OREGON BORN BEAUTY AMANDA WALL IS AN ART DIRECTOR, STYLIST, PAINTER AND MODEL. SPOTTED ON THE STREETS OF SEATTLE DURING HER COLLEGE DAYS RESULTED IN A SUCCESSFUL MODELING CAREER, WHICH SAW AMANDA STAR IN CAMPAIGNS FOR GLOBAL BRANDS INCLUDING BUMBLE & BUMBLE. SUCH EXPOSURE TO THE FASHION AND BEAUTY INDUSTRIES ENABLED HER PASSION FOR BRANDING AND CREATIVITY TO TRANSITION FROM ONE SIDE OF THE CAMERA TO THE OTHER.
FAST FORWARD A COUPLE OF YEARS AND AMANDA IS THE BRAINCHILD BEHIND THE INNOVATIVE, STYLIST, AND ONE OF THE TRENDIEST HAIR CARE BRANDS ON THE MARKET, R+CO. AMANDA'S CREATIVE EYE ESTABLISHED R+CO AS A RELATABLE, ALLURING AND ONE OF A KIND MILLENNIAL BRAND WITH A LUXURY EDGE, BOASTING A STRONG VISUAL PRESENCE AND BRAND IDENTITY LIKE NO OTHER. (PRODUCTS INCLUDE 'HIGH DIVE' MOISTURE + SHINE CREME *A PERSONAL FAVORITE OF OPRAH*, 'NEON LIGHTS' DRY OIL SPRAY AND 'TELEVISION' PERFECT HAIR SHAMPOO).
IN ADDITION TO BE A CELEBRATED BRAND BUILDER, AMANDA IS ALSO A PAINTER. THE SELF-TAUGHT ARTIST, WHO ONLY PICKED UP A BRUSH THREE YEARS AGO, DESCRIBES HER OBSESSION WITH PAINTING AS 'LOW-KEY MASOCHISM', AND REFERS TO HERSELF AS A "PSEUDO-SURREAL-NEW-ROMANTIQUE-FIGURATIVE PAINTER." SHE IS BEST KNOWN FOR HER SENSUAL, STYLIST NUDES THAT FUSE FANTASY WITH FASHION. AMANDA'S WORK ATTRACTS AN INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCE, SHE HAS SHOWN PIECES GLOBALLY IN CITIES SUCH AS LOS ANGELES ("INVASIVE SPECIES", ANAT EGBI GALLERY), SEOUL ("REFLECTIONS: HUMAN/NATURE", GANA ART SEOUL), BERLIN (KöNIG GALERIE), BRUSSELS (ALMINE RECH GALLERY), AMONG MANY OTHERS. AMANDA'S EXPERTISE IN BUSINESS, BEAUTY, THE ARTS AND FASHION MEANS SHE IS OFTEN PROFILED BY PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING DAZED, COVETEUR, FORBES, INSTYLE, AND BYRDIE TO NAME A FEW. AMANDA IS ALSO AN EX-CONTRIBUTOR TO PURPLE MAGAZINE.