ANDREA TOWNSEND
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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
2024
Concept Unknown Solo Show, Indianapolis, IN
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
2025
435th Wing of USAF, Ramstein, Germany
Northwestern Mutual, Fishers, IN, USA
Private Collector, Houston, TX, USA
2024
Private Collector, Washington D.C., USA
Private Collector, Chicago, IL, USA
Private Collector, Nashville, IN, USA
811 Group, Braod Ripple, IN, USA
Pfister Hotel, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Private Collector, Bloomington, IN, USA
Hilton Hotel, Chicago, IL, USA
Hyatt, Chicago, IL, USA
2023
Marriott, W Lakeshore Hotel, Chicago, IL, USA
Northwestern Mutual, Fishers, IN, USA
Smash Burger Restaurant, Irvington, IN, USA
Doubletree, Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
Pfister Hotel, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Private Collector, Carmel, IN, USA
Private Collector, Indpls., IN, USA
Private Collector, Chicago, IL, USA
2022
Private Collector, Palm Springs, CA. USA
Private Collector, Chicago, IL, USA
Public Art Outdoor Mural, Speedway Arts Council and Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Private Collector, Houston, TX, USA
2021
Google Offices, New York, NY, USA
Eryka Hawkins, Chicago, IL, USA
Kyle McDonald, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Private Collector, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Private Collector, Orlando, FL, USA
2020
Private Collector, New Jersey, USA
Marriott Hotels, New York, NY, USA
Kevin and Gretchen Knock, Indianapolis, IN, USA
The Delaney Tavern and Boutique Hotel, Orlando, FL,USA
2019
Lucid, Indianapolis, IN, USA
The Delaney Tavern and Boutique Hotel, Orlando, FL, USA
2018
Mattingly Burke Cohen & Biederman LLP, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Lucid, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Jacqueline Esch, Carmel, IN, USA
Janette and Leonard Ray, Indianapolis, IN, USA
2017
Gallery Pastry Shop, Broad Ripple, IN, USA
Mural for the Arts Council and Historical Society, Lafayette, IN, USA
Alli Cusic, New York, NY, USA
Nikous, Morgantown, IN, USA
Gena Larsh, Indianapolis, IN, USA
2016
Marriott Hotels, New York, New York, USA
Beth Stewart, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Koala T Preschool, Mural, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Cerulean in The Alexander-Indianapolis, IN, USA
People for Urban Progress for film O.G.- Indianapolis, IN, USA
2015
Nick Caldwell- Indianapolis, IN, USA
Don Gilroy and Matt Bennett - Indianapolis, IN, USA
Desiree Spears - Indianapolis, IN, USA
Congenital Heart Disease Fundraiser Silent Auction, The Bureau at Hinge - Indianapolis, IN, USA
Emily Heck - Essexville, Michigan, USA
2014
Clint Ferguson, Infastructure Engineering Inc. - Chicago, IL, USA
Chef Joseph’s Cabaret Room - Indianapolis, IN, USA
Ali Cusic - Indianapolis, IN, USA
Ray Biederman, Barnes and Thornburg Building - Indianapolis, IN, USA
Josh Gonzalez, Thunderbird - Indianapolis, IN, USA
Patrick Ezo, Assinie - Cote D’ivorie
Daniel Shinkle - Indianapolis, IN, USA
2013
Dave Lynd, 3 Mass - Indianapolis, IN, USA
Amy Whaley - Hanover, Pennsylvania, USA
Sharron West - Indianapolis, IN, USA
Ethan Kingston - Indianapolis, IN, USA
Neil Stanley, Indianapolis, IN, USA
2012
Indianapolis Downtown Inc. - Indianapolis, IN, USA
Lindsey Turner - Indianapolis, IN, USA
Alissa Cook - Indianapolis, IN, USA
Amber Kaiser - Indianapolis, IN, USA
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