Childhood influence. Who could have known? When award winning artist Amy D. Minson was about 6 years of age and living in arcadian Florida she and her brothers were hauled off to pastel lessons. Other childhood pursuits led her away from the practice of art. In later years her parents received a beautiful watercolor painting from a friend and artist she was enamored once again.
Fast forward forty "odd" years she then began the study of watercolor painting hoping to capture the soft tranquility that she found in nature. She did some of that, but realized that further study in other media was necessary. Pastel then made a reappearance in her life. The luscious palette that pastel had to offer was and still is intoxicating. Pastel was her single pursuit for many years through much studio work, classes, and workshops around the country. With more exposure and enjoyment of surrounding artists and their work the oil media began to call to her, and she became a "two timer" loving both media for their own unique qualities.
In 2010 the opportunity to pursue art full time presented itself. She continues to work and educate herself in order to improve her ability to express what the natural world means to her. Her paintings have been exhibited in regional, national, and international shows, and are held in private collections through out the United States and around the world.
Residence: Current: South Carolina
Past: North Carolina, Florida
Affiliations: Pastel Society of South Carolina
Charleston Artist Guild
Awards: 2010- 3rd Place: Lowcountry Statewide Art Exhibition:
2011 - 3rd Place: Lowcountry Statewide Art Exhibition
2012 - 1st Place: Charleston Artist Guild Juried Statewide Signature Exhibition
2013 - Honourable Mention: Piccolo Spoleto Juried Indoor Exhibition
2016-Merit Award- Gallery at Roundtop International Juried Salon Exhibition
2017-Merit Award-Pastel Society of South Carolina Membership Exhibition
Shows: 2011 - Mt. Pleasant Artist Guild Spring Arts Festival
- Mt. Pleasant Artist Guild Blessing of the Fleet
- Charleston Artist Guild Annual Members Exhibition
-Charleston Piccolo Spoleto Juried Indoor Exhibition
-First Federal's Peoples Choice Exhibition
- 7th Annual Historic Bluffton Art and Seafood Festival
2012 - Charleston Artist Guild Statewide Juried Signature Exhibition
- Appalachian Pastel Society National Juried Exhibition
- Charleston Artist Guild Annual Members Exhibition
2013 -Charleston Artist Guild Statewide Juried Signature Exhibition
- Charleston Piccolo Spoleto Juried Indoor Exhibition
- First Federal People Choice Exhibition
2014 -Charleston Artist Guild Statewide Juried Signature Exhibition
- Spencer Gallery, Charleston, SC-Three Women Show: "Southern Sky and Landscape"
2015 -Arkansas Pastel Society National Juried Exhibition
2016 -Gallery at Roundtop International Juried Salon Exhibition
2019 -Columbia Museum of Art, En Plein Air: Scenes of South Carolina Exhibition
- Pastel Society of South Carolina Members Exhibition, Merit Award