Andrea McLean was born in Wales in and grew up in the Forest of Dean. She studied at Falmouth School of Art (1987-90), the Slade School of Art (1992-94) and the British School at Rome on an Abbey Scholarship in Painting (1994-95)
AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES
2010
- Andrea’s painting A Contemporary Mappa Mundi on display at The British Library
2006-07
- ‘A Map of all Maps’, St Pancras Project, London
- Shortlisted for the John Moores 24, Liverpool biennial
2005
- Artist-in-Residence, Hereford Cathedral
- Shortlisted for the Prince of Wales Bursary for the Arts
2004
- Artist-in-Residence, Bleddfa Art Centre, Powys, Wales
2003
- Shortlisted for the Royal Academy of Arts Charles Wollaston Award
2002
- Artist-in-Residence, Gloucester Cathedral October 2001- September 2002
1999
- Artist-in-Residence, Sinji Vrh, Slovenia
1998
- Prize Winner, Royal Academy of Arts
1997
- Award winner, Cheltenham Open Drawing Exhibition
1995
- Abbey Major Scholarship in Painting, British School at Rome
1994
- Slade Bursary, University College London
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010
- The Bleddfa Centre, Wales
2004
- Turning World, Art Space Gallery, London
- Bell Wheels, Rochester Art Gallery
- Mapping the Place of the Wolf, Bleddfa Art Centre, Wales
- Jesse Tree, St Mary’s Priory Church and The Art Shop, Abergavenny
2002
- The Flower of All Cities, Art Space Gallery, London
- Paintings, Gloucester Cathedral
- Works on Paper, Gloucester City Museum and Art Gallery
2000
- A Vision of a Wolf on Kingsland High Street, Art Space Gallery, London
1999
- Barbican Library Exhibition, Barbican Centre, London
1996
- Journey across the Sky, Sutton House London
1995
- Mostra, British School at Rome
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010
- Malvern Library - Unsung Heroes Part 2
2009
- Unsung Heroes, The Courtyard Theatre and Art Centre, Hereford
- Cragie Aitchison and Supporting Artists, The Art Shop, Abergavenny
- Artist in the Garden, The Art Shop, Abergavenny
- Herefordshire Art Week, Open Studios event
2008
- A Contemporary Mappa Mundi, The British Library
- All We See is Vision, The Burgage Hall, Ledbury Poetry Festival
2007
- Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, also 2004, ‘03, ‘02, ‘01, 2000, 1999, 1998 and 1997
- Jerwood Drawing Prize Exhibition, Drawing Breath
- The Blake Birthday Book, The House of William Blake, London
2006
- Art for Amnesty, Ledbury, Herefordshire
2005
- Landscape and Topography, Hereford City Art Gallery and Museum
2004
- New York Field, the lab gallery, Lexington Avenue, NY, USA
- Hereford Art Week, Queenswood Arboretum
- The River, Falmouth Art Gallery, Cornwall
- With magic in my eyes, Museum of Modern Art, Wales
- Visions of London, Art Space Gallery, London
- Paintings in Hospitals, 50th Anniversary Exhibition, Fosterart, Shoreditch, London
- Paintings, Capel-y-finn, Hay Festival of Literature fringe event, also 2003
- Presteigne Annual Exhibition, Powys, Wales
2003
- Singer & Friedlander/Sunday Times Watercolour Competition, Mall Galleries, London and touring to the Sculpture Hall at Manchester Town Hall
- A Book of Maps, Dennis Potter Room, Ross-on-Wye Public Gallery
2002
- Draw-in, A Festival of Drawing in Gloucestershire, Gloucester City Museum and Art Gallery
- Artistree, Ledbury Poetry Festival.
- Hunting Art Prizes, Royal College of Art, London
2001
- Garden of Earthly Delights, Art Space Gallery, London
- 149th Autumn Exhibition, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
2000
- Blake’s Heaven: A Tribute to William Blake, Scolar Fine Art, London
- 5th Mondiale Print Triennial, Galerie d’Art Contemporian de Chamalières, France
- Post-it Exhibition Royal Academy of Arts, London
1999
- Kulturni Centre Srecko, Senzana, Slovenia
- Kulturni Centre Ivan Napotnik, Velenje, Slovenia. Mestni Muzeji Idrija
1998
- Royal Overseas League Annual Exhibition, Overseas House, London
Touring to; The Concourse, RNCN, Manchester & Edinburgh College of Art - Recent Graduates, Art Space Gallery, London.
1997
- Cheltenham Open Drawing Exhibition - C & GCHE.
Touring to: EICH Gallery, University of Lincolnshire and Humberside, Hull
1995
- Making a Mark, Mall Galleries, London
1994
- Doppleganger and In Vino Veritas, British School at Rome
1992
- Foyer Exhibition, Business Design Centre, London
1991
- Fresh Art, Business Design Centre, London
LECTURES, WORKSHOPS and TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2010
- Taking part in the upcoming BBC4 series The Art of Maps
- Founder of the Ledbury Parish Map Project in Partnership with Herefordshire Mind
- Workshop leader for the ‘Mapping our Community Project with residents of Ledbury Aquired Brain Injury Unit
2008
- A series of workshops for the Herefordshire Parkinsons Society Painting Group
- An ongoing weekly art class for the ABI (acquired brain injury) unit of Ledbury Hospital
2006
- Visiting Artist, Krishnamurti Foundation School of Art, Varanasi, India
2005
- Artist’s Talk, Hereford Cathedral
- Talk for students at Hereford Art College
- Talk for two groups of year 10 pupils at Elsdale School, Hereford
2004
- Two days of workshops for eight pupils of St Mary’s School, Rochester
- Slide Talk, Rochester Art Gallery
- Slide Talk and discussion with Dr David Brancaleone, The Angel, Abergavenny
2003
- Public Lecture, University of Gloucestershire
- Slide Talk for Foundation Course students, Cheltenham Art School
2002
- One term of part time teaching of first year degree students, Cheltenham
- Artist’s Talk, Gloucester Cathedral
- A weekly workshop for a term at the Widden Family Centre, Gloucester
- Public Lecture, Cheltenham Art School
2001
- One day workshop at The Museum of Childhood, London
- Visiting Artist, Slade School of Art, London
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
- The British Library
- The Bleddfa Centre
- Central Books, London
- The British School at Rome