Andrew was born and raised north of Chicago where he developed his love of art and found his calling as a sculptor while working as a studio assistant and fabricator. He decided to pursue a formal education as a way to deepen his understanding in the arts and received his Bachelor of Fine Art from Northern Illinois University and his Masters from Texas A&M University Corpus Christi.
Since graduation Andrew has been a working and living in San Antonio. At the start of 2019 he became an instructor at Inspire Fine Art center where he taught intermediate and advanced welding courses. He was privileged to be part of their community outreach classes to help bring art education to underprivileged areas of San Antonio. Unfortunately, due to a loss of finical assistance due to COVID-19 Inspire was forced to permanently close their doors in May of 2020.
At the beginning of 2020 he accepted the roll of Woodshop manager at Texas State in San Marcus and he has had the pleasure of working when needed as a Gallery Tec at Blue Star Contemporary Art Gallery in San Antonio.
Now at the start of 2022 he is the Windgate Artist in residence at Arkansas Tech University. Through this residency he will be able to connect with the community, teach and build a sculpture for ATU.
In addition to this work Andrew produces and co-hosts the podcast Artsplanations with his fiancée, contracts as a fabricator, and accepts private commissions for drawings, paintings, sculptures, and ceramics.
Since graduation Andrew has been a working and living in San Antonio. At the start of 2019 he became an instructor at Inspire Fine Art center where he taught intermediate and advanced welding courses. He was privileged to be part of their community outreach classes to help bring art education to underprivileged areas of San Antonio. Unfortunately, due to a loss of finical assistance due to COVID-19 Inspire was forced to permanently close their doors in May of 2020.
At the beginning of 2020 he accepted the roll of Woodshop manager at Texas State in San Marcus and he has had the pleasure of working when needed as a Gallery Tec at Blue Star Contemporary Art Gallery in San Antonio.
Now at the start of 2022 he is the Windgate Artist in residence at Arkansas Tech University. Through this residency he will be able to connect with the community, teach and build a sculpture for ATU.
In addition to this work Andrew produces and co-hosts the podcast Artsplanations with his fiancée, contracts as a fabricator, and accepts private commissions for drawings, paintings, sculptures, and ceramics.
