Tom Andrich - Artist Profile

Home Address:75 Noble Ave Winnipeg, Mb. R2L 0J5

History 1997-present:

Art Director The Forum Art Institute

Scenic Designer/Painter for Sunburst Productions –Television series “The Lost Tales of the Brothers Grimm” 2006 and 2007

Freelance Artist

Art Instructor for the Forum Art Institute since 1991 for Adult Drawing,

Acrylic Painting, Watercolour and Children's Art Classes; taught workshops for art groups inside and outside the City of Winnipeg and Public Schools. The Workshops included painting with water mixable oils, drawing and watercolour.

Muralist-Winner of an International Mural Competition-Mural Fest 2K6

Entertainer- doing caricatures, face painting, and airbrush tattoos

Portrait Instructor at the International Music Camp (IMC) since2002

Picture Framer- Manager of Picture Framing shop at Revy (Rona)

Authored a Book entitled “ Decorate Yourself” that includes Face Painting,

Airbrush Tattoos, Henna and Nail Art. The book is being sold internationally.

Presently Writing a book for Hyperion Press about Mural Painting. The book is meant for international distribution.

Illustrated a book for adults with developmental disabilities entitled ”The Forks”

Affiliations: Winnipeg Sketch Club

Canadian Artists Representation (CARFAC)-served on the board for 6 years and Chairperson for one year.

Manitoba Society of Artists

2006 – The Winnipeg Mural Fest –“1919 Strike” McDermot and Main St

2000-2005- Traffic Signal boxes on the North side of Portage Ave between Main St and Spence:

Portage Ave & Spence St- the history of the CBC

Portage Ave & Balmoral St- Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth owners of Balmoral Castle, which Balmoral Street was named after.

Portage Ave & Vaughn St- depiction of the fur trade and the Hudson Bay Company Portage Ave & Kennedy St- First Nations Chiefs that were very important to the First Nations People of Manitoba

Portage Ave & Edmonton St- the gate to Upper Fort Gary, which was the beginning of Winnipeg

Portage Ave & Carlton –a newsboy representing the street where the first newspaper in Winnipeg was and the Winnipeg Free Press

Portage Ave & Hargrave-Timothy Eaton watching where his company” TheT.Eaton Company used to be.

Portage Ave & Donald St- historical images of the Capital theatre that used to be on that corner

Portage Ave & Smith St- showing Donald Smith driving in the last spike on the CP Railway. Smith Street was named after him.

Portage Ave & Gary St.- Crocuses- the flower on our flag and one of the flowers the prairies are known for

Portage Ave & Fort St- Buffalo in summer and winter, one of the hardiest animals on the prairies and what was once a main source of food, clothing , tools etc for the First Nations People

510 Main St (City Hall) – the old City Hall that was torn down in 1966. The Box was there for 3 Years then replaced with a larger box.

2005 – Ellice Ave & McGee St.- representing Charlie Thorson (Cartoon Charlie) who lived in Winnipeg and had drawn cartoons for the major cartoon companies including Disney. He worked on Snow White and some believe the Snow White drawing was a portrait of a Winnipeg waitress he was in love with.

Bears on Broadway- the Trucker Bear for Maxim trucking and the Afford-a-Bear for Keystone Ford.

2004 -Centennial Animal Hospital 2742 Pembina Hwy- representing the animal care services at the animal hospital

2003 –Osborne St. Underpass-representing the CN transportation industry

Maryland St & Ellice Ave representing the importance of the Ethiopian coffee ceremony and coffee industry in Ethiopia

2002 – 831 Portage Ave- showing the history of horse racing tracks in Winnipeg including the Assiniboine Downs Race Track

Sargent & McMicken -Italy montage representing Italy

2001- Main St & St John’s Ave, view of St John’s Park 1914 with Bandstand

Morley & Osborne, summer view of River Park

Fort Gary Care Center Seniors Centre-scenes on the interior walls to camouflage exit doors so Alzheimer residents would not exit onto the street

2000 -84 Hespeler Ave.- Flowers on the “Just The Perfect Place”flower shop

Ashland & Osborne- Winter view of River Park

1999- 444 River Ave.-Street Car transportation at Main / William

Vaughn St.-Bourbon St Café- representing Bourbon St New Orleans

My artwork is in private collections in many parts of Europe, Canada and the USA. They range from small watercolours, sketches, and reproductions to larger oil paintings.

Winnipeg Sketch Club juried show October 2005, 2007