The Statement

As former soloist ballerina, I use a natural balance of asymmetry and irregularity to create an impression of perpetual movement. In an analog assault on our digital age, I explore material, process and time through slow, hand-wrought artistic techniques that take you on a journey of the senses. Wild and poetic, the resulting works of art create a tactile experience that provoke interaction.

Through the visible display of the passage of time, my creations show proof of a slow physical process. These labor-laden works are inspired by the vibrant colors of Miami, the surreality of dreams and the aching beauty of the natural world. They aim to instill a sense of optimism, shaping the way we view the world and our selfs within it.

Created from scratch, my fiber & decorative art speak directly to the issues labor, ecology and circularity.

– Andrea Spiridonakos

Andrea (b. Winsted, CT) has a practice driven by process, experimentation and detail, through various mediums such as fiber art, decorative art and installation. She received a degree in Fashion Design (2015) from Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC. She has exhibited at Musée des Arts Décoratifs (Paris) in collaboration with the Métiers d’Arts, Chanel, the Bergdorf Goodman windows (NYC), FAU Ritter Gallery (Boca Raton), Big Art Now Gallery (West Palm Beach) and solo exhibitions at the Coral Gables Museum and the Miami Design District.

Andrea began her career as a professional ballerina who danced leading roles on stages across the US & Europe to literary acclaim. Now, as the creative force behind her studio, Spiridonakou, her debut fashion collection sold at NYC’s legendary Bergdorf Goodman.

Her artwork is acquired into permanent collection at the DeYoung Museum (San Francisco) and in private collections in the US. She was selected as part of the “Excellence In Fibers IX” juried exhibit for Fiber Art Now magazine (cover, Winter 2024) & featured in and on the back cover of Assouline’s book “Miami Beach” (2020). Andrea is a 2020 Knight Foundation NEW WORK grantee, a Miami Artist Support grantee, an FSF scholar and a Critic’s Choice Award (2015) through FIT. She’s created hand-painted textiles for Isabel † & Ruben Toledo as well as designed a 2023 world premiere commission for Miami City Ballet by choreographer Pontus Lidberg.