About the Artist
“I grew up in East London and moved to Florence, Italy to study classical painting when I was 18. I wanted to expand my creative vocabulary and learn to paint. I trained at a small atelier where I went on to teach for 5 years. Eventually I felt frustrated by the restrictions enforced at the atelier and decided to leave. Over the years I went from a shared studio space to my own private studio. Every time I thought about leaving Florence, an opportunity would arise that would convince me to stay. My studio is a purpose built painting studio from 1876, high ceilings and a large north facing window. I lived in the studio for a number of years, before moving to the countryside, and keeping the studio as a workspace. I’ve always felt an affinity for nature, and forever out of place in a city. I spent large parts of my childhood in London in the garden or in my attic bedroom drawing and looking out of the skylight.
I live in an old farmhouse between Florence and Siena with my partner who is also a painter, and our dog. I paint almost every day, inspired by the life around me and my own curiosity. Painting is an endless task, always searching and always learning, but one that I am committed to. “
- Amy Florence
​Exhibitions​
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Exhibited with the Royal Society of Portrait Painters at the Mall Galleries, London 2014
The Palazzo Tornabuoni, solo exhibition, Florence 2014
The Modern Pantry, solo exhibition, London 2015
Resident artist at Borgo Santo Pietro, Siena 2017
The View Gallery, solo exhibition, London 2017
Exhibited with Art Below, Stations of the Cross, alongside Francis Bacon, London 2018
Exhibited with the Royal Society of Portrait Painters at the Mall Galleries, London 2018
Turkus Villa, solo exhibition, Strada in Chianti 2018
Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, group exhibition 'Water' June 2018
Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, group exhibition 'Broad Impressions' April 2019
Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, group exhibition 'Gems' November 2019
The Palazzo Tornabuoni, solo exhibition, Florence 2019
Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, group exhibition 'Fenske and Friends' February 2020
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Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, group exhibition 'Gems' November 2020
Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, two person exhibition 'Vicini, Amici' Amy Florence & Tim McGuire, October 2021
Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, group exhibition 'Bounty of Beauty', May 2022
Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, two person exhibition 'Inside Out' Amy Florence & Nelson White, April 2023
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Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, group exhibition ‘Greenhouse’ celebrating extensive varieties of flora, January 2024
The Art House, Berwick-upon-tweed, solo exhibtion, August 2024
Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, group exhibition ‘Gems’ November 2024
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