Andrea K. Lawson

Andrea Lawson was born in Hollywood California. She received her MFA from Parsons school of Design, New School of Social Research, New York, NY. She received her B.F.A. from the University of California at Santa Cruz , where she studied painting , sculpture and intaglio printmaking. Andrea is a member of  the Corvidae Press in Port Townsend, Washington. One of her earliest and most influential teachers was the Los Angeles based, Abstract Expressionist painter, Selma Moskowitz.

Her work has been exhibited across the United States and in Europe and has received multiple awards. A partial list of Andrea’s solo and juried exhibits include:, The Painting Center, New York, The Cape Museum of Fine Art, The Cape Cod Art Association and  Montserrat College of Art, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania Academy of The Fine Arts, Gallery 110, and King County Arts Commission, Seattle, Port Angeles Fine Arts Center,  Gallery K, Los Angeles,  and Ecole Nationale Superieur des Beaux Arts, Paris, France.

Andrea's work combines expressionist gestures with an observation of nature.  In her Rite of Spring series she desires to echo the power of nature, dance movement and rhythm.  The vibrant paintings activate the surface of the canvas. 

Andrea is a member of The Society of Children's Book Writer's and Illustrators.  She is currently working on a children's book about dancing. She teaches workshops to all ages including   “The Voyage of Creativity”, which was taught aboard the historic schooner, Martha.   Her studio overlooks The Port Townsend Bay where she lives with her husband, Michael Hamilton, a furniture designer and their two daughters.