Forthcoming
Amanda will be showing recent work in Gloam at The Bindery (Vivienne Roberts Projects) from January 2025.
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Images below are from Bloom Song, Vivienne Roberts Projects Ocober 1st - Nov 7th 2024. For enquiries, pleasec ontact the gallery.
Recent projects
Amanda was grateful to be awarded the 2024 Peut Guard Artist Award and spent an enjoyable week in early September in residence, alongside other artists at The Grange Projects in Norfolk, experimenting with clay pot making - and sharing and discussing ideas about making.
This summer, Amanda worked on a 2nd children's arts and wellbeing project for Arts for Health Milton Keynes in collaboration with The Wisdom Principle and the African Diaspora Foundation using art and creative writing .
Earlier this year, Amanda was engaged as one of four RUPT Associates by CADA (Creative Ageing, Development & Agency) with a mission to change thinking about ageing and creativity! Keep an eye on their website for updates on recent and future events..
In March and April, Amanda Holiday worked as artist on Drawing Acts VII at Drawing Room London, exploring ideas from their feminist drawing exhibition with Coin Street Over 50s group through drawing and poetry. The resulting zine publication was launched on March 20th.
Amanda's drawing 'It is' was auctioned in Drawing Room's Drawing Biennal 2024 - an online auction of around 300 works on paper in support of their programme.
Women in Revolt!
at Tate Britain
Amanda Holiday's 1987 drawing Red Riding Hood was included in 'Women In Revolt! - Art Activism and the Women's movement in the UK 1970-1990' - a major survey of feminist art by over 100 women artists working in the UK showing at Tate Britain from 8th November 2023 - 7th April 2024.
The last few remaining (signed) giclee prints of this artwork can be purchased in the store.
Earthbound Poetry Series: Amanda Holiday (Vol. 3, No. 11)
This limited edition set of 5 poems + artwork cover from earthbound press is now available here
Blue Bloodlines
In 2022 Amanda Holiday worked with Harts Lane Studios on their ‘Come Dine in Blue’ community arts project. She facilitated art and poetry workshops with members of Be Seen Be Heard – collective of young black creatives in Lewisham.
As part of the project, Holiday was commissioned to write a hybrid text 'Tracing Blue Blood Lines’ for the accompanying publication. 'Tracing Blue Blood Lines' uses poetry, autobiography and reportage to map migration and blue blood lineage. Below is an excerpt. You can read the full text here (scroll down)
