Andrea is a British-German multimedia artist and photographer based in London, where she also teaches Media Design. She holds an MFA from the University of Leeds and a BFA from Hunter College, New York, and was trained as a photographer at the Bavarian Academy for Photography in Munich.
Her work encompasses installation, photography, printmaking, sculpture, drawing, video and immersive experiences such as Virtual Reality. Her inspiration stems from life itself, drawing on her experiences as a lifelong expat and explorer. Her themes investigate the transient nature of life, our deep connection to nature, and the cyclical processes of creation; as well as the lives of mature women; travelling in all its aspects; and the relationships between death, memory, and photography.
Andrea’s Mokuhanga Prints and Photopolymer Etchings were exhibited at the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, the Royal Society of Printmakers, the Bainbridge Open, and the Juried International Mokuhanga Exhibition in Japan. She currently explores Japanese woodcut (Mokuhanga) and photopolymer etching.
She often starts with virtual creations or photographs of her sculptures, which are translated into tactile, physical prints. She believes the boundaries between analogue and digital to be seamless, and that working across both can produce new forms that reflect our contemporary world.
Her latest digital project features an avatar named Albertina, through whom she aims to investigate the transient nature of life, our deep connection to nature, and the cyclical processes of creation, destruction, and regeneration. Andrea’s VR installation “Rise of Ice Queens” was part of ISEA International Everywhen, Brisbane, and travelled with iMkonsthall through Northern Sweden. “Rise of the Tidal Island Queens” was shortlisted for the VR Prize by DKB.
Andrea has long been fascinated by three-dimensional sculptural forms, a passion that dates to her childhood when she imagined and crafted a set of 3D cardboard zoo animals at her grandmother’s house. Over time, she has developed a unique folding technique that emphasizes the character of subjects through exaggerated geometries and sharp folding lines, which she has also translated into a digital format and immersive media experiences.
Recent awards include an a-n bursary, 2022; an ACE Lottery grant, 2021; a Mac Dowell Fellowship, 2018; a DYCP ACE grant, 2018; and an Ecce grant, 2017. Selected Solo exhibitions @ Project Divfuse London; Neuland Projekt Raum, Bochum 2021; Coleman Project Space, London, 2021; Foyer Gallery, University of Leeds, 2020; Rottstr5 Kunsthallen, Bochum, Germany, 2017. Group Exhibitions: Blueshift Gallery/ Radiance VR; Format Festival, Derby; Thamesside Gallery, London; Royal Academy of Arts, London; Towner Eastbourn. Her work is held in the collections of the Museum of London, Charles Dickens Museum, MFAH Houston, and Museum Kunst & Gewerbe, Hamburg.es – Side Gallery, Towner Eastbourne, Royal Academy of Art, Dickens Museum London, A.P.T. Gallery.