Andrea Schmitz was born in Omaha, Ne in 1986. Andrea's current works of art predominantly consist of large oil paintings but also experiments with different mediums such as print making and sculpture. She has obtained a Bachelors of Fine Art Degree at the University of Nebraska Omaha. Andrea has also studied at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, California. You can find her at the Bench, a co-working art space located in downtown Omaha, were she creates large, colorful oil paintings with abstracted figures and animals or non-representational imagery. Andrea has participated in student shows at University of Nebraska Omaha, group shows at the Hot Shops Art Center in Omaha and the Three Elders Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico.