Andy Farr

Andy is a British artist based in Warwickshire. He won the Ashurst Emerging Artist Employees choice prize in 2018.
He is currently engaged in a project with the Institute of Mental Health in Nottingham creating a series of paintings based on people who have experienced Post Traumatic Stress. This is his second project to receive funding from Arts Council England. Previously he created a series of exhibitions based on his work with young people to commemorate the First World War Centenary [] .
Andy's focus on mental health started during his recently completed MA. He used this to explore his experiences of his father's bipolar condition and how that impacted his growing up.
Andy enjoys working with the public, this is reflected in works such as “Gassed” created with Year 9 pupils of Cockburn School and subsequent projects for Leamington’s Art in the Park and for UHCW
Andy came late to art, becoming a full-time artist in 2010 after spending the first part of his career in marketing research and advertising. A serious illness and a damascene moment on the commute to London lead him to embark on a new direction.

MA Distinction Fine Art painting, 2017 CUSA&D
BSc Hons Geology, Durham University 1985

Lancaster City Museum Gallery, October/November 2019
Newcastle Arts Centre, May/June 2019
The Space, CASS Art, London, April 2019
Lanchester Gallery, Coventry, March/April 2019
Institute of Mental Health, Nottingham University, October 2018 - March 2019
Ashurst Emerging Artist Gallery, London, April - July 2018
FLUX Exhibition at The Chelsea College of Art, London, April 2018
Behind the Smile, Banks Mill Studios, Derby, March 2018
MA Painting Final Show, Coventry School of Art & Design, September 2017
Lost Generation, Assembly House, Newcastle Upon Tyne, September 2017
State of Mind, Group exhibition Northallerton, North Yorkshire, July 2017
Lost Generation, Stewards Gallery, Clitheroe Castle, October 2016 - January 2017