Andrea Keen was born in Adelaide, South Australia, where she experienced the richness of nature and a culture filled with self-expression. Her love and respect for nature has intensified over the years and is now the primary focus of her work.

During the mid-80's Andrea ventured to America, which led to her enrolment and Fine Art degree from The Corcoran School of Art, while also apprenticing for the renowned artist, William Dunlop. Dunlop's views on environmental issues helped Andrea cultivate and refine her message and talents experimenting with various mediums to create her expression of the complexities and energy of life within living objects. Her images rang from the human form to the splendor of nature's flora and fauna. Each image is expanded to allow the viewer to realize and visualize the movement, complexity, power and raw beauty nature has provided.

Andrea feels strongly that the art itself while being a vehicle to view life in both its splendor and rage, is itself a means to express that which is often repressed within the individual. To create a channel to release the soul is the purpose of art itself. The viewer and the collector are the beneficiaries of that expression. With that conviction, upon graduating from the Corcoran Andrea began working as the art director with Accotink Academy teaching disadvantaged children to functionally experience artistic expression as a means to improve their sense of worth and to unlock the inner self.

She is currently producing several series of works utilizing a combination of media to express her visions of living nature. As an emerging artist in the world with an inner passion for excellence, Andrea's progress will be a continual excitement to those who truly appreciate both art and the artist.