K M Andrews

Artist Karen Andrews worked as a fashion illustrator for specialty stores in Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco for 20 years and is now doing her own fashion art without the constraints of merchandising. Also, she has always been a fan of the impressionist painter, Edgar Degas. She was inspired to do something like his work but wanted it to be about the dancers of today. She went to the San Francisco as well as the Oakland ballet companies and hired individual dancers to pose for her in their practice studios.

Studied art and advertising at the School of Visual Art in New York City.
Art Center in Los Angeles.
The Academy of Art in San Francisco.
FIT, Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.

Employment history
Fashion Illustrator for I. Magnin.
Head fashion Illustrator and art director for Joseph Magnin.
Andrews did the identity for Beverly Center in Los Angeles which included billboards, shopping bags and interior mural graphics.
A series of posters for Bank Americard.
Art director for Macys California Living Magazine.
Art director at the Sharper Image and then creative director.