Phase Chance Exhibition
2021
Vital Spaces Santa Fe, NM
2021
Vital Spaces Santa Fe, NM
Phase Change
Throughout June and July 2021 Amanda Lechner has been working on a new body of experimental buon fresco (paintings made by brushing liquid pigment into wet lime plaster) in a studio on the Santa Fe mid-town-campus though Vital Spaces. Over this span Lechner is hosting several visiting artists from New Mexico and across the U.S. The resulting fresco works on recycled styrofoam, tile, fabric and stone are part of an evolving exhibition installed in the studio/exhibition space. Phase Change doubles as a solo show of Lechner’s work and as a group/collaborative exhibition. This project is a catalyst for creative connection after a year of collective isolation. It is also an experiment in creating educational space as site for conversation and collaboration.
The title Phase Change refers to the term used to describe transitions between states of matter. The chemical reaction that merges the pigment and lime into a crystalline surface is an example of a phase change. Phase change can also be the transition between harmony and discord and is a narrative concept utilized in speculative fiction. This project was conceived before the pandemic and in the intervening year the word phase has been common parlance in relation to the virus, closure, drug trials and re-opening. The idea of the phase change seems especially relevant in this moment as we together face, yet another, uncertain future.
Special Guests:
Beverly Acha
Chris Ulivo
E.E. Ikeler
Ash Ferlito
Meaghan Dee
Alyse Ronayne
Corey Antis
Lisa J. Maione
Andrew Thompson
Molly Evans
Jen P. Harris
Kate Barnett
Mollie Hosmer-Dillard
Dustin Dennis
Deb Jones
Vital Spaces Midtown Annex 1600 Saint Michael’s Drive - SW Annex, Midtown Campus Santa Fe, NM 87505
Open Studio/Gallery hours
Friday and Saturday 1-5pm July 16th - 31st 1-5pm or by appointment
email: phasechange2021@gmail.com
Reception: Friday July 30th 4-6pm
Throughout June and July 2021 Amanda Lechner has been working on a new body of experimental buon fresco (paintings made by brushing liquid pigment into wet lime plaster) in a studio on the Santa Fe mid-town-campus though Vital Spaces. Over this span Lechner is hosting several visiting artists from New Mexico and across the U.S. The resulting fresco works on recycled styrofoam, tile, fabric and stone are part of an evolving exhibition installed in the studio/exhibition space. Phase Change doubles as a solo show of Lechner’s work and as a group/collaborative exhibition. This project is a catalyst for creative connection after a year of collective isolation. It is also an experiment in creating educational space as site for conversation and collaboration.
The title Phase Change refers to the term used to describe transitions between states of matter. The chemical reaction that merges the pigment and lime into a crystalline surface is an example of a phase change. Phase change can also be the transition between harmony and discord and is a narrative concept utilized in speculative fiction. This project was conceived before the pandemic and in the intervening year the word phase has been common parlance in relation to the virus, closure, drug trials and re-opening. The idea of the phase change seems especially relevant in this moment as we together face, yet another, uncertain future.
Special Guests:
Beverly Acha
Chris Ulivo
E.E. Ikeler
Ash Ferlito
Meaghan Dee
Alyse Ronayne
Corey Antis
Lisa J. Maione
Andrew Thompson
Molly Evans
Jen P. Harris
Kate Barnett
Mollie Hosmer-Dillard
Dustin Dennis
Deb Jones
Vital Spaces Midtown Annex 1600 Saint Michael’s Drive - SW Annex, Midtown Campus Santa Fe, NM 87505
Open Studio/Gallery hours
Friday and Saturday 1-5pm July 16th - 31st 1-5pm or by appointment
email: phasechange2021@gmail.com
Reception: Friday July 30th 4-6pm
Anaglyph Chiroptera (stoveworks)
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buon Fresco on masonry wall
48x60"
2021
buon Fresco on masonry wall
48x60"
Permanent installation at Stove Works in Chattanooga, TN
Future Present Tense
2019
Ink on paper Installation
2019
Ink on paper Installation
Installation at Axle Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM March/April 2019
See Works on paper page for more.
See Works on paper page for more.
This is who you are
2018
ink on paper
24'x15' (apx)
2018
ink on paper
24'x15' (apx)
Studio Wall summer 2018
2018
egg tempera on paper
2018
egg tempera on paper
Working studio wall at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
Warmest year on Record
2017
81 ink on paper works
2017
81 ink on paper works
Installation at Grunwald Gallery in Bloomington Indiana
Studio Installation, Bloomington Indiana
2016
ink on paper
2016
ink on paper
(Detail) SIGNALS Exhibition
2014
works on paper
2014
works on paper
Installation image from SIGNALS - 2014 Solo Exhibition at Leedy Voulkos Art Center, Opie Gallery, Kansas City MO
(Detail) SIGNALS Exhibition
works on paper
works on paper
Installation image from SIGNALS - 2014 Solo Exhibition at Leedy Voulkos Art Center, Opie Gallery, Kansas City MO
(Detail) SIGNALS Exhibition
2014
works on paper
2014
works on paper
Installation image from SIGNALS - 2014 Solo Exhibition at Leedy Voulkos Art Center, Opie Gallery, Kansas City MO
(Detail) SIGNALS Exhibition
2014
works on paper
2014
works on paper
Installation image from SIGNALS - 2014 Solo Exhibition at Leedy Voulkos Art Center, Opie Gallery, Kansas City MO
Cataclysmic Land Deals
2010
Framed Works on Paper
apx 80x72"
2010
Framed Works on Paper
apx 80x72"
installation at Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, MA
Studio Installation Detail
2009
Graphite,Gouache on Paper, Polymer Clay, Gar Fish
2009
Graphite,Gouache on Paper, Polymer Clay, Gar Fish
Image from the evolving grouping of drawings and objects in my current studio. This grouping shows several drawing cut outs.
