Finding our way Home
An exploration of place, belonging, and the things that bring us back to ourselves.
Bio
Andrea Brand is a contemporary Canadian artist based in Kincardine, Ontario, Canada. She holds a Fine Arts Diploma with Honours from Georgian College, and her work has recently been exhibited with the Society of Canadian Artists.
Informed by extensive backcountry canoe travel and an en plein air practice, Brand explores how landscapes, objects, and people become intertwined with history, cultural narratives, and personal memory.
Working in drawing and painting, she combines charcoal and acrylic paint, using a metallic copper underpainting while allowing traces of what lies beneath to remain visible in the finished work.
Artist Statement
My work explores our relationship with place and the ways we find a sense of belonging in the world. I am drawn to the landscapes we move through, the objects we surround ourselves with, and the everyday moments that connect us to a place and to one another.
Through painting and drawing, I explore how memory, experience, and personal histories shape the way we see and interact with the world. Working with layered surfaces, expressive marks, and the interplay of charcoal and acrylic, I allow traces of earlier stages to remain visible, reflecting the layers of experience that inform how we understand ourselves and our surroundings.
I am interested in the energy of a place, the memories held in ordinary things, and the moments that bring us back to ourselves. Through my work, I hope to create space for recognition and connection, inviting others to consider what home means to them.
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 Worth Waiting For, Homer Watson House & Gallery, Kitchener, ON
2026 Home, SCA 58th Juried Exhibition, Online, Canada
2026 Oh! My Canada, Gallery in the Grove, Bright’s Grove, ON
2024 Energy of Home, Grey Matter, Kincardine, ON
2017 As the Crow Flies, Bruce County Museum, Southampton, ON
2017 Bruce Roots, Bruce County Museum, Southampton, ON
2010 Looking Forward, Looking Back, Station Gallery, Whitby, ON
2010 Stuffed & Starved, The Hang Man Gallery, Toronto, ON
2006 32 Flavours: Into the Blender, MacLaren Campus Gallery, Barrie, ON
2006 The Glitter Ball, C'est La Vie, Barrie, ON
2005 Hot off the Press, MacLaren Campus Gallery, Barrie, ON
2004 Miniature Exhibition, MacLaren Campus Gallery, Barrie, ON
2004 Hot off the Press, MacLaren Campus Gallery, Barrie, ON
SOLO EXHIBITION
2007 Making Faces, Grace Brothers Gallery, Sarnia, ON
EDUCATION
2017-2024 Continuing studies, Artemis Atelier, Kincardine, ON
2006 Fine Arts Diploma with Honours, Georgian College, Barrie, ON
PUBLIC ART
2020 Nicole’s Garden, Mural at Stilara, Kincardine, ON
2019 Steps to Imagine Love, Murals at The Pea Pod, Port Elgin, ON