Amanda Hawthorne is an award-winning live event artist based on Long Island, New York, working worldwide. She has painted over 600 weddings and is known for intuitively capturing once-in-a-lifetime moments as they unfold in real time.

Her studio in Massapequa, NY is a creative space where she paints, hosts retreats + workshops, & collaborates. Her work has been exhibited in galleries, and has gone viral on social media resonating with audiences around the world.

With over 20 years as a professional artist and designer, Amanda’s work is driven by intuition, movement, and emotion. Her impressionistic style is expressive and energetic, resulting in paintings that feel alive.

Each piece captures her client’s love story, is created live on site and becomes a one-of-a-kind heirloom.

EDUCATION:

B.F.A. in Studio Art and Art History from Manhattan’s Hunter College

YOU’VE SEEN HER WORK ON:

TV: ABC News, NBC, HGTV, and TLC

WEB: Martha Stewart, ABC’s #Localish, Style Me Pretty, Newsday, and Entertainment Weekly

SHE’S WORKED ON COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS WITH:

Rachael Ray, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Martha Stewart

CHARITY AND NONPROFIT WORK:

North Fork Country Kids, Katie’s Art Project, Long Island Coalition for the Homeless, Babies with CDH, Breast Cancer Awareness, Amityville Public Schools, Friedberg JCC Oceanside Seniors with Alzheimers program, Kings Park Art League, Hope for Youth, and many more.