ANDREA TOWNSEND
ANDREATOWNSENDART.COM
ANDREATOWNSENDART@GMAIL.COM
Education and Work
BFA 2013 Painting Herron School of Art and Design
Minor Art History
Space Contemporary Art Events| Co-Owner and PR and Community Outreach Representative
Herron School of Art and Design Alumni Fundraising Event Coordinator
Exhibitions
2023
Today is a Retrospect Solo Show, Indianapolis, IN
2022
Lost Dog Gallery Group Show, Indianapolis, IN
CTRL-ALT-REPEAT Solo Show, Saks Fifth Avenue, Indianapolis, IN
2019
Art Chroma Group Exhibition, Indianapolis, IN
Construct Extended, Indianapolis IN
Style Wars Series Exhibition, Indianapolis, IN
An Impromptu Prompt Show, Indianapolis, IN
2018
One Year at 10th West Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
Look Both Ways at 10th West Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
Semi Transparent at FoodCon 08, Indianapolis, IN
Stutz 25 Anniversary Walk, Indianapolis, IN
Telephone Show, Indianapolis, IN
2017
Female As Fuck, Group Exhibition, Indianapolis, IN
Group Exhibition, Tarkington Towers, Indpls., IN
Clash of the Meatballs Live Paint for Silent Auction, Indianapolis, IN
Private FR Live Paint, Indianapolis, IN
2015
Private Show, Fountain Square Houses, Indianapolis, IN
IDADA Members Juried Exhibition, Pattern, Indianapolis, IN
Architectural Progression Extended, 3 Mass Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
Architectural Progression, The Bureau at Hinge - Indianapolis, IN
2014
IMCP, Old City Hall Building - Indianapolis, IN
2013
Urban Unrest solo show, 3 Mass Gallery - Indianapolis, IN
Welcome Home, Old City Hall - Indianapolis, IN
VACANT, Old City Hall - Indianapolis, IN
2012
Borshoff Homographs Extended Exhibition, Irvington Historical Society - Indianapolis, IN
Borshoff Homographs Exhibition, The Harrison Center for the Arts - Indianapolis, IN
Juried Herron Undergraduate Exhibition, Herron School of Art and Design - Indianapolis, IN
Tiny, Gallery 924 - Indianapolis, IN
Works of Healing and Hope, Herron School of Art and Design - Indianapolis, IN
Things That Don’t Tip Over, Fountain Square Brewery - Indianapolis, IN
Annual Independent Music and Art Festival, The Harrison Center - Indianapolis, IN
Selected Commissions
2024
Pfister Hotel, Milwaukee, WI
Hyatt, Chicago, IL
2023
Marriott, W Lakeshore Hotel, Chicago, IL
Northwestern Mutual, Fishers, IN
Smash Burger Restaurant, Irvington, IN
Doubletree, Cedar Rapids, IA
Pfister Hotel, Milwaukee, WI
Private Collector, Carmel, IN
Private Collector, Indpls., IN
Private Collector, Chicago, IL
2022
Private Collector, Palm Springs, CA
Private Collector, Chicago, IL
Public Art Outdoor Mural, Speedway Arts Council and Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN
Private Collector, Houston, TX
2021
Google Offices, New York, NY
Eryka Hawkins, Chicago, IL
Kyle McDonald, Indianapolis, IN
Private Collector, Grand Rapids, MI
Private Collector, Orlando, FL
2020
Private Collector, New Jersey
Marriott Hotels, New York, NY
Kevin and Gretchen Knock, Indianapolis, IN
The Delaney Tavern and Boutique Hotel, Orlando, FL
2019
Lucid, Indianapolis, IN
The Delaney Tavern and Boutique Hotel, Orlando, FL
2018
Mattingly Burke Cohen & Biederman LLP, Indianapolis, IN
Lucid, Indianapolis, IN
Jacqueline Esch, Carmel, IN
Janette and Leonard Ray, Indianapolis, IN
2017
Gallery Pastry Shop, Broad Ripple, IN
Mural for the Arts Council and Historical Society, Lafayette, IN
Alli Cusic, New York, NY
Nikous, Morgantown, IN
Gena Larsh, Indianapolis, IN
2016
Marriott Hotels, New York, New York
Beth Stewart, Indianapolis, IN
Koala T Preschool, Mural, Indianapolis, IN
Cerulean in The Alexander-Indianapolis, IN
People for Urban Progress for film O.G.- Indianapolis, IN
2015
Nick Caldwell- Indianapolis, IN
Don Gilroy and Matt Bennett - Indianapolis, IN
Desiree Spears - Indianapolis, IN
Congenital Heart Disease Fundraiser Silent Auction, The Bureau at Hinge - Indianapolis, IN
Emily Heck - Essexville, Michigan
2014
Clint Ferguson, Infastructure Engineering Inc. - Chicago, IL
Chef Joseph’s Cabaret Room - Indianapolis, IN
Ali Cusic - Indianapolis, IN
Ray Biederman, Barnes and Thornburg Building - Indianapolis, iN
Josh Gonzalez, Thunderbird - Indianapolis, IN
Patrick Ezo, Assinie - Cote D’ivorie
Daniel Shinkle - Indianapolis, IN
2013
Dave Lynd, 3 Mass - Indianapolis, IN
Amy Whaley - Hanover, Pennsylvania
Sharron West - Indianapolis, IN
Ethan Kingston - Indianapolis, IN
Neil Stanley, Indianapolis, IN
2012
Indianapolis Downtown Inc. - Indianapolis, IN
Lindsey Turner - Indianapolis, IN
Alissa Cook - Indianapolis, IN
Amber Kaiser - Indianapolis, IN
Honors and Awards
2014 IUPUI Solution Center Grant Acceptance
2013 Dean’s List Herron School of Art and Design
2013 Heartland Award
2012 Juried Herron Undergraduate Exhibition Juror’s Choice Award
2011 Painting Scholarship
2010 Dean’s List Herron School of Art and Design
Professional Organizations
Space Contemporary Art Events/ CO-Owner, Indianapolis, IN
Member of Indy Arts Council, Indianapolis, IN
Member of IDADA, Indianapolis, IN
Press/Media
Featured in “House and Garden Magazine UK” in Art Edit Campaign of February 2019 Issue
Featured in “House and Garden Magazine UK” in Art Edit Campaign of January 2019 Issue
Featured in “House and Garden Magazine UK” in Art Edit Campaign of December 2019 Issue
Featured in quarterly issue of “Studio Visit Magazine” by New American Paintings, March 2019
Film Credit for HBO’s “O.G” released March 2019
"FoodCon 8", NUVO News, https://www.nuvo.net/calendar/foodcon/event_2be7c586-9035-11e8-a271-2f3f89f5a05f.html, 2018
Paintings featured in Bravo TV's "Flipping' Exes", 2018
Paintings featured on HGTV's "Good Bones", 2018
Created props for "OG" Indie Film, 2016
“November 2013 Visual Art Reviews”, NUVO News, www.nuvo.net, 2013
“May Days: 20 Can’t Miss Events”, Indianapolis Star, www.indystar.com, 2013
“VACANT presented by [space]”, All Events.in Indianapolis, www.allevents.in, 2013
“Vacant”, Herron School Upcoming Shows Beyond Campus, www.herron.iupui.edu, 2013
“Vacant’ art show a one-night party”, Indianapolis Star, www.Indystar.com , 2013
“Vacant art show Image Gallery”, Indianapolis Star, www.indystar.com, 2013
Herron seniors combat Vacant space”, Herron School of Art and Design Blog Herron.iupui.edu, 2013
“Andie Townsend – Artist”, Pete the Planner, www.wibc.com, 2013
“Review” VACANT at Old City Hall”, NUVO News, www.nuvo.net, 2013