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Interests

  • Animal Welfare

  • Environmental Conservation

  • Human Rights

 

Examples

Amanda curated and dedicated her gallery exhibit to her muse, whom she adopted from the local Animal Control and Care, oil painting on canvas (shown).  Her show promoted Adopt a Shelter Dog Month.  See more examples (below).

Support

Annual contributions provided to select qualified charitable organizations, for inquiries click here

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The Pet Community Center of Nashville, example: oil painting on canvas (above).

Donated a collection of Fine Art for their annual fundraiser auctions, in 2017 and 2023.  In 2023 alone we raised more than $175K!  These funds help pet owners with limited incomes pay for their furry friends' medical expenses, such as spay and neuter.  Visit: https://www.petcommunitycenter.org/

Other contributions: donated supplies to animals in need at the Nashville, TN’s Metro Animal Control,

as well as ASPCA donations.

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Participated in the
Plein Air South fundraiser benefiting post hurricane disaster relief, example: oil painting on canvas (right)
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Member of The Chestnut Group for land conservation and historic preservation,
Amanda's scenic oil painting on canvas (above left) at the Susan Blackwood and Howard Friedland 
Plein Air workshop (above right)
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Loaned a collection of artwork

for the launch of

The Villages at the River Club, 

residential properties for seniors (left)

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Downtown Artists Co-op, DAC, gallery display (right) promoting Adopt a Shelter Pet Month, volunteered monthly at the gallery, and donated supplies for the monthly art walk

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Donated a 30x40" mixed media painting (right) to fundraiser and live auction event

An Evening of Color 

with local prodigy

George Pocheptsov

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Amanda featured with her Dad in the LUMINA newspaper (above) showcasing her mixed media painting including bikini tops on a 30x40" canvas in the Gallery at Lumina for the NC Coastal Land and Trust fundraiser

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Six Artists Six Months

charity auction and fine art show

 

Amanda and colleagues created a 2-D mixed media painting, (left to right): Amanda Giddens, Wanda Swepson, Terry Ryhne, Darren Gregarious and Barton Hatcher

All auction proceeds benefited the 

March of Dimes

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Donated artwork

(example right) benefiting the

Andrew McDonough 

B+ Foundation

fighting childhood cancer, seen on

NBC's Today show

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The Hamptons' 6th
Annual 5k Run fundraiser
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FRG and MWR volunteer for 

Service Members and surrounding

community's events (above), plus created and donated custom art for awards, marketing and logos (example right)

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Contributor to the Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children's HospitalJoyful Heart FoundationNashville ZooNashville Symphony, Member of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, and many others.

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