Amy Feger

Artist Statement / Bio

Landscape ecology is a constant subject in my artwork as I have a keen interest in the natural sciences and a deep concern for the environment. I live in Montevallo, Alabama, one of the most ecologically biodiverse states in the U.S. that is also under the greatest threat due to the historically toxic relationship between human industry and the landscape. My landscapes are inspired by my observations and influenced by current events as well as visual representations of the land, such as historical paintings and digital maps. I create drawings, plein air paintings, videos, and photographs that are the source materials and experiences which inform my artwork. My artworks represent the narratives that I have witnessed at home in my local landscape and on my research journeys during these times of climate change.

In October 2023, I participated in Pines, Poets, and Plein Air at Flagg Mountain in Weogufka State Forest, an invitational group art, poetry, and ecology event organized by the Alabama Trails Foundation and Alabama Forestry Commission. My painting titled Glitch, Looking Down-Loading Yosemite, Ode to Bierstadt received the Director’s Award in the Montgomery Art Guild 45th Biennial Exhibition Alabama A-Z at the Montgomery Museum of Art in Alabama. My work featuring Central Alabama landscapes has been exhibited in galleries and museums statewide and nationally at the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Lincoln, Nebraska; and, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, San Luis Obispo, CA among others.

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