Andrea Mcveigh

My work is deeply influenced by the environment and culture that have shaped me. Growing up in communist East Berlin, I was immersed in a society where the state championed and celebrated art. My early passion for artistic expression was ignited in this unique setting.

After witnessing the transformative fall of the Berlin Wall, I embarked on extensive travels across the Middle East, Africa, and America. These experiences and the profound changes in my homeland have deeply influenced my conscious and subconscious creative vision.

I work across a diverse range of mediums, bronze sculpture, oil painting, and charcoal drawing. My creative pursuits also extend to writing and illustrating children’s books. Recently, I completed a Master’s in Fine Art, further deepening my understanding and practice as an artist.

My work is a profoundly personal fusion of my history, cultural experiences, and artistic explorations, reflecting a lifelong journey of creativity and discovery.

My bronze busts are featured in national and international collections, including the Irish Embassy in London, Washington, the Carnegie Corporation in New York, Barbados, the Mayo Clinic in London, and the Jersey Ministerial Office.

Master Fine Arts (MFA), 2023
Ba(Hons)Law/Publishing 2000

Exhibitions / Collections

2014 Bust of Irish Poet Seamus Heaney MRIA for the Irish Embassy, London

2016 Bust of Seamus Heaney MRIA for the Irish Embassy, Washington

2019 Bust of William Worrall Mayo, founder of the Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic Healthcare, London

2021 Seamus Heaney, Barbados, Library at Sandy Lane Hotel

2021 Clockwork Bear, Barbados, Green Monkey Golf Club

2022 CCA Galleries International, Summer Exhibition, Jersey

2022 ROCHE-BOBOIS Showrooms, London

2023 Galleries International, Summer Exhibition, Jersey

2023 Seamus Heaney, Carnegie Corporation, New York

2023 Dream Factory Exhibition, Oxford Brookes University

2023 Final Degree Show, Oxford Brookes University

2024 Galleries International, Summer Exhibition, Jersey

2024 Jersey Harbour Gallery, Solo Exhibition

2024 Elizabeth II and Charles III, Jersey Ministerial Office

2025 Clockwork Mouse, Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition, Mall Gallery
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2025 Clockwork Mouse, London Art Biennale 2025,
Chelsea Town Hall
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2025 Clockwork Bear & Clockwork Mouse, Society of Woman Artists, Mall Gallery