with a Bachelor's Degree in Visual Arts. At graduation she was awarded the prestigious Loyola University Art Scholarship.

Since childhood, Amy knew she wanted to be an artist. Even at a young age she was a prolific drawer - spending hours on end drawing and creating visual stories despite that she could not write yet.

As she grew older, she experimented with different media - moving from crayons to pastels, paints and inks. In college she incorporated printmaking, sculpture, graphic design, illustration and photography into her artistic portfolio.

After graduating from Loyola, Amy became a professional artist while continuing her art education on her own and also learning how to run a small business and do marketing of her work. During this period she developed and enhanced her art portfolio - continually challenging herself technically and conceptually. Shortly after graduating, she began to show her work at local galleries; later she was invited to regional and national showings. Amy continues to push herself, to strive for improvement and to broaden her artistic abilities.

Her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums nationwide including the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, the Alexandria Museum of Art, the Women's Research Center at Brandels University and the Acadiana Center for the Arts. Many private and public collections include Amy Guidry's work. Some are the Zigler Art Museum, the Schepis Museum and the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. Her paintings have been featured in magazines as American Artist Magazine and Studio Visit.

Most of Amy's paintings today are surrealist that focus on animals - especially pigs and cows which fascinate her because of their intelligence and friendliness. Amy is represented by Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, TX and The Oak Street Gallery in Hammond, LA.

Through her art Amy hopes to inspire, enlighten, amuse, brighten and bring forth positive change.