Middlesex University, M.A. Visual Culture, 1997-1999
Royal College of Art, M.A. Fine Art Painting, 1993-1995
Brighton Polytechnic, B.A. Fine Art Painting, 1990-1993
Professional projects
Andy was a fellow at l'Ecole Cantonale d'Art du Valais in Sierre, Switzerland and has attended multiple international workshops including the Thupelo Workshop in Cape Town and the Braziers International Artists' Workshop in Oxfordshire.
His work has been featured in solo exhibitions at the Newlyn Art Gallery in Cornwall, Danese in New York, Morgen Contemporary in Berlin and the Page Gallery in Seoul, among others.
He has taken part in group projects for the Latitude Festival Art Prize and the John Moores Painting Prize, and collaborated on projects that have been exhibited at the Whitechapel and Danielle Arnaud Galleries in London, the Galway Arts Centre in Ireland, and the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool.
Publications and research outputs
Show/Exhibition
'Any Way Up' at Patrick Heide Contemporary Art - London Harper, Andy . 2025. 'Any Way Up' at Patrick Heide Contemporary Art - London. In: "Any Way Up", Patrick Heide Contemporary Art, London, United Kingdom, 25th September - 8 November 2025.
Contemporary British Painting Prize 2024 Harper, Andy . 2024. Contemporary British Painting Prize 2024. In: "Contemporary British Painting Prize 2024", BayArt, Cardiff, United Kingdom, 14 September - 19 October 2024.
A New Nature Harper, Andy . 2024. A New Nature. In: "A New Nature", James Freeman Gallery, United Kingdom, 9 May - 1 June 2024.
Radial Symmetries - solo exhibition of paintings Harper, Andy . 2023. Radial Symmetries - solo exhibition of paintings. In: "Andy Harper - Radial Symmetries", Patrick Heide Contemporary Art, Brussels Showroom, Belgium, 7 October - 4 November 2023.
The Mandalas @ Anima Mundi Harper, Andy . 2023. The Mandalas @ Anima Mundi. In: "The Mandalas", Anima Mundi Gallery, St Ives, United Kingdom, 14 July - 28 August 2023.
Parallel Botany @ Carol Corey Fine Art Harper, Andy . 2022. Parallel Botany @ Carol Corey Fine Art. In: "Parallel Botany", Carol Corey Fine Art, Kent, Conneticut, United States, 30 April - 5 June 2022.
Parallel Botany at Patrick Heide Contemporary Art Harper, Andy . 2021. Parallel Botany at Patrick Heide Contemporary Art. In: "Parallel Botany", Patrick Heide Contemporary Art, London, United Kingdom, 10 September - 9 October 2021.
The Psychology Room Harper, Andy . 2019. The Psychology Room. In: "The Psychology Room", Greenfields, Plymouth, United Kingdom.
Lux Artist Residency and Exhibition Harper, Andy . 2017. Lux Artist Residency and Exhibition. In: "Andy Harper - Lux Art Institute - Artist in Residence", Lux Art Institute, United States, 17 November 2017 - 13 January 2018.
Sol Harper, Andy . 2016. Sol. In: "Sol", Danese Corey Gallery, New York, United States, 18th Nov to 23rd December 2016.
Soft Errors Harper, Andy ; and Terry, Kate. 2016. Soft Errors. In: "Soft Errors", Patrick Heide Gallery, United Kingdom, 14.01.2016 - 20.02.2016.
The First Humans Harper, Andy . 2015. The First Humans. In: "The First Humans", Pump House Gallery, London, United Kingdom, January 2015 - April 2016.
The Pleasure of Thinking Harper, Andy . 2014. The Pleasure of Thinking. In: "The Pleasure of Thinking", Morgen Contempoarary, Germany, 21 February – 05 April 2014.
Archaeology in Reverse Harper, Andy . 2013. Archaeology in Reverse. In: "Archaeology in Reverse", Newlyn Art Gallery, 6th July to 28th September.
Towards a New Architecture Harper, Andy . 2011. Towards a New Architecture. In: "Towards a New Architecture", The Page Gallery, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 12th May to 12th June 2011.
East End Academy, Whitechapel Gallery, London Harper, Andy . 2009. East End Academy, Whitechapel Gallery, London. In: "East End Academy : Painting Edition", Whitechapel Gallery, 9 July-30 August 2009.
The Ballad of Mistah Bones Harper, Andy . 2007. The Ballad of Mistah Bones. In: "The Ballad of Mistah Bones", Frost and Reed Contemporary, 6/18/2007 - 7/20/2007.
