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Andrew Csafordi

Polar Night (2021), Encaustic & mixed media, 36 x 36 inches © Andrew Csafordi, ANDARA Gallery

About Andrew Csafordi

Born in Bowmanville, Ontario, Andrew Csafordi (AOCA) is a Canadian visual artist whose contemporary paintings explore themes of life below the surface, roots that ground the world above and fences that create real and imagined boundaries.

Andrew is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art in Toronto where he majored in drawing & painting, communication and design.

Csafordi is a master of the ancient technique of encaustic painting – using pure melted beeswax and demar resin mixed with dried pigments or oils. Andrew then applies rich layers of imagination, as well as materials such as wood, metal or fibre to his impressionist painting style. Creating textured paintings that call out to be touched, Andrew’s contemporary work invites the viewer to become explorers within his luminous compositions.

Csafordi has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions. His work has been featured and discussed in newspapers, magazines and radio. Andrew’s art is held in both corporate and private collections.

Members of the year-round Prince Edward County Arts Trail, Andrew and his wife, artist and photographer Tara Wilkinson, welcome thousands of art lovers, buyers and collectors to their galleries year-round. In January, 2023, Andrew & Tara were named by a panel of 10 judges the winners of the Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Award for their Contribution to the Arts in Prince Edward County. In 2021, ANDARA Gallery won a “Travellers Choice Award” and were named in the top 10 percent of attractions worldwide by Trip Advisor. They’ve also been ranked as a 5-Star destination by both Google and Trip Advisor.

ANDARA Gallery is open year-round, 11 AM to 5 PM daily. The BARN Gallery is open 11 AM to 5 PM daily April-October.

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