Artist Bio

Andrea K. Papson is a New York-based contemporary abstract artist and founder of A.K. Papson Artworks. A first-generation Polish and Ukrainian American, Andrea creates work shaped by a lifetime of movement — one informed by cultural heritage, the performing arts, a dynamic career in healthcare, motherhood, and the spaces we live in.

Andrea has been creating art since childhood, with early pieces that were embraced and continue to live in homes today. Her early creative life also included years as a cellist, dancer, and athlete – experiences that continue to inform the rhythm, flow, and energy within her work.

Before turning fully toward art, Andrea spent nearly two decades in healthcare, with much of her clinical career centered on physical therapy, sports, and performing artists. Her work later expanded into healthcare operations and leadership, deepening her understanding of how people move, heal, and respond to the spaces around them.

Throughout each chapter of her life, Andrea continued painting — first as a lifelong creative practice, then as a way to shape the feeling of the spaces around her, and eventually for others. Her work grew from a desire to create sophisticated artwork that could transform the feeling of a room. Drawing inspiration from movement, natural forms, and thoughtfully designed interiors, her paintings explore the balance between fluidity and intention, softness and strength, organic movement and refined composition.

Working primarily with acrylic paints and inks, textures, and luminous gold leaf, Andrea creates layered abstract paintings with depth, contrast, and presence. Some works carry a soft, floral sensibility, while others lean into bold, modern abstraction with striking contrast and dimensional texture. Across a range of scales — from intimate works to large statement pieces — her paintings are designed to bring beauty, life, and emotional presence into the spaces where people live, work, gather, and heal.