Magic Alligator

Magic Alligator is a creative space located at 319 East Broad Street in Eufaula, Alabama, founded by Christian and Amanda Hamrick. Housed in Eufaula's historic downtown, it plans to bring together local art, hands-on workshops, pop-up events, and a spirit of community connection. Blending Amanda and Christian’s national and international art and design experience, Magic Alligator is a place rooted in the magic that can be found in life if you look for it. We are currently under construction but plan to open our first phase of the ArtHaus, our first gallery space in late 2025! 

Christian & Amanda 

Christian and Amanda met in New York City and welcomed their son Ronan in 2020. After spending time in the Hudson Valley during Covid, they eventually traded city life for a historic home in Christian’s hometown of Eufaula, Alabama, where their next chapter—and the early ideas for Magic Alligator—began to take shape.

Christian is a visual artist whose background spans painting, drawing, sculpture, and immersive installation work. Christian’s most known for his paintings that are alive with humor, curiosity, and a bold, expressive energy. After studying Chemical Engineering at Auburn, he traded formulas for a flat brush and became an artist full-time, pulling from nature, world-travel, and a childlike curiosity (inspired by his son) to his work.

Amanda is a fiber artist and natural dyer whose work blends fine art with slow fashion, and a deep connection to the natural world. With a BFA in Integrated Fine Arts and Fashion Design from Parsons School of Design and over a decade in New York City, she stepped away from the fashion and costume design industry to cultivate her own creative practice following the birth of her son.

Together, they bring a shared vision rooted in creativity, community, and craft. Forming the foundation of Magic Alligator. When they aren't at Magic Alligator, they are most likely on the road sharing their artwork throughout the southeast at art festivals, galleries, and museums.