Andrew Crawford was born in Chatham, New Jersey in 1970. He moved to Atlanta with his parents and two older brothers in 1971. Crawford’s youthful artistic endeavors included works in clay, drawing, and music. Andrew’s grandmother, recognizing his enthusiasm, encouraged him along with his parents who allowed him to set up a workshop in his home.
Crawford attended the Rhode Island School of Design where he studied sculpture. After graduating in 1993, he returned to Atlanta and opened his workshop and studio, the Andrew T Crawford Ironworks. His goal was to create functional objects with an emphasis on blacksmithing. As Crawford built his business and his clientele, he continued to receive attention for his unique ornamental gates. This format has consistently been an identifiable trait throughout his career.
Along with dozens of private commissions, Crawford has created ironwork and sculpture for schools, businesses, and municipalities. Some of his most prominent works have been for the Atlanta Botanical Garden, the Federal Reserve Bank, and the City of Washington D.C. His works are also among the collections of several American museums.
Crawford currently employs four full-time craftsmen who collaborate with him in making sculpture and functional objects of original design. He lives in a small in-town neighborhood with his two young children.
MUSEUM COLLECTIONS:
Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
03/12 Recent Work, Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, GA
03/12 Garden Gates with Andrew T Crawford, The Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, GA
03/11 Forged From Nature: An Exhibition of Garden Gates, The State Botanical Garden Of Georgia, Athens, GA
01/11 Brenau University, Gainesville, GA
06/09 A Modern Twist, the River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN
01/06 Feeling the Familiar Pull, Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, G
06/05 Engaged, Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA
09/04 Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
05/04 Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Curators Choice, Laurel, MS
05/03 Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA
08/01 Bascome-Louise Gallery, Highlands, NC
11/00 Quinlan Gallery, Gainesville, GA
04/94 Gallery V, Atlanta, GA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
03/12 Maquettes, Models and Sketches: Public Art as Process, Fulton County Arts and Culture, Abernathy Arts Center, Sandy Springs, GA
05/11 SculpTour, City of Suwanee, GA
04/11 TEN, Madison - Morgan Cultural Center, Madison, GA
12/10 SPACES Sculpture Trail, Huntsville Al
02/09 re.mem.brance (n), Abernathy Arts Center, Sandy Springs, GA
08/08 Rediscover, the River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN
05/08 In The Open, Art Sandy Springs, Sandy Springs, GA
04/08 Gen X Post-Boomers and the New South, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile AL
10/07 Six of One, Twinhouse Gallery, Atlanta GA
08/07 Pure Americana, the Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN
06/07 Alabama: Nature, Industry, Art, The Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, Auburn University, Auburn AL
04/07 Blacksmithing with a Southern Accent: Metalwork from the Southeast, Madison- Morgan Cultural Center, Madison, GA
01/07 SculpturEyedrum Outdoors, Eyedrum Art Galley, Atlanta, GA
10/06 Southeastern Juried Exhibition 2006, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL
09/05 Metal, Andrew T Crawford and Margaret Evangeline, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL
08/05 5x5, Five Artists, Five Disciplines, Signature Shop and Gallery, Atlanta, GA
05/05 Spotlight 2005, American Craft Council, Juried Exhibition, Juror; David Revere McFadden, Curator Museum of Arts & Design New York, NY
04/05 RISD, Represented, Trudy Labell Fine Art, Naples, FL
10/04 Southeastern Juried Exhibition, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile AL
09/04 13th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Art Institute & Gallery, Salisbury, MD Ethan Karp, Juror, OK Harris Gallery, NYC, Best in Show Award
07/04 Sculpture Salmagundi VIII, Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC
06/04 Barns & Farms, in support of the traveling Smithsonian, Barn Again! Exhibit, Barnsite Studio, Kewaunee, WI, Best in show award
03/04 Talking Furniture Design, Museum of Design Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
01/04 Tools of the Trade, Bank of America, Atlanta, GA
01/04 Grist, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
09/03 Common Objects, City Hall East Gallery, Atlanta, GA
10/02 RISD Triennial Alumni Exhibition, Providence, RI
02/02 Breadth, Eyedrum Art and Music Gallery, Atlanta, GA
01/00 Show Me the Shoe, City Museum, St.Louis, MO
07/96 North, South, East and West, Nancy Solomon Gallery, Atlanta, GA
08/95 Confessions, Taboo, Atlanta, GA
07/95 Bascome-Louise Gallery, Highlands, NC