Featured in the window October 3 – November 2, 2024
Opening/First Thursday Art Walk: October 3, 5 – 8 pm
Artist Talk: Saturday, October 19, 12 – 1:30 pm with Amara Eke, Robin Arnitz, and Susan Mask, hosted by Beverly Aarons of Artists Up Close
Shift Gallery is pleased to present the work of diversity award grantee Amara Eke in our window space for the month of October. The window faces S. Washington street and is visible 24/7.
Amara Eke was born in 1998 in State College, PA. In 2021 she received her BFA in Drawing and Painting from Penn State University and additionally, the Creative Achievement Award for the School of Arts and Architecture in the same year. Eke recently received her MFA in Drawing and Painting from the University of Washington in 2024.
Amara draws inspiration from late Byzantine mosaics, allegorical paintings from the Renaissance, and visionary artwork by Hilma af Klint. Amara aspires to create similar impacts of awe, rumination, and awakening through colorful, playful, cartoon-like stylization.
Her current body of work seeks to connect humanity by telling a story where escapism, divination, and inter-dimensionality create a prophecy: Love, at the epicenter, is the protagonist who will save the universe.
Amara is committed to pushing art past its limits to encapsulate a self-contained world in a bright, vibrant, large-scale way in hopes to bring a moment of joy to any passing viewer. She currently lives and works in Seattle, WA.
Prices shown are current as of the time of posting and subject to change. Please inquire with the artist for current pricing and availability.
Amara Eke
- amaraeke100@gmail.com
- Instagram: @amarasart
Gallery is open Fridays and Saturdays 11am – 4pm and for special events listed above.