Katrina Andry

**Katrina Andry** (dem born am insyd 1981) be an American visual artist den printmaker. She be based insyd New Orleans, Louisiana.
## Early life den education
Dem born Katrina Andry insyd New Orleans, Louisiana. Andry first study graphic design at Louisiana State University wey she receive ein BFA insyd 2004. She then study printmaking at Louisiana State University (LSU) insyd Baton Rouge, Louisiana, wey she receive ein MFA degree insyd 2010. While at school, Andry be inspire by artists such as Adrian Piper.  
## Career
Andry dey work insyd New Orleans, as well as at Xavier University insyd Ohio. She uses color-reduction wood cut prints insyd small den large-scale prints. Some of ein prints be almost five feet long in order to expose de view to degrading clichés. Andry ein works never contain a specific person, but more of an ideal of certain groups of people. Ein work dey feature insyd multiple publications such as, *New American Paintings, edition 118*, *Art in Print*, den *The Saratoga Collection.*

Andry ein work explores de negative effects stereotypes have on people of color. Dem know am for ein large-scale, full-color woodblock prints. Ein works dey feature white subjects insyd blackface, wey dey depict negative cliches den caricatures of black culture. Thru dese depictions, Andry dey explore how stereotypes dey perpetuate to benefit a majority while disenfranchising oda groups of people. Andry challenges de majority social norms den questions how dese norms affect how individuals see one another. She san dey use non-people-of-color insyd ein work to portray more dan black culture. However, wen Andry ein works be seen as black culture, de stereotype-norms dey emphasize. She typically dey use white men make dem symbolize authority over people of color stereotypes. Andry dey show dis visually insyd ein work by practicing large-scale color reduction insyd woodcut prints.

Dem list Andry insyd de September, 2012 Art insyd Print magazine as one of de top 50 printmakers. She recently get shown at de Hammonds House Museum (solo), de Pensacola Museum of Art (solo), den de New Orleans Museum of Art. She san be an artist-in-residence at Anchor Graphics insyd Chicago; Kala Art Institute insyd Berkeley, California; den de Joan Mitchell Center insyd New Orleans.

Andry ein work dey exhibit at de Ogden Museum of Southern Art den Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans. Insyd 2016, Andry ein work dey include insyd de Atlanta Biennial at de Atlanta Contemporary Art Center alongsyd artists Coco Fusco, Skylar Fein, Harmony Korine, Kalup Linzy den Stacy Lynn Waddell.
## Recognition
Dem identify Andry insyd de Jan./Feb. 2012 issue of *Art in Print* as one of de top 50 printmakers. Dem award Andry residencies from de Joan Mitchell Center of New Orleans, Anchor Graphics insyd Chicago, den de Kala Art Institute insyd Berkeley, California. Insyd 2016, Andry receive a grant from de Art Matters Foundation.
## Exhibitions
* 2008–2010: Stabbed in the Art, Bohemian Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
* 2009: Business Casual, High Water Gallery
* 2009: Lock Down, Good Children Gallery
* 2009: Everything Must Go, Good Children Gallery
* 2009: First Wednesday, Baton Rouge Gallery
* 2009: BookOpolis, Bookworks
* 2010: Emerge, Ogden Museum of Southern Art
* 2010: Here and Now, Bricks and Bombs Gallery
* 2010: 12th Annual Venus Envy, Baton Rouge Gallery
* 2011: Instructions – Call and Response, Antenna Gallery
* 2011: Mahalia Jackson Tribute, Stella Jones Gallery
* 2011: What We Can Do, Antenna Gallery
* 2011: Black Art Now, M Francis Gallery
* 2012: Otherness and American Values, Staple Goods
* 2012: Geographica, DuMois Gallery
* 2012: Nola Now, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans
* 2012: Heavy Hitters, Peveto Gallery
* 2013: Visual Artist Network (VAN) Annual Show, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans
* 2013: Shape of Place, Staple Goods
* 2014: Together We Stare Out From the Shadows; Hiding From Their Prejudiced Stares, Isaac Delgado Fine Arts Gallery – Delgado Community College
* 2015: Indecent Intentions Leave Me Vulnerable and Voiceless, Staple Goods
* 2015: Initiating Cause and Effect, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery
* 2016: Atlanta Biennial, The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center
## References


## External links

* "Bad Apple: Katrina Andry at the Isaac Delgado Fine Arts Gallery" by Tori Bush, ''Pelican Bomb'', February 21, 2014