Meet Andrea
Andrea Henry Tharian is an artist living and working in St. Louis, MO. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Enameling from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 2007 and a Master’s Degree in Secondary Education from the University of Missouri – St. Louis in 2015. In 2018 she received a Missouri Art Education Certification (K-12) from the University of Missouri – St. Louis. Andrea’s teaching experience includes the Center of Creative Arts, the Saint Louis Art Museum, Saint Louis County Libraries, and private camps and lessons in the area.
Andrea is a recipient of an Artist Support Grant from the Regional Arts Commission (2014, 2023, 2025). The 2014 grant supported the creation of Haven, an installation of 1500 ceramic and paper forms at the Kranzberg Arts Center (2016). The latest RAC grants have been to financially assist her personal artistic practice as well as funding for the former artist-run collective, Coral Green Studios. In the fall of 2023, Andrea was honored to be selected as an Artist INC Fellow through Mid-America Arts Alliance in conjunction with the Regional Arts Commission.
Photo credit: Kaylan Buteyn, 2025