AMAYA GURPIDE
Born 1974 Pamplona (Navarra) · Spain
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010 "Cultur 2010", Navarra's Government. Palacio Señorío de Bertiz, Navarra
2009 Rhapsody". Galeria Ormolu, Pamplona, Spain
2007 "Visceral", Galeria Ormolu, Pamplona, Spain
1998 “Rural Architecture of the North of Spain", sepia washes Galería Lacava, Pamplona, Spain
GROUP SHOWS AND SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2019 Pietro Annigoni Museum, CORPO a CORPO, Florence, Italy
2018 "Peers, Influences and Inspirations" The Bo Bartlett Center, Columbus, GA
2016 LA Art Show. Arcadia Contemporary Gallery
2015 "Works on Paper", Arcadia Contemporary, NYC
"Nude", Eleventh Street Arts Gallery, Long Island City
2015 "The Still Life show", Eleventh Street Arts Gallery, Long Island City
2013 Museum MEAM. Figurativas VI. Selected paintings, Barcelona (Spain)
2012 "Converge", CPW gallery, NY
Permanent Collection MEAM Museum, Barcelona
Russian Academy of Arts and Zurab Tsereteli Art Gallery, Moscow
2010 “The Human Figure”, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco. CA
2009 Contemporary Landscape Painting. Springville Museum. Utah 2008 Jacob Collins and The Hudson River School of Landscape, Hunter, NY
2005 New York Times, Two painters one city with Jennifer Fairbanks. Galeria Ormolu, Pamplona
"Brush with Greatness". Neo Studios. Graduated Students from Art Academies, New York
2004 Three Year Certificate Exhibition, Museum of the National Academy of Design, NY
2003 National Academy Students, Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, NY
2002 National Arts Club, 26th Annual Student Exhibition, NY
2001- 2000 Merit Awards of Art Student’s League, Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, New York
59th Audubon Annual Exhibition, Salmagundi Club
TEACHING
2016-2020 Adjunct Professor of Anatomy and Drawing at The New York Academy of Art, NY
2015-2019 Principal Instructor at The Florence Academy of Art US branch, NJ
2009 -14 Anatomy and drawing instructor at Escuela Superior de Dibujo Profesional (ESDIP),Madrid
2009-14 Drawing and painting classes private atelier, Madrid
WORKSHOPS
2019 Master Class at Bo Bartlett Center. Columbus GA
2018 Alia El-Bermani Studios. Raleigh, NC.
“A Painterly Approach to Drawing” Long Island Studios of Art. LI
2012 - 2014 Painting and drawing workshops at The Art Students League of NY.
2012 Painting workshop, Janus Collaborative NY
2010 - 2014 Painting and Drawing Workshop, Museum of Navarra, Spain 2011 Portrait Painting Workshop, Círculo de Bellas Artes Madrid, Spain
EDUCATION
2006 - 2008 Grand Central Academy of Art, New York
1999 - 2004 National Academy of Design, Three Year Certificate Program, New York
1999 - 2004 Art Students League, Nueva York
1998 - 1999 Mikel Esparza's Studio, Pamplona (Spain)
1997 - 1998 Escuela de Anticuariado y Restauración (pintura y escultura), Pamplona (Spain)
1990 - 1994 Superior Technician Degree in Arts and Design, Pamplona (Spain)
SCHOLARSHIPS
2007-2008 Hudson River school for Landscape Painting Scholarship, Hunter, NY
2007 One Year Studio Space Scholarship, Navarra's Government, Spain
2003 Inga Denton Scholarship, National Academy of Design, NY
2002 Newington Cropsey Scholarship to study in Italy, National Academy of Design, NY
2001 National Serge Hollerbach Scholarship, National Academy of Design, NY
Lorraine Grace Scholarship, National Academy of Design, NY
2000 Valerie Delacorte Scholarship, National Academy of Design, NY
Merit scholarship, Art Students League, NY
1999 Evelyn Chard Kelley Memorial Scholarship for women painters under 30 years old, Pen and
Brush, NY
AWARDS
2018 Second Prize, Drawing Category, Art Renewal Center, International 2017-2018 Salon
2015 Honorable Mention, Art Renewal Center, International 2014-2015 Salon
2013 Finalist at Fundación de las Artes y los Aristas. Barcelona
2012 Selected for the Russian Government and Kraft-Partlova Fundation for the project “Image of
Russia, Moscow"
2004 Three Years Certificate Travel Scholarship, National Academy of Design, NY
2003 Second prize in portrait, National Academy of Design, NY
2002 Distinction in figure, National Academy of Design, NY
Richild Von Holtzbrink Award, National Arts Club, NY
Honorable Mention, painting exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY
2001 Ralph Weiler, Mid Year Student prize, National Academy of Design, NY
Honorable Mention, Watercolor Exhibition. Pen & Brush, NY
Thomas E.Picard Award, oil painting, Salmagundi Club, NY
Honorable Mention, Figure Composition, End Year Student Exhibition, NAD, NY
Honorable Mention, sculpture exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NY
Steven Leitner Award, National Arts Club, NY
Allied Artists Award, Audubon Artists, Salmagundi Club, NY
2000 Merit Award, oil exhibition, Pen and Brush, NY
1999 Pauline Law Memorial Award, Pen and Brush, NY PUBLICATIONS
2020 TIME MAGAZINE Cover for 100 Women of the Year Project March Issue.
2019 40 PORTRAIT MASTERS. Editorial Staff of The Art of Watercolour magazine.
2017 "The Line" Productions, Episode 2
2017 "Pencil Art Workshop: Techniques, Ideas and Inspiration for Designing with Pencil", Matt
Rota. Rockport Publishers, MA, page 64, 65, 138
2016 "Lessons in Classical Painting", Juliette Aristedes. Watson-Guptill Publications, NY, page, 63
2012 25 Artist of Tomorrow. American Artist's 75th Anniversary Special Issue
2012 "Lessons in Classical Drawing", Juliette Aristedes. Watson-Guptill Publications, NY, page, 56
and back cover
2011 American Painting Video Magazine, Featured Artist Fall Issue