Andrea Bergart, born in Newton, MA, earned an MFA in Painting from Boston University and a BA in Painting and Art History from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY. Her practice extends beyond the studio to include paintings, drawings, large-scale murals, public projects, and fashion. Bergart invites broad engagement in her work through a visual language informed by popular culture, art history, feminist theory, textile traditions, and her own experience as an athlete. Her aim is simple yet ambitious: to widen the field of contemporary art and show that creativity exists in movement, competition, personal style, and collective experience—not only within gallery walls.
Bergart received a Fulbright Scholarship to Ghana, where she researched bead and textile production. She has participated in residencies including the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation in Senegal, Tilleard Projects in Lamu, Kenya, and a U.S. Embassy grant to the United Arab Emirates. Her public basketball-court murals can be found in New York, Providence, and abroad and she has been exhibited in the U.S. and U.K., including at the American Academy of Arts and Letters and in the Art in Embassies program. Bergart lives and works in Queens, NY and is represented by Chozick Family Art Gallery, New York, NY.
“ Since early childhood, participating in sports has been a large part of my life. My art deals with ideas that relate to these athletic experiences, which include the relationship between body and movement through space, as well as the focused mind-state of an athlete while performing. My paintings utilize the female form and abstract painting language to create seemingly unrecognizable environments.
I paint seeking an image that condenses and sharpens a poignant experience of what both artists and athletes call “being in the flow”. These painted states of consciousness relate to meditative practices as well as peak performances of physical activities and sports. The mind and the body are equal participants, yearning to coalesce into an expression of what it feels like to be human, feminine and deeply conscious.”
- Andrea Bergart
Basketball Bags
From the inception of her line, Andrea knew she wanted to be a part of the long history of garments and leather goods made entirely in NYC. All of her bags are individually fabricated in a small workshop using the highest quality materials and craftmanship available. Andrea is dedicated to the tradition of artistry and craftsmanship in the fashion industry and is always striving to deliver a superior product to her clients.
Andrea’s basketball bags continue to garner praise from WNBA players, NBA and NFL wives, celebrities, stylists, influencers and confident consumers from New York City to Tokyo. She has been featured in Hypebeast, Hypebae, WWD, LA Times, Vogue Japan, Teen Vogue and Vice.