About the artist · Mosaic collage artist & author
Hi, I'm Whitney L Anderson!
I was always a blank, white slate kid. I never liked coloring books or tracing. Give me a piece of paper and a pencil and that was my whole day.
A Duke University fine arts graduate, today I make contemporary realism with a flair of pop-culture nostalgia, entirely by hand. I call myself old school, raw and a purist: no mixed media, no tech shortcuts, just thousands of hours of practice and a lot of magazines.
My story in chapters
From a fishing boat to Art Basel week
Alaska
Born into a third-generation commercial fishing family. Long seasons in no-man's-land Alaska grew a big imagination and a blue-collar work ethic.
The blank-slate kid
Drawing since I was 3, painting since 15. No lessons, no coloring books, just paper and a pencil.
Duke
Duke University on a track and cross-country scholarship. B.A. in Fine Arts, 2009.
Collage at 27
I picked up scissors and never put them down. Thousands of hand-cut magazine pieces, no shortcuts.
Roots in Sweden
My first international show was in my ancestral homeland. The trip planted the seed for Miss Metamorphosis.
Today
Commissions from Georgia to Calgary, art fairs from San Diego to Art Basel week, and a shelf of picture books.
Fun facts
“The ripples you make today will be the waves you ride tomorrow.”
Exhibitions & press
Shows, art fairs, interviews and features, plus my current gallery showrooms.
See exhibitions & pressLet's make something
Commissions, originals, school visits or a wholesale order. I'd love to hear from you.
Start a commission or say hello