Kirsty Andrew is a London based artist with a Fine Art (Sculpture) Degree from Central Saint Martins (2015) and a Ceramics Diploma form City Lit (2023). She is midway through an MA in Ceramics & Glass at the Royal College of Art, London.
Kirsty was brought up in the Lake District and has been living in London since 1993. Her work is influenced by memory, family, relationships, what is known and unknown, seen, and unseen and the contrast between natural and urban environments.
Kirsty researches her subject in depth. She thinks through the creative process by methodical, repetitive testing and making. Old ideas often coming back to the forefront years later.
Her practice is diverse. She has shown large and smaller scale sculptural works (incl. resin, fabric, plaster, glass); prints (etching / lithography); drawings and handmade books.
Kirsty had access to a sculptural ceramic studio during her time at ENSBA in Paris (2013). Following her Fine Art Degree, she decided to study this medium in more depth. Her approach is investigatory, and she is drawn to the versatility of clay.
Group Exhibitions
Ephemeral, Boost Closet Gallery, 198 Kensington Park Road, London, June 2023
In Flux, Downstairs, At the Department Store, London, February 2023
Diploma Interim Show, City Lit Gallery, London, January 2023
Ceramics, City Lit Gallery, London, April 2019
Young Gods, Griffin Gallery & CHARLIE SMITH LONDON, London, January / February 2016
Standing in the Shade, Mile End Art Pavilion, London, January 2016
Recent Graduates, Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London, October 2015
CSM Show One, Central Saint Martins, Kings Cross, London, May 2015
Playdough, Central Saint Martins, Kings Cross, London, February 2015
Jenga, Central Saint Martins, Kings Cross, London, December 2014
Illuminations, The Crypt Gallery, St Pancras Church, London, June 2014
Star Food & Wine, 90 Old Street, November 2013
Atelier Rochette, Galerie Gauche et Droite de l’ ENSBA, Paris, May & March 13
In Exchange, Lethaby Gallery, Southampton Row, March 2011
Residency & Exhibition, Trinity Buoy Wharf, London, June 2010
Foundation Show, Central Saint Martins, Back Hill, London, June 2009
Education
Ceramics Diploma (Highly Commended), City Lit, September 2019 – February 2023
BA (Hon) Fine Art (2:1), Central Saint Martins, 2009 – 2015
Erasmus Exchange, École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, 2013
Foundation in Art & Design (Merit), Central Saint Martins, 2008 – 2009
ICAEW 1995, Coopers & Lybrand, 1993 – 1996
BSc (Hons) Maths with Operational Research (2:1), Southampton University, 1990 – 1993
Kirkbie Kendal School, Kendal, Cumbria 1983 – 1990