Andrea Bogart
Andrea Bogart

Andrea Bogart

  • Michigan
  • Mixed Media

An experimental artist, I like to play with various mediums but my love is figurative.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

STATEMENT

An experimental artist, I like to play with various mediums but my love is figurative.

BIO

Mixed-media artist Andrea Bogarts’s exciting journey has been evolutionary and filled with exploration: from a University of Michigan, School of Art and Design student to Fashion Institute of Technology, Fashion Design student to Perry Ellis Portfolio Menswear Assistant Merchandiser, to Isaac Mizrahi Ltd. Director of Merchandising and Operations, and finally to building her own art jewelry line. Woven throughout was non-stop creating, gallery, retail and museum shows, and guiding artists to fulfill their wholesale goals as an art-business consultant.

An experimental artist who’s enjoyed metal working, off-loom weaving, silk screening, lithography, photography, garment design, drawing, painting, ceramics, woodworking, and jewelry design — Bogart makes use of a combination of techniques while placing emphasis on texture, movement, negative space and playfulness as main forces in her creations.

Settled in New Jersey with her family, Bogart became a long standing volunteer with the Susan G. Komen, Central and Southern NJ Affiliate, creating art fundraising events and advocated for local art communities by joining arts organizations and assisting the growth of the Freehold Borough Arts Association as their Vice President and Media Chair. At the same time, she began coaching other artists to realize their business potential as a private consultant. Currently, she is on the board of the Interior Designers Coalition for a Change and a member of the Interior Design Society.

After moving home to Michigan in 2013, Bogart is back exhibiting her paintings and jewelry and actively supporting the metro Detroit art community teaching workshops and hosting networking events through local universities and non profits. In her professional life, Bogart is the Founder/CEO of Embrace Creatives, an online gallery and art advising firm.

Bogart has exhibited in the Metro Detroit area, as well as in other parts of the country including New York, New Jersey, Virginia and Pennsylvania and has sold her design through retailers like Henri Bendel and Bloomingdales.

EXHIBITIONS/SHOWS/COMMISSIONS

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
Gallerie Camile, Black and White Exhibition, MI 2018
Detroit Design Center, Holiday Show, Detroit, MI 2015
Bedrock Pop Up Holiday Event, Detroit, MI 2014
Michigan Annual XLI/Juror Gilda Snowden, Anton Art Center, Mount Clemens, MI 2014
If You Build it They Will Come, Detroit Artist Market, Detroit, MI, 2014
OLD2NEW: a celebration of art through salvaged, found object and recycled material, Janice Charach Gallery, West Bloomfield, MI, 2014
Co-Operation: 555 Artist Members Exhibition, 555 Nonprofit Gallery & Studios, Detroit, MI 2013
Detroit Assemblage: A Collection of Detroit Artists, Janice Charach Gallery, West Bloomfield, MI, 2013
Art for the Holidays, Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI, 2013
Growth Renewal and Change, TraillWorks Gallery, Newton, NJ, 2012
Good Things Come in Small Packages, TraillWorks Gallery, Newton NJ, 2011
First Annual Women’s Invitational Exhibit, TraillWorks Gallery, Newton NJ, 2011
Floral Reverie, The Byrne Gallery, Middleburg, VI 2011
Healing Power of Art II, The Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury NJ, 2011

EDUCATION

University of Michigan, School of Art & Design
Fashion Institute of Technology, Fashion Design