Amanda Shadforth

Living on the Sunshine Coast all of her life, Mandy showed a love of painting from an early age. Since the age of 16 she has been well accredited for her artist achievements. Once finishing her schooling Amanda went on to complete her trade as a sign writer and has her own business specialising in chalk boards and mural art on the Sunshine Coast . She has successfully run this company for several years and only in the past year or two years has become attached to the fine arts.

Mandy was recently named the Mooloolaba Artist in Residence and has been commissioned by the council to complete several murals in the Mooloolaba, Alexandra Headland area.

Mandy has her own studio on the Cotton Tree Esplanade “Mandy's Sundrenched Studio” where she both paints and exhibits her work and she also exhibits her art in the Seaview Gallery at Moffat Beach, Summer House in Noosa, The Blue Dolphin Gallery at Mooloolaba, Cool-Art at Coolum and the South Yarra Art House in Melbourne.

Living by the ocean, her love of surfing, water and mother nature influence many of her pieces. With vibrant colours reflecting the light and shadows of the warm Queensland sunshine, many of these pieces often allow the viewer to be transpired to the scene the artist is portraying.