AMY METIER

Amy Metier was born in Wyoming and grew up in Colorado. She obtained a B.F.A. from Colorado State University, an M.F.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder and was a professor of art at Community College of Denver and Metropolitan State University of Denver. She currently lives in Boulder and maintains a studio in Denver. This exhibition marks Metier’s 14th solo show in Denver and the 9th with the William Havu Gallery. Metier has been awarded artist residencies at the American Academy in Rome, Italy; the Ballinglen Foundation in Ireland; the Alfred and Trafford Klots/MICA Foundation in Brittany, France; the Vermont Studio Center in the U.S., and the La Napoule Foundation in France. Amy’s work is in private and public collections throughout the United States, including the Denver Art Museum and the Kirkland Museum.

“The work in this show has been inspired by my time painting at the Ballinglen Arts Foundation, an artist’s residency in County Mayo, Ireland. Some paintings are influenced by a specific place; others respond to the light, the changing weather, the history, the ancient spirits and the mystery that infused my time and experience there. Each painting develops intuitively and the process invariably involves reworking, visibly painting out areas, even completely starting over to meet an elusive end goal that exists in my subconscious.”

Amy Metier

March, 2022