About Andrea Higgins
Born 1970. Andrea Higgins is an American painter.
Andrea Higgins is an American painter.
Early life and education She grew up in Kansas City, received a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College, and received a Master of Fine Arts from the San Francisco Art Institute. The brushstrokes in her oil paintings mimic stitches in fabric. On a visit to Indonesia in 1995 she was inspired by the Hindu women's woven sarongs. She connected these women's fashion to the way that American first ladies dress, inspiring her show "The President's Wives." She received an Artadia Award in 2000 and the SECA Art Award in 2002 from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Shows and works The Presidents' Wives (2002), San Francisco Appearance (2009), San Francisco Double Take (2013), San Francisco
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American artist (born 1970)
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