Amanda Joy Brown is a visual artist from Michigan, currently based in the Bay Area. After studying Art and French at Harding University in Arkansas, she earned her MFA in painting at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She has attended residencies at SCAD Lacoste and Vermont Studio Center and was a part of Ground Floor Gallery and Studios in Nashville, TN for several years. Her work is included in private and public collections in several countries such as Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, and Monaco. Amanda's work explores color, gesture, and texture. The layers of paint in her compositions embrace pattern and line, direct application, and drip techniques, fusing elements of direct observation and abstraction.