Amie Gonser

Originally from south Louisiana, Amie Gonser now lives and teaches art in Round Rock, Texas.  Amie received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Louisiana, Lafayette and a Master of Fine Arts from Florida State University. After taking a plein air workshop in Taos, New Mexico in July of 2015, Amie fell in love with painting outdoors. Plein air painting combines her lifelong love and appreciation for nature, with her passion for painting. 

Amie is very active in the local art community. She has shown work in several group exhibitions in the Austin area including, The Downtowner Gallery, The Art Institute of Austin, Papi’s Pies, Jester Annex, Williamson Museum and J Gallery. Amie has shown in several juried shows organized by Round Rock Arts. She participates in at least two plein air competitions a year. In the 2016 Burnet Festival, she was awarded “best of show” and received second place there in 2018.  She received a second place ribbon in the Buda Arts Festival in 2021 and an honorable mention award in 2022. Amie is the founder of Plein Air Round Rock, a meetup group in which members get together once a month to paint the Texas landscape. 

Amie continues to grow and evolve as a plein air artist everyday. She paints outdoors as often as she can and feels most alive and connected to the world around her, with the brush in her hand and the challenges of a new painting before her.  

Artist Curriculum Vitae

Amie Gonser (b. 1974, New Iberia, LA). Lives and works in Round Rock, TX

Education

• 2000, Master of Fine Arts, Florida State University
• 1997, Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Shows and Competitions

• 10/2024, Paint Kerrville (OPS Members Plein Air Competition), Kerrville, Tx
• 7/2024, Fauna & Flora Show (Round Rock Arts and Culture), Texas State University, Round Rock, Tx
• 4/2024, Paint the Town (Plein Air Competition), Marble Falls, Tx
• 10/2023, Buda Art Festival (Plein Air Competition) Buda, Tx
• 3/2023, Paint the Town (Plein Air Competition), Marble Falls, Tx

• 10/2022, Buda Art Festival (Plein Air Competition), Buda, Tx (Honorable Mention Award)
• 6/2022-10/2022, Artists of Central Texas Member show, Texas State University (Round Rock)

• 10/2021, Buda Art Festival (Plein Air Competition), Buda, Tx (Second Place Award)

• 10/2019, Burnet Art Festival (Plein Air Competition), Burnet, Tx
• 7-9/2019, The Calm Beneath I-35, Solo Show, The Art Institute of Austin, Austin, Tx
• 5-7/2019, The Art of Plein Air, Group Invitational, Shalom Gallery, Ausin, Tx
• 4-5/19, Visual Journeys, PARR Member Show, The Art Institute of Austin, Austin, Tx
• 3/2019, Paint the Town (Plein Air Competition), Marble Falls, Tx
• 2/2019, Earth, Water, Sky, PARR Member Show, Williamson County Museum, Round Rock, Tx

• 11/2015, Dia De Los Muertos, Juried Group Show, ArtSpace Gallery, Round Rock, Tx
• 9/2015, Plein Air Austin Member Show, Corridor of Arts, Austin, Tx 

Awards

• 2024, Award of Distinction, Paint Kerrville Plein  Air Competition
• 2022, Honorable Mention, Buda Plein Air Festival
• 2021, Second Place, Buda Plein Air Festival
• 2019, Third Place, Quick Draw, Burnet Art Festival
• 2018, Second Place, Plein Air, Burnet Art Festival
• 2018, Fourth Place, Open Gallery, Burnet Art Festival
• 2016, Best Figure, 7th Annual Chalk Walk Festival, Round Rock, Tx
• 2016, Best in Show, Burnet Art Festival 

Memberships

• Round Rock Arts Association
• Plein Air Round Rock (Founder)
• Outdoor Painter's Society
• Artists of Central Texas 

Workshops Attended

• 9/2019, Hindes Art Academy, San Antonio Tx, Instructor: Fran Ellisor

• 9/2017, Painted Views Ranch, Florence, Tx, Instructor: Qiang Huang
• 7/2015, Taos School of Art, Instructor: Jimmy Longacre

Teaching Experience

• 2008- Present, Art Teacher, k-5, Round Rock ISD
• 4/2019, Plein Air Workshop, Round Rock Arts, Round Rock, Tx
• 2000-2007, Adjunct Professor of Art, Florida State University and Tallahassee Community College, Tallahassee, FL