Andrea Broyles

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

I was born and raised in Toronto, Canada in 1963 and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BA and BFA in 1988.

In 1990 I had my first solo show at Amdur Gallery in Austin, that was favorably reviewed in the Austin Chronicle . After moving back to Toronto for a short time, I returned to Austin to work on my art and continued showing in and around Texas.

In 1996 I had my first solo New York show at the Mary Anthony Gallery. This group of work included a variety of media and materials inspired by the figure. In addition to sculptures cast out of acrylic resin, bronze and plaster, I showed mixed media work on paper as well as monoprints.

In “The View from Here” a one person show in 1998 at Gallery Lombardi in Austin, I portrayed the figure either falling or floating in space. In addition to mixed media on paper I installed a series of bronze sculptures suspended from the ceiling. The Austin Chronicle named it one of the top ten shows of the year.

One of my monoprints, an abstracted set of wings, was the thematic image of the movie “Cast Away” with Tom Hanks released in 2000. This image was prominently displayed on Fed Ex boxes that appeared throughout the movie. Variations of my wings were also fabricated into large sculptures that represented the work of an artist character in the film. The Hollywood Reporter and Arts and Antiques featured the art I did for “Cast Away.”

I moved to Wyoming in 2002 and although I still work with the figure, I am influenced by the mountain landscape, weather and light. In 2006 my painting entitled “Disconnect” was chosen for the Wyoming Governor’s Arts Award Show. In 2008 a book of my collected work “A Gathering “ has just been published.

I continue to work in Wyoming and show in Jackson as well as in Texas. My work is represented in collections around the country.

Education:

1988 - University of Texas, B.F.A., B.A.

Exhibitions

2008 - AnArte Gallery
July Solo Show / San Antonio, Texas
Lindsey Mccandless Contemporary
Solo show / Jackson, Wyoming

2007 - Art Association of Jackson Hole
Works on Paper, Juried Show / Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Fortune Cookie Sh ow
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Art News (May Issue)

2006 - Governor’s Ca pitol Arts Award show
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Art Association of Jackson Hole
The Figure / Jackson Hole, Wyoming

2005 - Art Association of Jackson Hole
Members’ Show / Jackson Hole, Wyoming

2004 - The Muse Gallery
Recent Works / Jackson Hole, Wyoming

2002 - Da vis Gallery
Andrea Broyles & Barry George / Austin, Texas
Alexandria Museum of Art
The Naked Truth / Alexandria, Louisiana

2000 - Gallery Lombardi
Recent Works, Solo Show / Austin, Texas

1999 - Art Scan Gallery
The Figure and Its Field / Houston, Texas
Gallery Lombardi
The View from Here, Solo Show / Austin, Texas

1997 - Mary Anthony Gallery
Recent Works, Solo Show / New York

1996 - San Marcos Fine Arts Center
Plate Marks / San Marcos, Texas

Mary Anthony Gallery
Group Show / New York
Houston Fine Arts Alliance

Annual Group Show / Houston, Texas
Ta rrytown Art Gallery

Something in the Water / Austin, Texas

Dougherty Arts Center
Women Printmakers / Austin, Texas

1995 - Dougherty Arts Center
Drawing A-Z / Austin, Texas
Austin Arts Coalition
The Door Show / Austin, Texas

1994 - Amdur Gallery
New Works on Paper / Austin, Texas
Dough erty Arts Center
New Forms / Austin, Texas

1993 - Tarrytown Art Gallery
Flatbed Group Show / Austin, Texas

1989 - Austin Visual Art Association
The B Show / Austin, Texas

1988 - MexicArte
Austin Sculpture Annual / Austin, Texas

1986 - San Antonio Art Institute
SAAI Group Show / San Antonio, Texas

Film Credit
2000 Featured artist in Cast Away with Tom Hanks.

Publications
2000 Arts & Antiques
1998 The Hollywood Reporter
1994 Austin Chronicle
1993 The Rational Inquirer
1986 The Forum Magazine