Amália Couto

Born in the state of Bahia, Brazil. Amália Couto began her artistic career in theater and was a professional stage actress in Brazil before moving to England where she continued her career in the performing arts. After moving to Seattle Amália earned a BA in drama at the University of Washington. Currently, Amália is a full time practicing artist and her work has been exhibited throughout Seattle and hangs in private collections around the country.

Amália participated as a featured artist in the BIPOC led ACES // Artists of Color Expo & Symposium 2023, a Phase 1 Seattle Restored Artist and Phase 2 Seattle Restored Application Review Panelist as well as on Art Zone Calendar. Amália's artwork was prominently featured in The Seattle Times article titled "Artist spread out in the 'gourmet' space at Magnuson" and her artwork has been showcased on the King 5 show, New Day NW.

Artist Statement:

My interest is primarily in exploring colors and their relationships with one another in simplified form. In manipulating colors, I try to establish with clarity their relations to geometric or spontaneous organic forms.  As I shape my work, variations occur from painting to painting, with layers of paint yielding unexpected hues and shapes.  The forms have secondary value within the frame of the composition, but are an integral part of it. Through the interaction of colors and the shapes they take, I aim to disconnect the viewer from any preconceptions about imagery.