Andrea Marie Breiling is an American contemporary painter known for large-scale abstract works.

Early life and education

Breiling was born in

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. She holds a BFA in

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Art and

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from

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(2008). She also holds an MFA in Studio Art from

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(2014).

Career

Breiling started her arts career painting with brushes in a bold colourful abstract style. She transitioned to using

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.Barry Schwabsky, Breiling presented her first ever solo show with Broadway Gallery in 2021. The same year, she staged her first solo exhibition with

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in Brussels, Belgium. She also presented another exhibition in London within the same 2021. In 2022, she staged a solo show presented by

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at Villa Paula in Miami.Sophie Lee, This was featured by ''Cultured Magazine'' as one of the ''9 Miami Art Week Openings You Shouldn't Miss''. In 2023, she did another solo exhibition with Almine Rech in New York City. She has also staged other solo shows with notable galleries across the United States. Breiling and her work have been featured multiple times on

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’s ''10 In-demand works on Artsy This Week''. She has also been featured in other notable media. Breiling's art belongs to the public collections of Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, FL, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ, and other museums and institutions. She is represented by

(Los Angeles) and

Gallery.

Publication

A hardcover book of Breiling's work, titled ''Spray Paint Paintings'' was published by

Editions in collaboration with

in 2023.

Recognitions

* 2023 – Recognized by

as one of the ''Top 10 Women Abstract Artists on the Rise'' * 2023 – Named one of Ocula's ''Five Artists to Watch'' * 2023 – Highlighted by

Barry Schwabsky Barry Schwabsky (b. Paterson, New Jersey, in 1957) is an American art critic, art historian and poet. He has taught at the School of Visual Arts, Pratt Institute, New York University, Yale University, and Goldsmiths College, among others. Ar ...

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as one of the ''13 Artists Poised to Break Out Big in 2023''.

References

External links

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on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Breiling, Andrea Marie Living people American contemporary painters Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women painters 21st-century American painters Painters from Phoenix, Arizona University of California, Irvine alumni Claremont Graduate University alumni American women painters