Andrea Marie Breiling | |
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Nationality | American |
Education | BFA in Studio Art & Gender Studies, MFA in Studio Art |
Alma mater | University of California, Irvine, Claremont Graduate University |
Known for | Large-scale abstract works |
Andrea Marie Breiling is an American contemporary painter known for large-scale abstract works. [1]
Breiling was born in Phoenix, Arizona. She holds a BFA in Studio Art and Gender Studies from University of California, Irvine (2008). She also holds an MFA in Studio Art from Claremont Graduate University (2014). [2]
Breiling started her arts career painting with brushes in a bold colourful abstract style. [3] She transitioned to using spray paint on canvas. [4]
Breiling presented her first ever solo show with Broadway Gallery in 2021. [4] The same year, she staged her first solo exhibition with Almine Rech in Brussels, Belgium. [5] She also presented another exhibition in London within the same 2021. [6] In 2022, she staged a solo show presented by Night Gallery at Villa Paula in Miami. [7] This was featured by Cultured Magazine as one of the 9 Miami Art Week Openings You Shouldn’t Miss. [7] In 2023, she did another solo exhibition with Almine Rech in New York City. [8] She has also staged other solo shows with notable galleries across the United States. [9]
Breiling and her work have been featured multiple times on Artsy’s 10 In-demand works on Artsy This Week. [10] She has also been featured in other notable media. [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
Breiling's art belongs to the public collections of Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, FL, [16] Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ, and other museums and institutions. [17] She is represented by Night Gallery (Los Angeles) [18] and Almine Rech Gallery. [19] [20]
A hardcover book of Breiling's work, titled Spray Paint Paintings was published by Almine Rech Editions in collaboration with Night Gallery in 2023. [21]
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