AMITY DE FONTAINE
7593 Sea Gull Drive  Santa Barbara, CA 93117  (805) 452-0437 adefontaine@artofhorses.com  www.artofhorses.com
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Selected Solo Exhibitions
2002 “Art of Horses by Amity de Fontaine,” Cody Gallery, Los Olivos, CA
“Art of Horses by Amity de Fontaine,” Cabrillo Pavillion Arts Center, Santa Barbara, CA
2001 “Amity de Fontaine,” Friesian Extravaganza, Reno, NV
“Art of Horses by Amity de Fontaine,” EqWest, San Diego, CA
2000 “Equine Dreams: Paintings by Amity de Fontaine,” Rousseau’s Gallery, Novato, CA
“Equine Expressions by Amity de Fontaine,” Buttonwood Winery, Santa Ynez, CA
1999 “Artist of Horses: Amity de Fontaine,” San Geronimo Course, San Geronimo, CA
“Woman of Horses: Artist Amity de Fontaine,” Arrevederci, San Rafael, CA
“Artist of Horses: Amity de Fontaine,” Italia, San Rafael, CA
“Art of Horses by Amity de Fontaine, “Toscana, Terra Linda, CA
1998 “Art of Horses by Amity de Fontaine, “ Arabian Horse Association, Los Angeles, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2002 “Cowboys, Angels & Miracles,” juried, Santa Barbara Rehabilitation Institute, Santa Ynez, CA
“Artwalk Santa Barbara,” juried, Santa Barbara Arts Association, Santa Barbara, CA
2001 “Paintings Direct,” juried, Paintings Direct, New York, NY
2000 “The Peaceable Kingdom,” juried, Art Center Gallery, San Rafael, CA
1999 “Celebration of the Horse,” juried, AAEA Madison Morgan Cultural Museum, Madison, GA
“IVA 9th Annual Exhibition,” juried, Gallery 500, Indian Valley, CA
1998 “Aqua Areas 1998”, juried, National Watercolor Association, Santa Rosa, CA
Corporate Collections
Wetsel Ranch, San Rafael, CA
Cowboy Café, Felton, CA
Publications
Sarah Crampton, “Amity de Fontaine, Equine Watercolor Artist,” article, Equine Vision Magazine, July 2001.
Christine Perior, “Spotlight: Amity de Fontaine, Equine Artist,” article, Friesian Horse Journal, July 2000.
Special to the Citizen, “Celebrating the Horse Morgan Style,” article, Morgan County Citizen, May 1999.
Amity de Fontaine, catalogue, American Academy of Equine Art, Madison, GA, 1999.
Mark Langton, “Horses and Their Emotions”, article, Novato Advance, December 1999.
Donna Hatch, “Amity de Fontaine: Best Bet for the Year 2000,” Marin Independent Journal,
December 1999.
Awards
Artist Excellence, Indian Valley Artist Association, Indian Valley, CA, 1999
People’s Choice Award, Aqua Areas Juried Exhibition, Santa Rosa, CA 1998

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Lectures and Public Speaking
“Woman of Horses: Amity de Fontaine, Equine Artist,” lecture, Salons for our Imagination Arts Association,
San Rafeal, CA
Related Activities
Equine Art Guild, member 2000-present
Santa Barbara Arts Association, member 2000-present
Education
Bachelor’s of Fine Arts, University of Santa Barbara, 1995
Born
July 11, 1970 in Mountain View, CA