Amanda Wigglesworth is an award-winning artist working and living in South Manchester. She studied Fine Art combined with Design History at Manchester. She has won prizes at The Birmingham Royal and The National Open Art (NOA) competition. She has collectors worldwide , particularly California , South Africa and Western Europe.

Statement

Amanda's abstract-expressive work is based on the experience of materials and the sensual nature of working with traditional oils, resins made from dammar and beeswax and also modern materials including powdered fillers and PVA.

The process-led work is layered. Fissures and cracks appear during the making of the works, as they dry they are scraped into revealing what has gone on before. It is then reapplied and built up until an image emerges.

Colour holds a strong emotional value in her work, which she channels into a distinct visual language. Exuberant and chromatic, the works reveal things that are specific to her and an open invitation to the viewer.