Andrew Wykes was born in the UK just outside of London. He studied at Richmond upon Thames College as well as Epsom School of Art and Design, where he received his undergraduate qualifications in fine art. His graduate studies were completed at American University, in Washington, DC where he received his MFA in painting. He has taught art for forty years in schools and universities in the UK, Belgium and the US. Andrew has shown his work nationally and internationally including London and in New York. His work is in major museum collections and private collections. He was a 2010, 2013, 2015 and 2019 recipient of the Minnesota State Arts Board Initiative Grant. In 2009 he was awarded a fellowship at the Ballinglen Arts Foundation in Mayo, Ireland, where he teaches workshops during the year. Andrew is one of the four featured artists in the celebrated feature-length film 'Painting the Place Between', a documentary film by Kristen Lowe, that follows the lives and ideas of four painters. He is an emeritus professor of Painting from Hamline University in St Paul.
Representation:
Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis US Tregony Contemporary, Cornwall UK Website www.Andrewwykes.com
