Born in Toronto, Canada, Amanta Scott works in encaustic painting, bronze sculpture, interactive found object installation, surround sound audio, video, music and performance. Her paintings and sculptures are held in collections across North America and Asia.
Critically acclaimed as cutting edge, ground breaking and strikingly innovative, Amanta has exhibited and performed in art galleries, museums, theatres, concert venues and festivals throughout Asia, North America and Europe including:
National Gallery of Canada • Royal Ontario Museum • Singapore International Arts Festival • Yilan Centre Theatre,Taiwan • Edmonton Art Gallery • The Robert McLaughlin Gallery • Art Gallery of Algoma • World Trade Centre, Barcelona, Spain.
Amanta has directed arts workshops across Asia, Canada, and in Puerto Rico. Also a professional musician, Amanta plays jazz and classical piano, focusing on the music of her grandfather, Cyril Scott.
A graduate of University of Toronto — B.Mus; Amanta has received various arts awards from Canada Council; Ontario Arts Council; Toronto Arts Council; two Artist Fellowship Awards: The Japan Foundation; Bunkacho — Government of Japan, and a Best in Show Award: Touched By Fire — Cooper’s Gallery, Toronto.
SELECTED SOLO SHOWS: Parallel Lines - 15 Minutes of Fame — (2015) Artist Project, Toronto; (2011) FIMA Festival International Montréal En Arts • 15 Minutes of Fame — (2008) Nuit Blanche, Toronto • ShellShock — (2007) Music Gallery, Toronto • LockDown, 15 Minutes of Fame — (2005) Art Gallery of Algoma, Sault Ste. Marie • Arising Phoenix — (2004) National Gallery of Canada; (2002) Yi-lan Cultural Centre Theatre, Taiwan; Art Gallery of Algoma; MacLaren Arts Centre; Thunder Bay Art Gallery; Art Gallery of Peterborough • Glove Forest —(2003) Art Gallery of Algoma; Thunder Bay Art Gallery; (2002) The Robert McLaughlin Gallery; Art Gallery of Peterborough • Dragon Tango — (1999) Royal Ontario Museum; (1998) Edmonton Art Gallery; Singapore International Arts Festival; (1996) The Canadian Embassy in Tokyo • O. . .Canada?! — (1995) World Trade Centre, Taipei, Taiwan • Virago Project — (1994) Justina M. Barnicke Gallery; (1993) Art Gallery of Ontario.
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS: (2013, 2012, 2010) Touched by Fire; (2010) Elaine Fleck Gallery,Toronto (2009) Cube Gallery, Ottawa; Living Arts Centre Gallery, Mississauga.
