About Amie

Artist
Amie Holstein is a painter and collage artist whose work explores themes of consumption, clutter, and everyday life. Through depictions of food, people, and domestic objects, she captures the overlooked moments that shape our routines and relationships. Her expressive, fast-paced process embraces imperfection, using scraps, bold colors, and gestural mark-making to reflect the chaos and stillness found in ordinary spaces.
Amie’s work often feels visually overwhelming—dense, messy, and immediate—but it invites a slower look. She magnifies the mundane: dirty dishes, discarded packaging, unmade beds. These images are not cleaned up or idealized, but shown as they are—lived-in, imperfect, and real. Her art becomes a space for reflection, asking viewers to reconsider what we throw away, what we hold onto, and how everyday scenes shape our shared experience.
Education
Willamette University - Salem, OR - BA Studio Art
Education & Exhibition History
Education
2025
BA Studio Art - Minor in Business & Art History
Willamette University, Oregon
Exhibitions
2025
Senior Art Thesis Exhibition
Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Salem, Oregon
2025
8th Annual Juried Art Show
Willamette University Gallery, Salem, Oregon
2024
7th Annual Juried Art Show
Willamette University Gallery, Salem, Oregon
2023
6th Annual Juried Art Show
Willamette University Gallery, Salem, Oregon
2022
5th Annual Juried Art Show
Willamette University Gallery, Salem, Oregon
Residencies & Awards
2024
Best in Show - 7th Annual Juried Art Show
Willamette University Gallery, Salem, Oregon
2024
Jesse E. West Award
Willamette University
2023
Robert Hess Award
Willamette University
2022
Joseph T Albert Prize
Willamette University