Andrea Bagdon

Andrea Bagdon is an artist and educator based in the Twin Cities. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including shows at the College of Art Association Conference in Chicago, IL, Fringe Bath Arts Festival in London, United Kingdom, and Project Gallery V in New York, New York. Her paintings have also been selected to appear in New American Paintings West Issue, No. 156.

Andrea has received multiple grants and awards for her work and research, including a 2024 Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Individual Grant, and a 2023 MRAC Flexible Support Grant for Ladylike, an experimental art project she co-launched in July of 2022. She received her BFA from Northern Arizona University and her MFA from Colorado State University. She has taught at Colorado State University and served as a research assistant at Signal Culture Experimental Media Residency.

Currently, Andrea is a College Board-certified advanced placement art instructor for a college preparatory high school in the Twin Cities and an MFA candidate Mentor at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

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As an interdisciplinary artist, I engage deeply with the intersections of contemporary domestic realms, the symbolic dimensions of femininity, and the historical conversation between traditional Western art and feminist-inflected experimental video. My work, rooted in this intricate dance, merges digital and traditional mediums, forming a dynamic platform for artistic exploration.

Central to my practice is the dissection of symbolic frameworks that define gender norms and roles. In merging the tactile realm of painting with the temporal nature of experimental video, I question and critique the patriarchal foundations often inherent in traditional art forms. The resulting creations are sophisticated palimpsests—layers upon layers of imagery and narrative, constantly oscillating between past and present, static and fluid. It's in this space that I challenge voyeuristic perceptions of femininity, giving agency to my subjects and embedding my art with pointed commentary.