The Statement

In an analog assault on our digital age, my practice is driven by the human hand, the energy of my touch.

I deal in labor-intensive techniques that move between fiber art and experimental design. With a painterly gesture, I felt wool, batik silk and forge metal to explore personal questions of reality and perception. As a former ballerina, I use a natural balance of asymmetry and irregularity to create an impression of perpetual movement. Wild and poetic, the resulting works offer a surreal look at the world around us – a tactile experience that takes you on a journey of the senses.

– Andrea Spiridonakos

Andrea (b. Winsted, CT) is a Miami-based multidisciplinary artist and designer. After a successful career as a professional ballerina performing lead roles on stages across the US to literary acclaim, she went on to graduate (2015) from NYC’s Fashion Institute of Technology with a degree in Fashion Design. Her debut collection of hand-felted works sold at legendary Bergdorf Goodman and was featured in their iconic windows. She has exhibited at Musée des Arts Décoratifs (Paris) in collaboration with the Métiers d’Arts, Chanel and had solo exhibitions at the Coral Gables Museum and the Miami Design District.

Her artwork is acquired into permanent collection at the DeYoung Museum (San Francisco). Her work was selected as the cover image for the “Excellence In Fibers IX” juried exhibit for Fiber Art Now journal (Winter 2024) & featured in and on the back cover of Assouline’s worldwide distributed book “Miami Beach” (2020). Andrea has won a 2018 Knight Foundation NEW WORK grant, a Miami Artist Support grant, and an FSF scholarship and a Critic’s Choice Award through FIT. She’s created hand-painted textiles for Isabel † & Ruben Toledo as well as designed both a 2023 & 2024 world premiere commission for Miami City Ballet.