Amanda Ladymon is a mixed media artist, exhibiting around the southeast, as well as internationally. She will be participating in Open Studios - a free event that is open to the public. Come to her studio in Rosewood! Grab a map from any local art shop or gallery and check out Columbia's local artists Friday and Saturday April 21st and 22nd.

Originally from Dallas, TX, Amanda received her MFA in studio arts from USC in 2009. She has received two studio assistantships to Penland’s summer workshops and one at Arrowmont School of Crafts. The local environment and ecosystems of the southeast are fascinating and surprising to a city girl, which fuels most of the research into biological forms. The work’s aesthetic formula is derived mostly from biomorphic abstraction. Amanda's artwork primarily is in drawing/painting, sculpture, and installation.

Amanda is currently an Adjunct Professor at Augusta State University, the University of South Carolina, and Midlands Technical College. She continues to stay involved in the local Columbia Arts community in many different facets, mainly as the Exhibition & Event Coordinator for S & S Art Supply. She also teaches adults and children's art workshops.