Andrew R. Wilkinson

"Much of my art communicates a social critique of mass consumption by exploiting the paradox of consumerism and the power of iconography. I strive to make work that mimes the concepts and aesthetics behind manufactured products and that which engenders rumination on the boundaries between 'high' and 'low.'"
-Andrew R. Wilkinson

Andrew R. Winkinson is a photographer and sculptor. His photographs, sculptures and experimentation in film takes a rather mundane or ordinary object and turns it into a piece of art. After moving to Pennsylvania from England with his family, he began taking college courses in media, communications and technology. Graphic design and photography led him to his present art projects. He has also taken classes at the Bucks County Community College in furniture design.

In 1999, Wilkinson teamed up with photographer Monika Broz to create a statement on American consumerism. Their works were mentioned in The New York Times and is now in the permanent collection of the Jersey City Museum.

Wilkinson has had numerous exhibitions throughout Bucks County as well as Princeton, New Jersey, New York and Arizona.

Connection to Bucks County
Andrew R. Wilkinson has studied, worked, exhibited, and lives in the Bucks County area since the early 1990s.

Education
East Stroudsburg University, Bachelor of Science: Media, Communication and Technology, East Stroudsburg, PA 1988-1992
Bucks County Community College, Furniture Design and Foundation Art courses

Teachers and Influences
Louise Bourgeois, Brancusi, Jeff Koons, Doug and Mike Starn, Dennis Oppenheim, Mark Wallinger, Kiki Smith

Affiliations and Memberships
NHA
Mercer Chamber of Commerce

2008
Mass Consumption, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ
Return: Home, Princeton Arts Council, Princeton, NJ
SCOPE video lounge, New York, NY
SPRAWL, Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ
Store Front Films, Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ

2007
How We See What We See, Artworks, Trenton, NJ
Shoot, Gallery 125, Trenton, NJ
InFocus, Pennington, NJ
Indoor Sculpture Show, New Hope Arts, New Hope, PA

2006
About Animal, Lecture Series, Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ
One Night In Hopewell, Hopewell, NJ
See, Buy, Love Art, Gallery 125, Trenton, NJ
Tropicalisms, Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ
School of Visual Arts Alumni Auction, New York, NY
Small Works, Gallery 125, Trenton, NJ
Works In Wood, New Hope Arts, New Hope, PA
Annual Juried Show, Abington Art Center, Abington, PA

2005
Artists of Mercer County, West Windsor, NJ
The True Mirror, City Without Walls, Newark, NJ
School of Visual Arts Alumni Auction, New York, NY

2004
Artsbridge Second Open Photography Show, Lambertville, NJ
Underexposed Six, Tyler School of Art group show, Elkins Park, PA
Mercer County Artists Juried Exhibition, West Windsor, NJ
Hybrid - The Crossbreeding of Painting & Photography, South Orange, NJ

2003
As You Like It, SVA Gallery group show, NY
The New Century Art Exhibition, Bucks County, PA, Best In Sculpture Award
‘Piggy Palace' Group Show, Sugarloaf, NY

2002
Still In The Dark, SVA Gallery group show, NY
UnderXposed 18, SVA Gallery group show, NY
Siano Gallery, City Paper & Center for Photographic Image Winners’ Circle Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA
John Knows Best, Annex Gallery Group Show, NY

2000
Multimedia Group Show, Khyber Upstairs Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Philips Mill Photography Show, New Hope, PA

1999
Bucks County Community College 34th Annual Student Exhibition, Newtown, PA
Woodwork & Furniture Showcase 1999, Frenchtown Art Center, Frenchtown, NJ
AWFS Woodworking Fair, Anaheim, CA
Works In Wood, Rago Auction Center, Lambertville, NJ

1998
Diversity & Art, Frenchtown Art Center, Frenchtown, NJ
Bucks County Community College 33rd Annual