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Andrea Pratt

bio:

I grew up near Horseshoe Bay, British Columbia, and started drawing before I can remember, doing it daily throughout my childhood. I finished secondary school with a Grade 12 District Scholarship for art, and in 1983 received a BFA from the University of Victoria. It was then that I began a long hiatus from making art regularly, first working as as a photographic lab technician in London and Vancouver. In 1986 I returned to university to get my teaching certification from the University of British Columbia in secondary art, and have spent most of the years since working as a teacher in various capacities, including a year teaching English in Greece. I picked up a brush again in 2001 and haven't looked back.

statement:

I have a passion for colour relationships and a strong natural inclination to explore organic forms in my work. But it’s more than sensation for me. Art making is a multi-level experience and as such, my aim is to make a connection on emotional, spiritual and intellectual levels as well. Exploring what lies beneath is as important to me as the interplay of design elements.

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