Artist Statement     My purpose as an artist is to portray the beauty and color in God’s world, especially the South Carolina Lowcountry, as I experience them with my eyes and within my heart.   The luminosity of watercolor and its freshness make it my medium of choice for this purpose.

Exhibitions

"Crowns" Silent Auction - Charleston Hat Ladies- 2008

Magnolia Plantation Winter Festival - 2008

Avery Research Center, Variations on a Theme Exhibit - 2007

Caw Caw Interpretive Center - 2007

Piccolo Spoleto Juried Art Exhibit - 2007

Charleston Artist Guild  –  Signature Juried Art Exhibition, "Honorable Mention"- 2007

The City Gallery at Waterfront Park, Charleston, SC - The Changing Face of Charleston - 2007

Georgina Arts Centre and Gallery, Sutton, Ontario, Canada - Around the World in Watercolour - 2006

Charleston Artist Guild   –   Signature Juried Art Exhibition - 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

Coastal Carolina Fair –  Fine Arts Adult Art Show - 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006

“Honorable Mention” for 2 entries  - 2003

Trident Technical College – one-woman show - 2005

Biographical Info

Andrea was born in Charleston, SC where she still resides.  She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from Marymount College, Tarrytown, New York, and a Master of Education in Counseling from The Citadel in Charleston.  Andrea recently retired from Trident Technical College in North Charleston where she taught mathematics in the Developmental Studies Program.  She is the owner of Andrea Hazel Photography, specializing in wedding photography.  She has been painting in watercolors since 2001, and she is passionate about art.  She is an associate member of the South Carolina Watermedia Society and an exhibiting member of the Charleston Artist Guild.  Andrea is married to Frank Hamilton, and she has a daughter, a stepdaughter, a stepson, a grandson, a brand new granddaughter, and two sons-in-law.

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