About Andrew Hembd
Andrew is an artist originally from Iowa that had resided in Colorado from 2002 to 2022. He graduated from Colorado State University in the Fall of 2012 with a BFA in painting. He is currently in the MFA Painting program at the University of South Dakota. He is a multimedia artist, primarily a painter but also a printmaker, sculptor, videographer and photographer. He has been creating installations to express his content. His work is about consumerism, nostalgia of growing up in the 1980’s-90’s, technology, and social media. He uses himself and his journey through life to reflect on these themes. Right now he is focusing on the disconnect happening in today’s society with the attachment to our phones influencing the lack of real human connection.