Amanda is a maker, working with paper, found images, and more recently her own photographic images. She spends most of her days working in her shed studio surrounded by the quiet of rural Dayboro.
Her process is a call-and-response to the materials she finds, relying on the simplicity of collage to express complex ideas through a minimal, materially constrained visual language. She is interested in the ongoing exploration of how media, images, and ideas intersect.
Through reading, writing and independent learning, Amanda seeks to better understand herself and the world around her. Her work is shaped by her lived experience and a commitment to mindful, environmentally sustainable making.
contact: hello@amandaigardner.com
Curriculum Vitae
Exhibitions
2026 Pavilion artist residency, Dayboro, Aug (group) [forthcoming]
2025-2026 Fresh Eyes 2025, Redcliffe Art Gallery, 22 Nov, 2025 - 7 Mar (group)
2025 Toward Home, The Old Fire Station Gallery, Redcliffe, 6 - 31 Aug (group)
2025 AHA! Moments, The Hub Gallery, Caboolture Regional Art Gallery, 16 Aug - 16 Sep (group)
2024-2025 Camera & Collage, Kolaj Institute Gallery as part of Photonola 2024, New Orleans, 29 Nov - 25 Jan (group)
2024 Moreton Bay Art Prize, Pine Rivers Art Gallery, Strathpine, 22 Jun - 3 Aug (group)
2023 Moreton Bay Art Prize, Pine Rivers Art Gallery, Strathpine, 2 Jun - 18 Aug (group)
2023 Musswellbrook Regional Art Prize, Musswellbrook Regional Art Centre, Musswellbrook, 27 Feb - 29 Apr (group)
2022 Glimpse Through a Window, Solo exhibition, The Churn Room, Dayboro (solo)
Collections and Awards
2026 City of Moreton Bay Art Collection
2025-2026 Fresh Eyes 2025 | Commission of a body of work for Redcliffe Art Gallery
2024 Highly Commended | Moreton Bay Art Prize, Pine Rivers Art Gallery
2023 3rd Prize | Moreton Bay Art Prize, Pine Rivers Art Gallery
2023 Finalist | Musswellbrook Regional Art Prize, Musswellbrook Regional Art Centre
Projects and Residencies
2025 The Path Program | The Redcliffe Art Galley
2024 Photography and Collage Virtual Artist Residency - online artist residency, Kolaj Institute, New Orleans, July
2023-2026 Art Lab | Founder of a discussion group exploring art and art-making through writing and artist-led dialogue
2023-2024 Language of Posing | RADF Continuing Creating grant recipient to develop photographic source material
2022 At Home Artist Residency - concept and creation of a 3 month artist residency model, designed to bring an artist residency into the home studio
2022 Artist residency - The Churn Room, Dayboro, January - March
Associations and Organisations
Flying Arts Alliance (FAA)
National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA)