Featured artist
AM² Fine Art
Andrea Mercier and Arlene Murphy
Canada
Specialty Categories
Painting/Drawing - Wildlife
Venetian Vigilance, oil & acrylic, 32”x48”
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Jovian Jehovah, oil & acrylic, 32"x48"
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Brio Ballet, oil & acrylic, 32"x48"
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Painting/Drawing - Nature
Waikiki Wild, oil & acrylic, 32"x48"
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Kawartha Kalm, oil & acrylic, 32"x48"
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Marine Maneuver, oil & acrylic, 32"x40"
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Painting/Drawing - Abstract
Schwartzentruber Sire, oil & acrylic, 32"x48"
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Heartbeat Hunger, oil & acrylic, 24"x36"
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Psychedelic Psychosis, oil & acrylic, 32"x48"
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Artist Statement/Bio
AM² Fine Art is a collaborative partnership that combines two distinctive artistic styles and mediums on one canvas, creating a new exponentially unique original work of art.
Artists Andrea Mercier and Arlene Murphy, BFA began collaborating as a result of a joint exhibition called Fire and Ice, which opened in August 2016 at the Leamington Arts Centre in Leamington Ontario. At the time they were presenting as two individual artists with completely different styles, mediums and intentions. They wanted a way to visually align the themes of fire and ice and decided to create an original painting together.
The resulting painting was titled “Marine Maneuver” and it created a sensation, including a media interview with a local newspaper. This one piece of artwork ignited a vision to have an entire exhibition of collaborative work, resulting in Co’llusion Art Exhibit which was unveiled June 2017 at Art Speak Gallery in Windsor Ontario.
Education
Andrea Mercier attended Algonquin College’s Introduction to Fine Art program from September 2013 to May 2014.
Arlene Murphy attended Georgian College of Applied Arts & Technology’s Fine Arts Advanced program from September 2011 to May 2014.
Arlene Murphy received a Bachelor of Fine Art Degree from Thompson Rivers University in May 2016.
Exhibitions
Fire and Ice, August 2016
Co’llusion Art Exhibit: Series One Genesis, June 2017
Co’llusion Art Exhibit: Series Two Journey with Johnnie, June 2018
Awards
Art Contest Finalist for Devonshire Mall’s Canada 150 Art Installation, City of Windsor, May 2017
Grant for Co’llusion Art Exhibit – Arts, Culture & Heritage Fund (ACHF), City of Windsor, Oct. 2016
AM² Fine Art is a collaborative partnership that combines two distinctive artistic styles and mediums on one canvas, creating a new exponentially unique original work of art.
Artists Andrea Mercier and Arlene Murphy, BFA began collaborating as a result of a joint exhibition called Fire and Ice, which opened in August 2016 at the Leamington Arts Centre in Leamington Ontario. At the time they were presenting as two individual artists with completely different styles, mediums and intentions. They wanted a way to visually align the themes of fire and ice and decided to create an original painting together.
The resulting painting was titled “Marine Maneuver” and it created a sensation, including a media interview with a local newspaper. This one piece of artwork ignited a vision to have an entire exhibition of collaborative work, resulting in Co’llusion Art Exhibit which was unveiled June 2017 at Art Speak Gallery in Windsor Ontario.
Education
Andrea Mercier attended Algonquin College’s Introduction to Fine Art program from September 2013 to May 2014.
Arlene Murphy attended Georgian College of Applied Arts & Technology’s Fine Arts Advanced program from September 2011 to May 2014.
Arlene Murphy received a Bachelor of Fine Art Degree from Thompson Rivers University in May 2016.
Exhibitions
Fire and Ice, August 2016
Co’llusion Art Exhibit: Series One Genesis, June 2017
Co’llusion Art Exhibit: Series Two Journey with Johnnie, June 2018
Awards
Art Contest Finalist for Devonshire Mall’s Canada 150 Art Installation, City of Windsor, May 2017
Grant for Co’llusion Art Exhibit – Arts, Culture & Heritage Fund (ACHF), City of Windsor, Oct. 2016
Gallery Representation & Exhibition Schedule
Co'llusion Art Exhibit: Series Two, Journey with Johnnie, June 2018
