Amy was born in Washington, DC in 1972. One of the early influences on Ms. Perlman’s art came from her paternal grandfather, Herman Perlman. Mr. Perlman was hired directly by Walt Disney and worked as a “tweener” of Mickey cartoons in the 1930s, as well as illustrated graphic caricatures in the Washington Post, and decades later created and exhibited his fine art of Judaic-themed sandblasted glass etchings and sculptures. As a child, Amy spent much time in his DC studio, surrounded by tools and imagery, which inspired her to create and work as an artist as she grew older. At age 12, Amy survived a car accident that killed her ten-year-old brother. This early on critical event influenced her to embrace art and nature as sources of healing and spiritual growth, and she continues to share that passion with people of all ages through her art and teaching.
Ms. Perlman received a B.A. interdepartmental degree in Geography and Fine Art from the University of Delaware, spent a year at Humboldt State University in northern CA, and studied art and music history at the University of Grenada in Spain. She continued her art studies at the Washington Studio School in DC, the Chautauqua School of Art in upstate NY, and the Art League in VA. She studied illustration with The Guild of Natural Science Illustration and The Botanical School of Art and Illustration through Brookside Gardens. Amy integrates her academic background in geography and art with her love of travel through landscape painting. Painting outdoors allows her to explore geospatial and organic patterns found in the natural world, and she often brings nature indoors to work in more detail in her studio.
Amy’s paintings and hand-pulled prints have been featured in solo and juried group exhibitions throughout the United States and eastern Canada. Ms. Perlman also received an award from The National Park Service in recognition of her interpretive illustrations. In addition to painting and printmaking, Amy creates murals and does decorative painting for various private and public venues throughout the Washington area. She also designs custom ketubah illustrations (watercolor and illuminated Jewish wedding contracts) on commission. Amy worked as a designer of faux finishes for The Valley Craftsmen in Baltimore and worked as a set designer and scenic artist for Adventure Theater in Glen Echo Park, MD. She has taught art at schools and camps in MD, DC, and northern VA. Amy has created and facilitated commissioned murals and mosaic memorials for local schools. Besides being a mother of three, Amy is currently an affiliate at Discover Graphics Atelier, a printmaking studio at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, Virginia, where she creates linocut prints of landscapes and images inspired by her love of nature and travel.
Ms. Perlman received a B.A. interdepartmental degree in Geography and Fine Art from the University of Delaware, spent a year at Humboldt State University in northern CA, and studied art and music history at the University of Grenada in Spain. She continued her art studies at the Washington Studio School in DC, the Chautauqua School of Art in upstate NY, and the Art League in VA. She studied illustration with The Guild of Natural Science Illustration and The Botanical School of Art and Illustration through Brookside Gardens. Amy integrates her academic background in geography and art with her love of travel through landscape painting. Painting outdoors allows her to explore geospatial and organic patterns found in the natural world, and she often brings nature indoors to work in more detail in her studio.
Amy’s paintings and hand-pulled prints have been featured in solo and juried group exhibitions throughout the United States and eastern Canada. Ms. Perlman also received an award from The National Park Service in recognition of her interpretive illustrations. In addition to painting and printmaking, Amy creates murals and does decorative painting for various private and public venues throughout the Washington area. She also designs custom ketubah illustrations (watercolor and illuminated Jewish wedding contracts) on commission. Amy worked as a designer of faux finishes for The Valley Craftsmen in Baltimore and worked as a set designer and scenic artist for Adventure Theater in Glen Echo Park, MD. She has taught art at schools and camps in MD, DC, and northern VA. Amy has created and facilitated commissioned murals and mosaic memorials for local schools. Besides being a mother of three, Amy is currently an affiliate at Discover Graphics Atelier, a printmaking studio at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, Virginia, where she creates linocut prints of landscapes and images inspired by her love of nature and travel.