Central Queensland artist Andrea Chapman was born in Longreach and spent her early childhood in the small mining town of Gunpowder in far north-west Queensland. She describes her childhood in rural Queensland as the foundation stone for her love of life and the natural landscape.

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Andrea describes her first painting at the age of fifteen as a personal response to seeing the light and its power to simplify the subject. Decades of art practice has helped develop a plethora of ways to paint the visceral reaction to light. This journey included four years of academic study leading to a Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art and Visual Culture).  

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Her art practice is the culmination of the places she has visited, the influence of master and contemporary artists, and lived moments.  She recognises a masterpiece in the mundane and her fascination with every light-filled moment is reflected in her work.

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Andrea embraces the philosophy of French impressionist Edgar Degas that one must study all the basics whose discipline yields artistic freedom. Enlightened by this freedom, Andrea's painting style kindles a connection to her past and the original marks that shaped the artist that she is today.

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Private commissions are located locally and abroad.