Amy Lincoln
Using an intricately manicured style, Amy Lincoln (b. 1981, Bloomington, IN) applies opaque layers of bold, unnatural colors to paint her imagined landscapes, creating an exotic sense of the natural world. Lincoln’s dream-like atmospheres are inspired by the overcast beach skies of her Oregon upbringing, through which she continues to explore light phenomena of reflection and refraction.
Lincoln received her MFA at Temple University’s Tyler School of Art in 2006 and her BA at University of California, Davis in 2003. Lincoln’s work has been the subject of solo exhibitions including Amy Lincoln: Monoprints at Main Projects, Richmond, MA (2025), On the Strangest Sea, and Radiant Spectrum at Sperone Westwater, New York, NY (2024; 2023), Rainbow Sky at Taymour Grahne Projects, London, UK (2022), among others. Her work has also been featured in numerous group exhibitions including Summer House, organized by Thea Smolinski at Pablo’s Birthday, New York, NY (2025), Earthbound at DC Moore Gallery, New York, NY (2025), Enchanted Lands: Jen Hitchings, Amy Lincoln, Anna Ortiz at Johansson Projects, Oakland, CA (2025), Present ’23: Building the Scantland Collection of the Columbus Museum of Art at Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH (2023), American Women: The Infinite Journey at Galerie Valerie Bach, Brussels, Belgium (2020), among others. Lincoln has been awarded residencies at the Wave Hill Winter Workspace program, the Inside Out Art Museum Residency in Beijing, and a Swing Space residency from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Columbus Museum of Art and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia.
Select Works
Select Exhibitions
Amy Lincoln: Fractured Light
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
May 2 - September 6, 2026
Modus Operandi
Jack Shainman Gallery | The School, Kinderhook, NY
May 30 - November 28, 2026
Amy Lincoln: On the Strangest Sea
Sperone Westwater, New York, NY
September 6 - October 19, 2026
Amy Lincoln: Rainbow Sky
Taymour Grahne Projects, London, UK
May 7 - June 4, 2022
Select Press
2024
Laster, Paul. “8 Must-See Solo Gallery Shows in October.” Galerie, October 1, 2024.
Panero, James. “The Critic’s Notebook.” The New Criterion, 10 September 2024. Benzine, Vittoria. “Why Do Artists Paint the Sky?” Artsy, August 7, 2024.
2023
Vertua, Simone. “Artistic Ways: l’arte è in mano alle donne.” L’Officiel Italia, July 28, 2023.
Anderson, Samuel. “10 Contemporary Artists Painting Dreamlike, Fantastical Landscapes.” Artsy, June 29, 2023.
D’Addario, John D. “Arts Briefs for June 29, 2023 through July 6, 2023.” The Provincetown Independent, June 28, 2023.
Martin, Bryan. “Amy Lincoln: Radiant Spectrum.” The Brooklyn Rail, 4 May 2023. Conlon, Scarlett. “Fashion’s finest moments at Milan Design Week 2023: Bottega Veneta to Dior.” Wallpaper, April 18,2023.
Benson, Martin L. “Episode 6: Distilling the Visual Field with Amy Lincoln.” Concerning the Spiritual in Art Podcast, February 27, 2023. “Artist Spotlight: Amy Lincoln.” BOOOOOOOM, February 23, 2023.
Belcove, Julie. “How a New Generation of Women Painters Is Creating Dreamy Kaleidoscopic Works.” Robb Report, February 26, 2023.
2022
Urist, Jacoba. “First Look: 6 Momentous Artists at Art Basel Miami Beach 2022.” CULTURED, November 28, 2022.
2021
“In Conversation with artist Amy Lincoln.” The Chromologist, November 4, 2021.
Panero, James. “Gallery chronicle.” The New Criterion, November 2021.
Jambhekar, Neha. “Editors’ Picks: 12 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a History of Christo in New York to a Spooky Mausoleum Tour.” Artnet News, October 26, 2021.
Andrew, Jason. “The new theatrical space of Amy Lincoln.” Two Coats of Paint, September 15, 2021.
Zheng, Elaine YJ. “The Armory Show: New York Exhibitions to See.” Ocula, September 2, 2021.
“Two Coats Selected Gallery Guide: September 2021.” www.twocoatsofpaint.com (Two Coats of Paint), 1 September 2021.
Sayej, Nadja. “7 Art Exhibitions To See This Spring.” forbes.com (Forbes), 17 March 2021.
2020
“American Women: The Infinite Journey.” Exhibition catalogue. Brussels: Editions de La Patinoire Royale | Galerie Valérie Bach, 2020, 13, 58-61.
2018
“Amy Lincoln.” Sound and Vision Podcast, February 4, 2018.
2017
“Artist Spotlight.” Maake Magazine, Issue 5, Fall 2017.
Hammond, Alexandra. “Garden Dwellers.” The Brooklyn Rail, July 14, 2017.
2016
Stevenson, Jonathan. “Amy Lincoln’s Twilight Zone.” Two Coats of Paint, May 1, 2016.
Paneroa, James. “Gallery Chronicle.” The New Criterion, May 2016.
Denzer, Laura. “The Other Side @ Monya Rowe.” Painting Is Dead, March 1, 2016.
2013
Galatioto, Jen. “ Odering the Wild: A Talk with Amy Lincoln.” Hyperallergic, February 8, 2013.
Panero, James. “ Gallery Chronicle.” The New Criterion, March 2013.
Schwartz, Chip. “Little Barnes on the Prairie.” The Art Blog, January 30, 2013.
2012
Kadet, Anne. “The Art Scene, Then and Now.” Wall Street Journal, March 2, 2012.
2011
Dalkey, Victoria. “Art show honors former UC Davis students who have progressed as professionals.” Sacramento Bee, April 5, 2011.
Butler, Sharon. “Shape, Light and Line at Storefront.” Two Coats of Paint, March 13, 2011.
2008
ArtSlant "From Lee to Fred" November, 2008.
New York ArtBeat "A Gathering of the Tribes Revisited" October 21, 2008.