Aimee Hofmann

Upon relocating to Manhattan at the age of 18, Hofmann pursued a Bachelor of Science degree at the Stern School of Business, New York University.  After embarking on a professional path in marketing post-graduation, she found herself seeking a transformative experience.  She married and ventured to Switzerland in 2000, where the majestic Alpine landscapes and serene natural surroundings ignited her creative spirit and fostered a newfound appreciation for the present moment and life's simple pleasures.

Returning to New York City after her overseas sojourn, Hofmann resolved to eschew the corporate world in pursuit of a more fulfilling vocation. However, her trajectory took an unforeseen turn in 2006 when she was diagnosed with Transverse Myelitis, a neurological condition resulting in complete paralysis from the T10 level of the spine. During her two-month hospitalization, she found solace and purpose in a therapeutic art program, discovering a profound sense of peace and catharsis in painting from her hospital bed. Art became her anchor amidst the tumult of loss, grief, and self-discovery, empowering her to navigate the challenges of her new reality and rediscover joy in the creative process.

In the years following her diagnosis, Hofmann channeled her resilience and artistic vision into a series of evocative collections, ranging from abstract landscapes and florals to dynamic swirl patterns that evolved into increasingly abstract forms. In 2019, having established roots as a permanent resident of Westchester County, she embarked on a more disciplined art practice, leveraging online platforms to market and sell her paintings and engaging in commissioned work for local residential clients. Driven by an insatiable thirst for knowledge and artistic growth, she pursued further education in color theory, technique, and composition through workshops led by esteemed female artists she admired.

Hofmann's artistic prowess has garnered acclaim and recognition, with her works acquired for prominent fine art collections including those of Montefiore's Burke Rehabilitation, HSBC Bank USA, Amazon, JPMorgan Chase & Co., PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ipsen, Intuit, Brown Advisory, State Street Bank and Vigil Neuroscience. She has exhibited at art venues such as the Carriage Barn Arts Center, Jamestown Arts Center, Blue Door Arts Center, and Rye Arts Center, and participated in world wide art fairs such as The Other Art Fair.

Beyond her artistic pursuits, Hofmann is a devoted wife and mother of two, a dedicated two-time hand-cyclist marathoner, an avid swimmer, and an occasional speaker on panels, i.e., Harvard Business School and DisabilityIn. Committed to leveraging her platform for positive change, she has raised significant funds for the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation in support of paralysis research. As a passionate advocate for disability rights and inclusion, she endeavors to raise awareness and promote equitable representation through her art, embodying a vision of empowerment and resilience that transcends physical limitations.

Artist Statement:

"My work explores the relationship between intention and unpredictability—how we shape our lives through planning and choice while continually adapting to what cannot be controlled. Across my practice, I investigate this tension through abstraction, using painting as both a physical process and a metaphor for navigating change.  My latest series, Blueprints, is the clearest expression of this ongoing inquiry.

Working with poured acrylics, gestural brushwork, collage, paint skins, and layered surfaces, I allow materials to move freely before responding through editing, rebuilding, and refinement. Geometry introduces a sense of structure, while fluid passages invite instinct and chance. As layers accumulate, traces of earlier decisions remain visible, creating paintings that carry their own history. The process unfolds through a continual exchange between intention and response, construction and disruption. Rather than illustrating this dialogue, the work is shaped by it. The painting is not simply about the struggle between holding on and letting go; it is the struggle itself. Every pour, revision, interruption, and reconstruction becomes part of the final composition, leaving behind a visible record of its own evolution.

This way of working emerged from a profound shift in perspective following the sudden onset of paralysis. It prompted me to reconsider ideas of time, memory, and freedom while deepening my appreciation for the fleeting moments that shape a life. Nostalgia—particularly the energy, vibrancy and physical freedom I associate with my own childhood, specifically growing up during the 1980s—continues to influence my visual language. Recurring elements such as water, layered surfaces, swirling forms, and the incidental marks left by my wheelchair are not fixed symbols, but recurring traces of movement, adaptation, and lived experience.

Ultimately, I am less interested in resolving tension than in allowing opposing forces to coexist. The work embraces the space where order and intuition, certainty and uncertainty, structure and spontaneity meet—suggesting that peace is found not by choosing one over the other, but by accepting that both are essential to how we build, experience, and continually remake our lives."- A.H.