Andrea Newman

Artist Statement

Andrea Newman is a visual artist working and living in Cork City. In her work she utilizes lost Irish language to explore Ireland’s current housing crisis. She specifically is interested in documenting socioeconomic issues within this work. She combines photography and print in her work and has explored installation and bookmaking to combine her use of these mediums. Her most recent body of work explored the history of and ongoing neglect of social housing in Mayfield. 

In 2023 she graduated from Crawford College of Art and Design with a first-class honours degree in Fine Art. She was awarded the Ciarán Langford Memorial Bursary with Backwater Studios and the Roberts Nathan Student of the Year Award with Lavit Gallery. She is a member of Backwater Artists and Sample Studios. She most recently exhibited at Studio 12 with her solo exhibition, Baile na mBocht, 2024.

Instagram: @artdreanewman

Membership: Backwater Artist Network & Awardee of the Ciarán Langford Bursary 2023