Local Celebrity Artist Lands Ambitious Solo Exhibition

PALM HARBOR, Fla. - April 8, 2013 - PRLog -- SWFL celebrity artist London Amara has been granted an exhibition at the prestigious Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, Ft. Myers, FL for the month of May.

Opening night is March 3, 2013 (6:00pm-10:00pm) at The www.SBDAC.com, welcoming her back yet again for an unprecedented body of artwork to be exhibited throughout the month of May. London Amara is known for her bold, unapologetic, large scale abstract paintings. In 2009, she exhibited 35 paintings at The Center, including assemblages made of blown out tires, pennies, feathers, aluminum cans, body prints, and a single painting which measured 25 feet by 12 feet, anchored to the ceiling by industrial chains. This year, she is displaying a second explosive painting with the same dimensions.

Amara consistently pushes the boundaries of art, using her handmade charcoals, graphite, water based paints, oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, enamels, encaustics, welded steel, oxidized metals and even film to visually excavate and capture brief moments of strength and fragility.

“I’m in good company and on the same humble path of the greatest artists that have come before me. Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Julian Schabel, and Damien Hirst are just a few of the famous artists who have paved the way, using unusual methods of expressions in their art. I use an extremely large array of mediums to explore and express my creative manifestations. I just love to experiment and see what happens next.”

The following are some examples of London’s public works:

Innisbrook Golf Resort, $12,000 assemblage painting commission using 30,000 golf tees

The Tampa Bay Lightning, $15,000 assemblage painting using 1,000 hockey pucks, weighing over 500 lbs

Fine Mark Bank, enamel on canvas, undisclosed amount

Allstate Insurance, $9,000 oil on canvas

London is represented by Michael Murphy Gallery, in Tampa FL, and her large scale black and white abstract paintings can be seen there.

Info can be found at www.LondonAmara.com

For additional information, photos or to schedule an interview please contact London Amara at:

239. 293. 0115

London@LondonAmara.com