Amanda DeFazio
Bloom
linocut print
linocut print
linocut print
linocut print
Artist Statement
This body of work is inspired by my love for investigating nature-based design and repetitious textile patterns. Being around my mom, who is a quilter, has led me to a passion for textiles and patterns that are becoming more represented in my artwork. The use of textiles in combination with different print methods allows me to create pieces that push beyond the scale of printmaking in a variety of ways, both in two and three dimensions. There is an experimentation to printmaking that has drawn me to this media as only just the beginning of artmaking. Because of printmaking, I have the luxury to make multiples and print motifs again and again on fabric and paper to then take and create from. Taking elements from nature and getting to experiment through different processes is what really excites me.
Artist Bio
Amanda DeFazio will receive her BASA with a K-12 teaching endorsement through the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 2019. DeFazio has shown artwork locally in several group shows through Metropolitan Community College and the UNO Printmaking and Book Arts Guild. In 2017, she was one of four students to receive a solo show in the Commonwealth Gallery at Metropolitan Community College. Recently, she served as the UNO Printmaking and Book Arts Guild president for a year and a half, is an active participant at Frogman’s Printmaking Workshops, assists with and teaches kids’ art classes at Joslyn Art Museum. This exhibition showcases recent prints inspired by floral imagery and the repetitious element of textile design.