Andrea Finch
Education
1985 BA in Fine Arts from Kutztown University, Kutztown, Pennsylvania
1983 AA Fine Arts Montgomery County Community College, Bluebell, Pennsylvania
Professional Experience
Juried Artist Member SAQA
Co-op Manager - The Foundry Art Market, Chambersburg Pennsylvania
Gallery Coordinator at the Council for the Arts Chambersburg PA
Exhibitions
2026
Solo Show - GoggleWorks Center for the Arts – Reading PA
Nature's Canvas SAQA Global - Windgate Museum of Art Arkansas - Conway AR
AI: Artistic Interpretations - SAQA Global
Louisiana State University Museum of Baton Rouge LA
Color in Context: Blue - SAQA Global Exhibition (2025-2028)
Brno Patchwork Meeting in Brno, Czech Republic
Color in Context: Red - SAQA Global Exhibition (2023-2026)
South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings, South Dakota
2025
Wills Creek Exhibition - Frostburg State MD
UNcommon Threads - Surface Design Association - Stuart FL
Celebrating American Craft - Sarratt Gallery at Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN
Unraveled: Exploring the Many Forms of Fiber Art
Carlisle Learning Arts – Carlisle PA
New Appalachia 2025 - Stifel Fine Arts Center - Wheeling WV
Create That Tune - Modern Fossils - Frenchtown NJ
Villains, Misfits & Anti-Heroes - Art Association of Harrisburg - Harrisburg PA
Regional Biennial Juried Sculpture Exhibition – Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum – 
Saginaw MI
Color in Context: Blue - SAQA Global Exhibition (2025-2028)
Alsace, France
Fiber Art 3 woman show at Art Association of Harrisburg – Harrisburg PA
International Fiber Show XII – Sebastopol Arts – Sebastopol CA
Adams County Arts Council Annual Juried Show - Gettysburg PA
Vault of Visions – Frederick MD
Sacred Threads Exhibition - Indianapolis IN
Interpretations – Visions Textile Museum – San Diego CA
Botanica & Artists & Collectors Dinner – Cape Cod Cultural Center – 
Yarmouth MA
97th Annual Juried Exhibition - Art Association of Harrisburg - Harrisburg PA –
1st place other materials
17th Annual Juried Exhibition – GoggleWorks Center for the Arts - Reading PA
Solo exhibition award
Fantastic Fibers – Yeiser Art – Paducah KY
Timeless Textiles EIP – 
Peters Valley School of Craft – Layton NJ
Regional Juried Spring Open – 
Wayne Art Center – Wayne PA  
3rd place 
Amethyst: Member show - 
Carlisle Learning Arts – Carlisle PA 
1st place 3D
Joy Overcoming - Juried Exhibition - Carlisle Learning Arts - Carlisle PA
2024
215/610 Contemporary: Juried Regional Delaware CCC – Media PA
The Art of Craftsmanship Exhibition - Peters Valley School of Craft – Layton NJ
In the Company of Trees – the Mansion at Strathmore – Bethesda MD
Art in Bloom – Laurel Arts Center - Somerset PA
Fiber Options - Maryland Federation of Art - Annapolis MD
Off the Wall – Maryland Federation of Art Maryland Hall - Annapolis MD
Tactile Expressions – Frederick Arts Council – Frederick MD
MORE! Embracing Excess - Annmarie Art Center - Solomons MD
96th Annual International Juried Exhibition 
Art Association of Harrisburg - 
Harrisburg PA
Adams County Arts Council Annual Juried Show - Gettysburg PA  
Best of Show
Shapeshifters - The Delaware Contemporary - Wilmington DE
POP! Art with Mass Appeal - Annmarie Art Center - Solomons MD
Cumberland Valley Artist Exhibition -
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts - Hagerstown MD
National Juried Exhibition - Delaplaine Arts – Frederick MD
Dreams – District Arts – Frederick MD
Feeling Blue – Abington Art Center – Abington PA
FiberArts Guild of Pittsburg Juried – Erie Art Museum Customs House - Erie PA
Sew to Speak – SAQA Regional – Black Rock Arts - Gaithersburg MD
Art + Arch – BELL Architects - invitational – District of Columbia
International Juried Exhibition - Center for Contemporary Art - Bedminster NJ
Strathmore's 32nd Annual Juried Exhibition: Prism Connections in Color -
 Mansion at Strathmore – Bethesda MD
Looking in-Reaching Out - Juried Exhibition – Carlisle Learning Arts - Carlisle PA
2023
Color in Context: Red - SAQA Global Exhibition (2023-2026)
International Quilt Festival - Houston TX, Australia, VA, PA, KY
Art of the State - Pennsylvania State Museum - Harrisburg PA
Botanicals in Bloom Two women show with Roberta Iula 
Carlisle Arts & Learning Center - Carlisle PA
Roots - Textile Study Group of New York
El Barrio’s Artspace PS109 - New York NY
Interpretations - Visions Museum of Textile Art - San Diego CA
For The Love of Art - Tri County Philadelphia Artists Equity –
Wayne Art Center - Wayne PA
Old Fashion: a collection of contemporary brooches 
Carlisle Arts & Learning Center - Carlisle PA
Adams County Arts Council 
Annual Juried Show – 
Schmucker Art Gallery - Gettysburg PA
Soft Associations - Invitational - Ned Smith Environmental Center - Millersville PA
100 Miles: The 2023 Regional Juried Exhibition - Penn College - Williamsport PA
Textiles Unleashed (SAQA PA Regional) 
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art - Lorton PA
No Boundaries 
National Juried Fiber exhibition -
 Virginia Quilt Museum - Harrisonburg VA
Cumberland Valley Artists Exhibition -
Washington County Museum - Hagerstown MD
95th Annual International Juried Exhibition
Art Association of Harrisburg
Harrisburg PA
1st place other materials
Fall Membership Show
Art Association of Harrisburg 
Harrisburg PA
 Franklin County Art Alliance - Chambersburg PA
Innovative use of materials award
2022
Going for the Gold - Carlisle Arts & Learning Center - Carlisle PA
Form, Not Function: Quilt Art at the Carnegie - New Albany IN
Adams County Arts Council 
Annual Juried Show - 
Schmucker Art Gallery -Gettysburg PA
Art in the Time of Corona - Online Exhibition DAB Art Co Los Angeles CA
Future Places - 
Susquehanna Art Museum - Harrisburg PA
Purpose Repurpose - 
Strathmore Mansion - Bethesda MD
Fiber Options - Maryland Federation of Art Circle Gallery - Annapolis MD
Sisterhood: Fine Crafts - 
Gaithersburg Arts Barn - Gaithersburg MD
Hand Crafted - BlackRock Center for the Arts - Germantown MD
Material - d’ Arts Center - Norfolk VA
Women's Work 
Carlisle Arts & Learning Center, Carlisle PA
What the Bees See - Wayne Theater - Waynesboro VA
Silver Screen - Art Association of Harrisburg - Harrisburg PA
Franklin County Art Alliance - Chambersburg PA
Innovative use of materials award
2021
Art of the State - Pennsylvania State Museum - Harrisburg PA
I RED it Somewhere - Carlisle Arts & Learning Center - Carlisle PA
Earth Matters - Surface Design Association
Watermark Art Center – Bemidji MN
Adams’s County Arts Council 
Annual Juried Show - 
 Schmucker Art Gallery - Gettysburg PA
No Boundaries National Juried Fiber exhibition -
Virginia Quilt Museum Harrisonburg VA
What the Bees See solo - Virginia Quilt Museum Harrisonburg VA
Simple Lines - SAQA regional - McLean Textile Gallery, McLean VA
Textiles in Translation - SAQA regional –
Gallery at Penn College - Williamsport PA
 I am Art 2021 - Council for the Arts - Chambersburg PA
 Wearables 2021 - Council for the Arts - Chambersburg PA      
2020
On Thin Ice - Juried Exhibition Carlisle Arts & Learning Center - Carlisle PA
Fiber National - the Workhouse - Lorton VA 
            Surface Design Association Award of Excellence
No Limits – Studio Art Quilt Associates - virtual gallery
Working with the Muse SAQA regional - Strathmore Mansion - Bethesda MD
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center - Solomons MD
Cumberland Valley Artists Exhibition -Washington County Museum - Hagerstown MD
2019
Adams County Arts Council 
Annual Juried Show - 
Schmucker Art Gallery - Gettysburg PA 
Botanical Interests - Solo exhibition - 
Artful Dimensions - Fredericksburg VA
Solo exhibition - Edith J. Carrier Arboretum - Harrisonburg VA
Into the Woods - 
The Barns of Rose Hill - Berryville VA
            35th Annual Juried Miniature Exhibition – Best of Show
Council for the Arts - Chambersburg PA
Franklin County Art Alliance - Chambersburg PA
Best of Show, First & Third place sculpture
2018
Adams County Arts Council Annual 
Juried Show
Schmucker Art Gallery - Gettysburg PA 
Dimensional Expressions Botanical Interests - Artful Dimensions - Fredericksburg VA
Second Place & Viewer's Choice 
 Not Your Grandmother's Art show dual exhibition 
SHAPE Gallery - Shippensburg PA
34th Annual Juried Miniature Exhibition - Honorable Mention
Council for the Arts - Chambersburg PA
Franklin County Art Alliance - Chambersburg PA
Second place Florals 
2017
Solo Exhibition - 42 West Gallery - Waynesboro PA
Painting with Fabric Solo Exhibition
Council for the Arts - Chambersburg, PA
      Franklin County Art Alliance - Chambersburg PA
  Skip Shull Memorial Award 
2016
Franklin County Art Alliance - Chambersburg PA
 First place Florals 
Media/Publications
2025
SAQA Journal Exhibition in Print - December
2024
Journal: Exhibition in Print – December issue - Studio Art Quilt Associates
Embrace: Expect the Unexpected 2024 – Exhibition in Print October issue – Surface Design Association
Art Quilting Studio Summer issue
 2019
SAQA Art Quilt Quarterly Issue no. 14
Permanent Public Collection
WellSpan Health Campus: Patrick O'Donnell Pavilion - Chambersburg PA
Cross Keys Village: Art Walk - Gettysburg, PA
 Professional Affiliations
Artist Coordinator at the Foundry Art Market
Juried Artist Member - Studio Art Quilt Associates
Virginia Quilt Museum – Board & Exhibitions Committee
 FiberArts Guild of Pittsburgh, Franklin County Art Alliance, Potomac Fiber Guild
Art Association of Harrisburg, Carlisle Arts (CALC)