Collection: ABOUT Andree

 

Artist Statement (2026)

I am a sculptor based in New York City. My work explores the emotional and physical language of forms found in the forest. I begin by walking through local environments, collecting impressions rather than objects—drawn to leaves, branches, and plant life for their movement, texture, color, and structure. These encounters serve as a point of departure, not a template.

In the studio, I work to translate the initial sensation of discovery into sculptural form. The goal is not to replicate what I find, but to extract and expand its character. Each piece evolves into a new visual language shaped by memory, intuition, and process—an interpretation rather than a representation.

For the past five years, I have worked primarily in wax. Its versatility allows me to move fluidly between building, carving, sanding, and polishing. This responsiveness supports a direct and iterative process: forms develop quickly, while refinement requires sustained attention. The final surface can hold a high level of finish, emphasizing edge, weight, and volume with precision.

My recent work focuses on forms derived from leaves found in Carl Schurz Park, a landscape deeply familiar to me. I begin with the leaf as a two-dimensional structure and translate it into a fully realized three-dimensional form. In doing so, I amplify its inherent qualities—gesture, tension, and flow—allowing the work to move beyond its origin.

These sculptures carry a sense of recognition while existing as something independent. They reflect a continuous process of observation, transformation, and material exploration, grounded in the relationship between natural form and sculptural language.

 

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

ACEA L’Expressoir Artist Residency Marnay-Sur-Seine, France August 2025

La Macina di San Cresci Chianti, Tuscany, Italy August 2024

Weir Farm National Park Wilton, Ct. August 2023 Solo

Zero Foot Hills Durham, Ct. August 2022 Solo

REPRESENTATION as MEMBER ARTIST

Ankydyn Gallery Miami FL

Pen and Brush Gallery, NYC

Carter Burden Gallery, NYC

 EXHIBITIONS

El Barrio’s Artspace NYC group Mar 2026

Carter Burden Gallery NYC group Mar 2026

The Atlantic Gallery NYC group Mar 2026

Creative Space Hayashi Gallery Chigasaki, Japan group Apr 2026

Nosegay: a plant-based exhibition Upstairs Gallery Institute Library New Haven CT group show Apr 2025

Garrison Art Center Garrison NY October 2024,2025, 2026 group

Westbeth Gallery NYC September 2024 group

Larkin Gallery Cape Cod, Ma. July 2024 group

Museum of Encaustic Art Santa Fe, NM May 2024 Permanent Collection Members Show May 2025

Ely Center for Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT November 2023 Solo

Limner Gallery Hudson, NY April 2023, May 2023, March 2024 January, 2025,2026 group

James Library and Art Center, Norwell, Ma. 2022, 2023,2024 2026group

RISD Craft Show Providence, R.I. June & October 2022 group

REVIEW

Brian Slatterym, New Haven Independent “Three artists follow the moves” 12/5/2023

COMMISSION

3 bronze Leaves from New England, private residence Essex CT 2026

EDUCATION

-Creative Breakthrough Lab 2019-Current

Rhode Island School of Design BFA Providence, R.I. ’77 sculpture

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acknowledgements 

I would like to thank the following people for helping me to build this site, and more importantly, always supporting me. 

MITCHELL RIGIE leader in creative thinking                mitchell@mitchellrigie 

Founder of Creative Breakthrough Lab 

TOM BLOOM actor, photographer                              tombloom2@gmail.com tombloom.com 

VINCENT LISI graphic designer                                    vincelisi181@gmail.com 

JAMES FITZGERALD entrepreneur                     jfitz721@gmail.com