Andrea McLean studied fine art at Falmouth School of Art, the Slade School of Art and the British School at Rome on an Abbey Scholarship in Painting.
Andrea’s painting ‘A Contemporary Mappa Mundi’ is on display at the British Library as part of their permanent collection. Donated by Catherine Delano Smith, it is found at the entrance to the map room. Andrea is a featured artist in Tess Jaray’s book ‘Paintings: Mysteries and Confessions’. Her panel paintings and painted books were recently in the Mappa Mundi museum at Hereford Cathedral as part of the exhibition ‘Mapping Inspirations’. She took part in the exhibition ‘Good and Bad Government’ with artists Timothy Hyman RA, Victoria Rance, Frank Creber and Micheal Johnson at Thames-side Studios Gallery. Her paintings will be on display in a solo Exhibition at The Plough Arts Centre, Great Torrington, Devon in May and June 2018.
In March/April 2019 she will have a Solo Exhibition at the beautiful gallery above The Art Shop, Abergavenny
She lives and works in Ledbury, Herefordshire.
Andrea is, as of June 2018, delighted to be an honorary member of the Traherne Association, following contributions of Illustrated Talks and displays of paintings inspired by Thomas Traherne at the association’s annual festival, for the past three years.
Solo Exhibitions
| 2018 | The Art Shop and Chapel, Abergavenny - upcoming in Autumn 2018 |
| The Plough Arts Centre, Great Torrington, Devon | |
| 2016 | Creative in Residence Exhibition, Hereford College of Arts |
| Artwork Display at the Thomas Traherne Festival, Credenhill | |
| 2015 | Yarpole Bell Tower Residency Exhibition |
| 2012 | Paintings and Etchings, Shell House Gallery, Ledbury |
| 2011 | The Tree of Jesse, Abergavenny Arts and Music Festival |
| 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 |
| The Flower of All Cities, Gloucester Cathedral | |
| The Flower of All Cities, 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
| 2018 | 'Gardens & Hedgerows' The Art Shop and Chapel, Abergavenny |
| 'Good and Bad Government' Thames-side studios gallery, London | |
| 2017 | 'Mapping Inspirations' Mappa Mundi Museum, Hereford Cathedral |
| 2016 | 'The Edge of Printing', curated by Tess Jaray RA, Keeper's House, Royal Academy of Arts |
| 2012 | Royal Academy Summer Exhibition |
| 2011 | Opening exhibition, The Shell House Gallery, Ledbury |
| Flashback, Art Space Gallery, London | |
| Summer exhibition, The Art Shop and Gallery, Abergavenny | |
| 2010 | Malvern Library Gallery – Unsung Heroes Part two |
| 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, London and Manchester |
| 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, London, Manchester & Edinburgh |
| Recent Graduates, Art Space Gallery, London. | |
| 1997 | Cheltenham Open Drawing Exhibition, Cheltenham, Lincolnshire and Humberside |
| 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 |
Awards and Residencies
| 2018 | Andrea’s painting ‘A Contemporary Mappa Mundi’ on display at The British Library |
| 2015-16 | Creative in Residence at Hereford College of Arts |
| 2014 | Artist in Residence at Booth Bookshop during the Hay Festival |
| 2010 | Artist in Residence, The Bleddfa Centre, Powys |
| 2007 | ‘A Map of all Maps’, St Pancras Project, London |
| 2006 | Shortlisted for the John Moores 24, Liverpool biennial |
| 2005 | Artist-in-Residence, Hereford Cathedral |
| Finalist 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 |
Lectures, Workshops and Teaching
| 2018 | Illustrated Talk 'The Celestial Stranger' Traherne Festival |
| 2017 | Fourteen week course 'Landscapes of the Imagination' in partnership with Dr Anna Stenning |
| 2016 | Illustrated talk, Traherne Association Festival, Credenhill |
| short presentation at the opening of 'The Edge of Printing' RA | |
| 2012 | Illustrated talk, 3rd July 2012 at Ledbury Poetry Festival |
| 2011 | Illustrated talk, 18th January 2011 at The Blake Society AGM, St Ann’s Reference Centre, London |
| Qualified for NAPA Provision of Activities in a Care Setting diploma | |
| 2010 | Began MA in Art, Health and Wellbeing, part time at Birmingham University |
| Illustrated talk ‘The Therapeutic Nature of Painting’, MDF bipolar group, Hereford | |
| Gallery talk and discussion ‘The Creative Process’, The Bleddfa Centre | |
| Took part in the filming of the BBC4 series ‘The Art of Maps’ | |
| 2009 | Illustrated talk ‘Visionary Maps’, Herefordshire Art Week |
| 2008 | A series of workshops for the Herefordshire Parkinsons Society Painting Group |
| An weekly art class for the ABI (acquired brain injury) unit of Ledbury Community Hospital | |
| 2006 | Visiting Artist, Krishnamurti Foundation School of Art, Varanasi, India |
| 2005 | Artist’s Talk ‘A Contemporary Mappa Mundi’, 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, Cheltenham, 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 |
Qualifications
| 2015 | MA Art, Health & Well-Being | Birmingham School of Art & Design | |
| 1994 | Postgraduate Painting | Slade School of Art | |
| 1991 | BA Fine Art | Falmouth School of Art |
Public Collections
The British Library
The Bleddfa Centre
Central Books, London
The British School at Rome
