Andrea Higgins

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Andrea Higgins
NationalityAmerican
Education Dartmouth College
Alma mater San Francisco Art Institute
Known forPainting
AwardsSECA Art Award
2002

Andrea Higgins is an American painter.

Early life and education

She grew up in Kansas City, received a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College, and received a Master of Fine Arts from the San Francisco Art Institute. [1] [2]

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Career

Her paintings include geometric patterns that resemble textiles, based on her experience at Britex Fabrics in San Francisco. [1] [2] The brushstrokes in her oil paintings mimic stitches in fabric. On a visit to Indonesia in 1995 she was inspired by the Hindu women's woven sarongs. She connected these women's fashion to the way that American first ladies dress, inspiring her show "The President's Wives." [1] Her exhibitions have been inspired by characters in literature, including Babbitt and The Picture of Dorian Gray, and American politics, including Nancy Reagan. [3] She received an Artadia Award in 2000 and the SECA Art Award in 2002 from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. [4] [5]

Shows and works

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Andrea Higgins: Spark". KQED Arts. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Cirillo, Laura; Rhoades, Kate; Rose, Katherine; Salter-Mack, Alexasia; Volk, Darian (2013). "Double Take Catelogue" (PDF). Mills College of the Arts. p. 11. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Messer, Ari (22 October 2009). "'Appearance': Andrea Higgins' fresh paintings". SF Gate. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. "Andrea Higgins". Artadia. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  5. "2002 SECA Award". SF MOMA. Archived from the original on 14 October 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.