artistic journey
documenting the chaos.
Making sense of the mess—My journey through clutter, crumbs, and color.
BIO
Amie Holstein is a painter 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
BA Studio Art - Minor in Business & Art History
Willamette University, Oregon
2025
awards
exhibitions
Best in Show - 7th Annual Juried Art Show
Willamette University
Salem, Oregon
2024
Jesse E. West Award
Willamette University
Salem, Oregon
2024
Robert Hess Award
Willamette University
Salem, Oregon
2023
Joseph T Albert Prize
Willamette University
Salem, Oregon
2022
Senior Art Thesis Exhibition
Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Salem, Oregon
2025
8th Annual Juried Art Show
Willamette University Gallery, Salem, Oregon
2025
7th Annual Juried Art Show
Willamette University Gallery, Salem, Oregon
2024
6th Annual Juried Art Show
Willamette University Gallery, Salem, Oregon
2023
5th Annual Juried Art Show
Willamette University Gallery, Salem, Oregon
2022