Amy Keevy was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, and graduated with a B-Tech in Fine Art from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in 2009. She now lives and works in the Garden Route. She has presented two solo shows and participated in several group exhibitions.
Amy's work, in undulating watercolour, ink, embroidery, and photography, explores colour, the female form, and the earth. She embraces the unexpected changes that emerge through wet ink and intricate stitching. Her embroidery draws inspiration from the rich tradition of needlework, historically a vital form of creative expression for women, combining the meditative process of stitching with modern artistic exploration.
She is deeply fascinated by the female body and our experiences in the world. Our sexuality, our identity, the way we perceive our own skin and blood and bones. Through self-portraiture and collaborations with photographers, she uses her own body as both subject and medium, exploring identity from the inside out.