ANDREA LELAND         . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Artist Painter & Filmaker

About Andrea | Art Work

Andrea E. Leland has an MFA from the School of the Art Institute in chicago. For the past twenty five years, she has traveled throughout the Caribbean observing, participating in and documenting its culture and natural beauty. Her paintings and drawings have been exhibited nationally and internationally and are in numerous private collections.

In addition to her painting and drawing, Leland has directed and produced several documentary films about culture and artistic expression in the caribbean. she self-distributes her films and is a member of New Day films Inc..

Of her work, Andrea Leland states: "...when traveling [throughout the Caribbean and Latin America] my senses are heightened and I develop a keen sense of how the people fit within the landscape emotionally, politically and visually. Using intense colors and working completely intuitively I began to paint and draw landscapes and fruits that are bold, bright and passionate. The use of color, form, texture all evoke a sense of emotion and create a direct vehicle for my own passion and self expression. The paintings are active, packed with energy and suggestive of culture reduced to its essence."

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