State of Sanity

The Artist: Andrea S.
Location: Atlanta, GA
Contact: questions@stateofsanity.net

I have always admired people who had artistic ability. I began painting and sketching when I was 12. I decided that I was okay and pursued art after being accepted into the visual arts program at Alabama School of Fine Arts in Birmingham, AL where I was already attending for music. For the next 4 years I continued to work in all types of medium. I did a summer program with the Art Institute of Chicago, traveled to Paris and observed all of the street artists and their varying styles, and ultimately did an internship with Sloss Metal Arts Program in Birmingham, AL. When I graduated I applied and was accepted to many different colleges some of which were Pratt Institute, Savannah College of Art and Design, University of Montevallo, and Memphis College of Art to name a few. In June after graduation I became pregnant and decided to go to school

close to home and family. I attended the University of Montevallo where I majored in art for 1 semester. I then transferred to a junior college close to my home where I remained until enrolling in Samford University where I changed my major to Education since there was no steady income in art to support myself and my son. I graduated in December, 2006 from Samford University with a Bachelor of Science in Education. I hadn’t painted in almost 5 years when my fiancé at the time began asking me to try painting again since I had once enjoyed it so much. I began painting and fell in love all over again. My husband and I got married in December 2006. I am now painting in my spare time after work and feel privileged to have a husband that supports me in whatever I undertake.


• Exhibition - "We Come Bearing Gifts" U*Space Gallery Christmas Show - December 2007 • Performing Artist Inc. Featured Artist - December 2007 • Graduated from Alabama School of Fine Art in Birmingham, AL with honors • Completed Chicago Institute of Art summer program for painting in 1999 • Intern at Sloss Furnance metal art's program from 1999-2000 • Visited France, England, and Scotland through the Institude for Cultural Exchange in 1997 • Sloss Furnace sculpture in the summer of 1999 • Graduated from Samford University in 2006 with Bachelor's of Science Degree in Education • Triple certified in early childhood education, elementary education, and special education in Alabama • Double certified in special education and elementary education in Georgia		• Noted paintings on loan at the U*Space Gallery in downtown Atlanta, GA • Accepted into and received scholarship to attend Memphis College of Art • Accepted into and received scholarship to attend the Pratt Institute • Accepted into and received scholarship to attend Savannah College of Art and Design • Accepted into and received scholarship to attend Art Academy of Cincinatti • Exhibition at the Alice Steven's Center in Birmingham, AL in 1999 • Mural painted for Hopewell Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL in 2000 and 2002 • Mural painted for Riviera Fitness in Centerpoint, AL in 2001 • Taught community art classes at Hopewell Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL from 1999-2000 • Work showcased at Magic City Art Connection in Birmingham, AL in 2000

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