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BIOGRAPHY
Andrew Norris is an artist and educator living and working in Richmond, VA. Andrew received his BFA from East Tennessee State University and his MFA from the University of Florida where he also earned a Graduate Certificate in Gender, Sexualities and Women’s Studies. He creates figurative oil paintings that explore how the often undervalued forms of Americana and heartland kitsch can be recharged as instruments through which to generate and explore queer identities. Norris’ work has featured in numerous national group exhibitions including the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, the University of Mary Washington, and the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art. Norris has been awarded fellowships to attend artist residencies at the Atlantic Center for the Arts and at the University of Wisconsin (Green Bay, WI). His work has been featured in New American Paintings (Issue 153) and has work in the private collection of the Tom of Finland Foundation. Norris is currently an Adjunct Professor in the Painting and Printmaking (PAPR) Department at Virginia Commonwealth University and is Assistant Professor and Studio Art Program Coordinator at Virginia State University. |