“Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.” – Rabindranath Tagore
In "The Hildegard" - May 2021
Andrea is an artist who sees potential in common bits and pieces of everyday life, transforming ephemera, vintage papers and found objects into a joyful narrative. From life experience, sensory memory and the act of gathering, sorting and combining she finds connectivity. She may collage, assemble or simply use paint to create artworks, letting her intuition guide the process.
Born and raised in Quebec, Andrea also lived in Yukon Territory and now calls Nova Scotia home. She studied art with the University of Southern California, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design extended studies, and has taken workshops with professional artists in Canada, the United States and Mexico.
Andrea is an elected member of the Society of Canadian Artists and was its Atlantic Representative from 2009-2017. She is a member several artist collectives, facilitated Artspa (art group) for many years and volunteered as a docent at the AGNS until the pandemic suspended school tours in 2020.
Her artwork has been purchased by the Nova Scotia Art Bank (2009) and is published in Nova Scotia’s Contemporary Artists Volume II (2010), International Women Celebrate, 100 Women Artists Reflect (2011), Arabella Magazine (2013) and showcase artist (2020), Our World in Colours and Forms, Hungarian Visual Artists of Canada, Fifteen Years (2014). Her artwork has received many awards and recognitions. In 2017 she published “Visual Haiku - A Mother Daughter Journey”, an art and poetry collaboration with her daughter Jasmin Stoffer, which is available through Blurb. Her art appears in Newfoundland Quarterly Volume 115 Number 3, Winter 2022/23. Andrea's art hangs in private and corporate collections in Canada, USA, Mexico, South America, Europe and Asia.
Art Awards & Recognition
2021 Honourable Mention - "Art of the Flower" Juried online exhibit at the Medford Arts Center, New Jersey, USA
2016 Honourable Mention - Hungarian Visual Artists of Canada (HuVAC) juried online exhibit for "Swell"
2014 Honourable Mention - 46th Open National Juried Exhibition, Society of Canadian Artists, Salmon Arm, BC.
2014 Winner second annual Best of Acrylic competition, AcrylicWorks 2: Radical Breakthroughs
2014 2nd Place - CitraSolv "Art of Giving" contest for "Woodpecker"
2013 1st Place & 3rd Place - Expressionism - American Art Awards
2013 1st Place & 4th Place - Floral/Non-Realism - American Art Awards
2012 Artavita 3rd Art Contest - Honourable Mention
2012 Artist of the Month - Citrasolv
2010 Honourable Mention - Society of Canadian Artists, Little Gem Show, Quebec
2009 Nova Scotia Art Bank Purchase "Horizon: The Colour of Anticipation"
Past Exhibitions:
GROUP Exhibits 2023
December - Starry Night Gallery Hop, Teichert Gallery, Halifax, NS
October - Handworks Fine Art Gallery, HYGGE Show, Saint John, NB
October - Teichert Group Show
September/October - SCA Juried Elected Members Show, Carré des Artistes Galerie d'Art , Montreal, Quebec
AWE Summer Gallery - July 1 to September 3
June - Art Off the Map Exhibition - Opening Teichert Gallery, Halifax, NS
May - Rothesay Netherwood School 34th Annual Art Show and Sale
March 4th - April 23rd, "SCRIPT" at The Ice House Gallery, Tatamagouche, NS
SOLO Exhibits
2021
April-July at The Fourth Lock, Fall River, NS
2020
September-October - "Visual Voyage" Flying Apron Inn & Cookery in Summerville, Nova Scotia
2019
December - " Finding Connections, Changing the Narrative" Craig Case Gallery, Dartmouth, NS until January 5th, 2020
May - "Mind Over Matter" Art Lab Studios & Gallery, Parrsboro, Nova Scotia on until May 31st2018
Teichert Gallery, Halifax, NS
Exhibit: Enduring Ephemera for the month of November
Round Hill Studio, Annapolis Royal, NS
Exhibit: What the Tides Bring on until July 5 -30
2017
November/December - exhibit at NovelTea in Truro, NS
November Open House Visual Haiku - a Mother Daughter Journey - book available on Blurb
2016
May 7th-28th "Blooms & Vistas" NovelTea, Truro, NS
2015
October 2nd to 28th, "Lifelines" exhibit, Art Zone Gallery, Halifax, NS
2014
June - "Feathered Friends and Florals" Embassy Towers by Swoon Fine Art Gallery, Halifax, NS
May - "La Vie en Rose" SWOON Fine Art Gallery, Hammonds Plains, NS
2013
November - "Dancing with Trees" SWOON Fine Art Gallery, Hammonds Plains, NS
June - Feature Artist "Colour Fields: Tulipomania" Art Sales & Rentals, Halifax, NS
May/June - "Inspiration, Meditation" Lunenburg Art Gallery, Lunenburg, NS
2012
June - "Bloom-Spirit" Marigold Cultural Centre, Truro, NS
February - “Time & Travel” at Swoon, Hammonds Plains, NS
January/February - ""Fuel" Maples Gallery, Halifax, NS
GROUP Exhibits
2022
December - Squared Away, The Ice House Gallery, Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia
until December 24th
October 15th-30th - SCA Atlantic Canada Members Exhibition - 14 Bells Fine Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
October - Teichert Gallery Group Show, Halifax, Nova Scotia
October 24th-29th - Handworks Gallery Group Show "Hygge", Saint John, New Brunswick
Summer Group Show - Leyton Gallery of Fine Art, St. John's, NL
May - Handworks Gallery, Saint John, New Brunswick
2021
December - Handworks Gallery, Christmas Show, Saint John, New Brunswick
November/December - The Leyton Gallery of Fine Art, St. John's, Newfoundland
October - Hygge Group Show at Handworks Gallery, Saint John, New Brunswick
October - Grey Cube Gallery finalist in online Floral Art Show
July 1st to September 5th "AWE SUMMER" Artworks East Group Show Marina Building, Guysborough Waterfront, NS
July 7th to August 30th "Seasoned" at The Flying Apron Inn & Cookery in Summerville, NS
May - Teichert Group Show, Halifax, Nova Scotia
March 12 - April 8 - Art of the Flower Juried Online Exhibit, Medford Arts Center, New Jersey, USA
March 4 - 27 Women in Art Group Show - Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, California, USA
2020
December Group Show at The Ice House Gallery, The Grace Jollimore Joyce Arts Centre, Tatamagouche, NS
October 10 - November 4, The Ice House Gallery, "A Chill in the Air" The Grace Jollimore Joyce Arts Centre, Tatamagouche, NS
July - Artspa Art Group "Our Maritime Spirit", Lunenburg Art Gallery CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
May 18th -June 14th - Teichert Gallery Online Group Show, Stay the Blazes Home, Halifax
March 15th-June 15th - Society of Canadian Artists 2020 Open International Juried Online Exhibition
March 18th-28th - Art OFF the Map, Halifax Art Map Group Show at Teichert Gallery, Halifax
2019
December - Fare & SQUARE, Eastern Edge Gallery, St. John's, NL salon soiree on December 15 2019, 6-10pm.
December - The Leyton Gallery of Fine Art, St. John's, NL Christmas Show
October - 2019 Society of Canadian Artists Elected Members Exhibit, Viva Vida Art Gallery and Art Centre, Pointe-Claire, Quebec
October Collective Exhibit at Teichert Gallery, Halifax, NS
June to August - The Leyton Gallery of Fine Art, Summer Show, St. John's, NL
May - Teichert Gallery Spring 2019 Group Exhibition, Halifax, NS
May - Handworks Gallery, "Bring May Flowers" Saint John, NB
March - See Me "Her Story", Volume 1 Group Exhibit @SeeMe at The Affordable Art Fair, Metropolitan Pavilion, New York, NY my artwork exhibited from March 27th - 31st
March 15-June 15, Society of Canadian Artists 2019 Open International Juried Online Exhibition
2018
December - Christmas Group Show, at The Leyton Gallery of Fine Art, St. John's, Newfoundland
October - Teichert Gallery Group Show
October - Halifax Art Map Exhibit, 5th floor, Central Library
Crossroads: An Intersection in Time at The Craig Case Gallery, Dartmouth, Opening Wednesday, August 1st, 5-7pm
Put a Bird on It! June The Dart Gallery, Dartmouth, NS
Summer Show: June The Leyton Gallery of Fine Art, St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador
Artwork exhibited at Oakfield Golf & Country Club, Oakfield, NS
Opening Sunday, May 6th, 1-4pm at the Musikhuset, Esbjerg, Denmark Rørpost Collaboration - 24 artists from Nova Scotia (ArtFocus Group)/24 artists from Denmark( Blå Döre) in Denmark
Opening evening of Thursday, May 3rd Teichert Gallery Semi-Annual Group Show. Until May 28th
Evening of Friday, May 4th, Handworks Gallery, Saint John, NB, Uptown Gallery Hop!
2017
December - The Nonesuch Art Of Paper Awards exhibition 141 rue Ann (Griffintown, Montreal, Quebec
November - Land, Ice, Fire Experienced with Monika Wright and Sarah Jane Conklin at Gallery 1919, Halifax, NS
October - Art Off the Map, Gallery 1919, Halifax. NS
September 29th to October 28th - Shaping Hungary: Design in the 21st Century Exhibition in Ottawa to celebrate Canada 150 at the International Clarence Street Pavillon
September - Nonesuch Paper Awards - Finalist Exhibit Main and Station, Parrsboro, Nova Scotia
September - Rørpost Collaboration - 25 artists from Nova Scotia/25 artists from Denmark. Opening reception at Discovery Centre, Halifax, NS
September Paint the Garden Exhibit at Teichert Gallery
September - Society of Canadian Artists 49th Open International Juried Exhibition. Papermill Gallery, Todmorden Mills Museum, Toronto, Ontario
July - Summer Show at The Leyton Gallery of Fine Art, St. John's, NL
July - LIFE Exhibit (a trio's expression of Iceland) at The Dart Gallery, Dartmouth, NS
June - The Great "Made in Canada" show at Handworks Gallery, Saint John, NB
May - Teichert Gallery Semi-Annual Group Show, Halifax
March-June Society of Canadian Artists 2017 Open International Online Exhibit
March - The Leyton Gallery of Fine Art Women's Day Show. St. John's, NL
January - ARTSPA! 10th Anniversary Exhibit at Teichert Gallery, Halifax, NS
2016
November Christmas Show, Leyton Gallery of Fine Art, St. John's, NL
October 13th-31st Teichert Gallery, Halifax, NS 10th Anniversary Annual Group Show
September 9th - October 2nd, "Be Square", Society of Canadian Artists Elected Members Juried Show, Leyton Gallery of Fine Art, St. John's, Newfoundland
August 4th-31st "ArtSquared", Marigold Cultural Centre, Truro, NS
May 14th - June 11th "Spring Show" Leyton Gallery of Fine Art, St. John's, Newfoundland
May 5th-29th Teichert Gallery, Halifax, NS "This May Surprise You" Group Show
May "HuVAC" on line juried group exhibit
February Gotta Love Red, Teichert Gallery, Halifax, NS
February NovelTea, Truro, NS
February 25th, Adsum Mystery Art at the Argyle Fine Art Gallery, Halifax, NS
2015
December - Leyton Gallery of FIne Art, St. John's, NL
December - Sweet 16, The Craig Gallery, Dartmouth
October - Teichert Gallery Group Show, Halifax
September - Art Zone Gallery, Halifax 2nd member artists show
July/August - 47th Open National Juried Exhibition, Gainsborough Galleries, Calgary, Alberta
July - Swoon MiniShow located at Mojo Art Studio 1590 Argyle Street, Halifax, NS
April/July - 2015 National Open Juried Society Canadian Artists Online Exhibit
June - "Art off the Map" Teichert Gallery, Halifax, NS
March/April - "Flattering the Masters" Leyton Gallery of Fine Art, St. John's, NL
March - "Water is Key" NSCC McCarthy Art Gallery, Truro, NS
2014
November/Decenber - AyrSpace Gallery Christmas Market of Artists Ayr, Ontario
November/December - Annual Christmas Show, The Leyton Gallery of Fine Art, St. John's, NL
October - Hungarian Visual Artists of Canada "Rhapsody in Colours and Forms" group exhibit at Papermill Gallery, Todmorden Mills Heritage Site, Toronto, Ontario
October - The Annual Group Show Teichert Gallery (Art Sales & Rentals) Halifax., NS
September - SCA’s 46th Open Juried Exhibition, Salmon Arm Art Centre, Salmon Arm, BC
August 22nd - Trinity Galleries, Saint John, NB Gallery Hop
August - Swoon Pop Up Anderson Gallery, Lunenburg, NS
July/August - Society of Canadian Artists Elected Members Exhibit, The Etobicoke Art Gallery, Ontario
July/August - Pop Up Swoon Downtown, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax, NS
May/June - Spring Group Show, Trinity Galleries, Saint John, NB
May - Kermesse Art Gallery Fundraiser. The Chase Gallery, Halifax, NS
May - Halifax Art Map Exhibit - Art Sales & Rentals Gallery, Halifax, NS
March 4th to April 5th - "Spring Fresh" Tevis Gallery, Carroll Arts Centre, Westminster, Maryland, USA
February 28th - Adsum House Mystery Art Fundraiser - Argyle Fine Art, Halifax
2013
November/December - The Leyton Gallery of Fine Arts Christmas Show, St. John's, NL
November/December - Group Exhibit, AyrSpace Gallery, Ayr, Ontario
August - Trinity Galleries, Saint John, New Brunswick. Join us for an exhibition featuring works from Krista Hasson, Shelley Mitchell, Amber Lounder, Andrea Pottyondy and Healther Sayeau, female artists from across Atlantic Canada. Uptown Gallery Hop.
Society of Canadian Artists 45th Open Annual National Exhibition & Competition, August 14th-25th. Tudor Hall, 5th floor Ogilvys 1307 St. Catherine Street, W. Montreal, Quebec
July/August - "Art in Bloom" McCarthy Gallery, Truro, NS
May/June - Celebration of Colour at the Leyton Fine Art Gallery, St. John's, NL
May - Art off the Map launch exhibition, Art Sales & Rentals, Halifax.
April - "Art Squared" group exhibit at Copper Fox Gallery, Halls Harbour, NS
April - Pop Up Swoon, Group Exhibit, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax, NS
February - "Winterscape" Swoon Fine Art Gallery, Hammonds Plains, NS
2012
December - "Warmth" Annual Small Works Show at Trinity Galleries, Saint John, NB
November - Christmas Group Show at the Leyton Fine Art Gallery, St. John's, NL
October - December Society of Canadian Artists Elected Members Exhibit at The Halifax Club, www.societyofcanadianartists.com
October - December "Happiness" exhibiting at A Hidden Gallery, 1469 Birmingham Street, Halifax, NS
October - "Anything Goes" Leyton Fine Art Gallery, St. John's, NL
October - Symposium of Art "Vine Art" Symposium de l'Art. Muir Murray Estate Winery, Wolfville, NS.
August - Swoon Fine Art Gallery - Plein Air Group Exhibit plus more......
May/June - Art Off The Map @ FRED, Halifax, NS
March - AyrSpace Artists Showcase, Ayr, Ontario
January - “Pre-Shrunk” Exhibit, Argyle Fine Art Gallery, Halifax, NS
January - “City Seen” at Swoon, Hammonds Plains, NS