Andrea K. Schneider
"It is only a few times that anyone has the chance or the will to search the innermost bravery of another human face." - Christopher Morley
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Artist's Statement
My art has always been defined by my love of drawing and my focus is the art of portraiture. Knowledge of traditional drawing principles and acquiring the skills to draw well has been a lifelong pursuit. To me all the formal elements of art — line, value, shape, form, space and composition—come together in a unique way in Portraiture.
In my portraits, my goal is to create an image that captures the subject's likeness and presence, while also expressing something of myself. It is not a photographic likeness I am pursuing, rather an essential accuracy or likeness achieved through knowledge of traditional drawing principles and canons of the head.
Brief Bio
Andrea K Schneider is from St Louis where she graduated with a Fine Arts degree from Maryville College of the Sacred Heart. Her professional career includes graphic art design and production. She has taught drawing to children and adults at area art associations. After thirteen years teaching in the elementary school classroom, Andrea is pursuing formal study and portraiture.
Memberships
Portrait Society of America
Salmagundi Art Club
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club
Catherine Lorillard Wolf Art Club
Exhibit at Lyme Art Association, Lyme, CT. October - November 2022. "Portrait of Sheila" and "Portrait of Nick" on display.
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"Portraits of Life in Secret Places" solo exhibit at The Gallery at Sheen Center for Thought and Culture, NYC, January 2020
In January 2020, "Portraits of Life in Secret Places" was exhibited at The Gallery at the Sheen Center for Thought and Culture in New York. This solo exhibit was a collection of drawings celebrating the sanctity of life.
Portrait Society of America Mentorship Recipient
In 2018, a mentorship from the Cecelia Beaux Forum of the Portrait Society of America provided the opportunity to produce a collection of works, "Portraits of Faith: Telling Their Story". These portraits of refugees who fled their home because of persecution for their faith was exhibited at the 20th Anniversary Symposium of the International Religious Freedom Act" held in New York. These portraits would go on to be featured in the book "International Religious Freedom: The Rise of Global Intolerance." The collection was the subject of a feature on "Aleteia," an online global website publication distributed in eight languages with more than 600,000 subscribers.
Exhibitions
- Salmagundi Art Club, NYC
149th Annual “Black and White” Exhibition 2026
Members Annual Exhibition 2026
“Connections” Exhibition 2026
47th Annual Open Juried Exhibition 2025
46th Annual Open Juried Exhibition 2024 - Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club
Juried Exhibition at Reboli Center Stony Brook, NY 2026
Juried Exhibition at National Art Club NYC, 2020
Juried Exhibitions at Salmagundi Club 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025
Juried Exhibition at Lyme Art Association, Lyme, CT 2022
First Place Drawing Award - Solo Exhibitions
The Gallery at Sheen Center for Thought and Culture NYC, 2020
“Portraits of Life in Secret Places” - Princeton Club of New York 2020
“Portraits of Life in Secret Places”