As a little girl I was always involved in the arts; Creating games with magical planets to visit; dressing up other children in outer space costumes; drawing; painting, directing. Eventually, I worked for the Smithsonian, the IMF, and other organizations, where I traveled to remote and exotic places. I thought the creativity and excitement of these jobs and my life could substitute for actually making my art.
It was in 2001 when I returned to the visual arts, that I realized that creating something tangible out of the hidden and non-verbal places within me, gave me a satisfaction and sense of wholeness I didn’t know I missed. In essence, I am my art.
Printmaking creates a kind of magic when the press rolls and reveals hidden surprises, like those secrets in my soul. Papermaking allows me to capture the alien creatures that formed in my childhood. I try to capture the elusiveness of the moment with movement; using scribbles, marks, and textures from plant fibers, my handmade papers, and found materials. I like strong colors and elements to elicit the powerfulness and potential of the human mind. In all mediums, I love the complexity of combining the seemingly incongruous elements made by man and nature. Nature is the original source of man’s creations.
Andrea Snyder, BFA, cum laude Tyler School of Art, MFA program NYU with additional studies at Wharton, University of the Arts, and Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, is a prize-winning printmaking & mixed media artist who has exhibited in the U.S. and Great Britain. She has taught art classes at University of the Arts, Main Line Arts Center, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia School District, The American School in London and the American International School in Zurich, as well as taught craft marketing at the Crafts Center in MD, the Nova Scotia Designer Craft Council, Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design, and the South African & Canadian consulates. In addition, she has done product development & craft marketing in 22 countries in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. Currently, her art combines multiple mediums in collaged abstracts on paper, canvas, and Mylar. In addition, she has worked in high shrinkage fibers to create wall sculptures of handmade paper and pounded Kozo fibers, as well as created anecdotal paper clay torsos and games.
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Continuing Education
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Philadelphia, PA
Continuing Education
New School, New York, NY
Continuing Education
Wharton School of Business, Philadelphia, PA
Continuing Education, Evening Marketing Program
New York University Graduate School of Film and Television, New York, NY
MFA Program in Film Direction
Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
MFA Program in Printmaking
Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
BFA cum Laude
2020
Artists Equity 71st Annual Spring Virtual Show, online exhibition
2nd Place, Maybe Mali
2nd Place, Inside of Upside Down
2019
The Manayunk-Roxborough Art Center Annual Juried Show, Philadelphia, PA, 2019
3rd Prize
2016
Absolutely Abstract, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA, 2016
3rd Prize
Wayne Art Center Juried Members Show, Wayne Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
Great Frame Up Award
Large Format Juried Show, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
3rd Prize
First Presbyterian Festival of the Arts, First Presbyterian Church, Clarks Summit, PA
Prize in Graphics
Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA
Honorable Mention
Philadelphia Art Teacher's Annual, Philadelphia, PA
Association Award in Prints
Stell Elkins Tyler Scholarship
PA Board of Education Scholarship
A Journey to Greece, Hug-Verlag, AG, Zurich, Switzerland
Painting, William Freedman Gallery
Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Director's Office
Bingus & Spoingus Collection, Muncie, IN
InLiquid
Papermakers Guild
Surface Design Association
Friends of Dard Hunter (Papermakers)
The Print Center
The University of Pennsylvania Museum
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Artists Equity-Delaware Valley
1996 - 2008
International Product Marketing
Consulting and workshops in merchandising, marketing, & promoting craft
Clients Include:
University of Pennsylvania Museum Shop, Philadelphia, Pa
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Crafts Center, Silver Spring, MD
Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council, Nova Scotia, Canada
Cape Breton Center for Craft and Design, Nova Scotia, Canada
ArtNet.Com, NYC, NY
IMF/World Bank, Washington, D.C.
Action For Enterprise, Mali, West Africa
Aid to Artisan, Hartford, CT
Fundacion Ecolombia, Medellin, Colombia
Art & Artifact Catalog, Twinsburg, Ohio
Canadian Government Dept. of Foreign Affairs, Washington, D.C.
Made in Museum, Rome, Italy
Year of the American Craft Committee, American Crafts Council
Beauty Gallery, Newtown Square, PA
Judge
Buyers Market of American Crafts
Judge
North Dakota Tribal Show
Judge
California Gift Show
Booth Judge
New York Gift Show
Booth Judge
First Nations Project
Advisory Board
World Titanium Council
Council Member
Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Mainline Art Center, Haverford, PA
The American International School, Zurich, Kilchberg, Switzerland
The American International School, London, United Kingdom
Allen's Lane Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
The Newark Museum, Newark, NJ
Olney High School, Philadelphia, PA
Bartram High School
2023
Chelsea Connoisseurs, Amsterdam Whitney International, New York City, NY
Click for a Tour of my Artwork filmed during exhibition
Not Just: A World Collage Day Exhibition, Maude Kearns Art Center, Eugene, OR
Jurors: Beth I. Robinson and Michael James
2022
Art San Diego 2022, Contemporary Art and Design Fair, San Diego, CA
2021
Cerulean Arts' 8th Annual Juried Exhibition, Cerulean Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Juror: Yin Li
2020
Artists Equity 71st Annual Spring Virtual Show, online exhibition
Recipient of two 2nd place prizes
2019
Annual Juried Show, Manayunk-Roxborough Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
Recipient of 3rd place prize
Alumni Educators Exhibit, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2018
118th Anniversary International Exhibition of Works on Paper, Philadelphia Watercolor Society, Wayne, PA
Juror: Alan Wylie
Paper Awareness 2018 - Unity & Diversity, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA
6th Annual Juried Exhibition, Cerulean Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2017
Spotlight on Abstraction, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
11th Annual Juried Exhibition, Goggleworks Center for Fine Art, Reading, PA
2016
Annual Juried Exhibition, Pagus Gallery, Norristown, PA
Large Format Juried Show, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
Paper Awareness, The Cove, Palmyra, NJ
Absolutely Abstract, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
Professional Artists Members Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2015
Professional Artists Members Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
2014
Professional Artists Members Exhibition, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
Paper Awareness XIV, From the Vat, Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA
2013
Paper Sojourn, Montgomery County Community College West Campus, Pottstown, PA
2012
Muse Gallery Invitational, Muse Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Wayne Art Center Juried Members Exhibition, Wayne Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
Honorable Mention
2011
Works of Art on Paper, Markeim Arts Center, Haddonfield, NJ
Juried Exhibition
Wayne Art Center Juried Members Exhibition, Wayne Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
Mainline Art Center Faculty Show, Mainline Art Center, Haverford, PA
2010
Paper Awareness, Guild of Papermakers, Perkins Center for the Arts, Collingswood, NJ
Wayne Art Center Juried Members Exhibition, Wayne Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
Woodmere Museum 70th Annual Juried Exhibition, Woodmere Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Mainline Art Center Faculty Show, Mainline Art Center, Haverford, PA
2009
Mainline Art Center Faculty Show, Mainline Art Center, Haverford, PA
2008
Mainline Art Center Faculty Show, Mainline Art Center, Haverford, PA
2007
Lankenau Institute for Medical Research Gallery, Wynnewood, PA
Mainline Art Center Faculty Show, Mainline Art Center, Haverford, PA
University of the Arts Continuing Education Show, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2006
Works on Paper, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
2005
Works on Paper, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
2004
Living with Art, Mainline Art Center, Haverford, PA
2003
Continuing Education Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Philadelphia, PA
1982
Hampstead Artists Council, London, England
2018
Philadelphia Open Studio Tours
2017
Grand Prix Gala, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
