Andrew Raftery

Andrew Raftery is an artist who explores both observational and autobiographical narratives of contemporary American life. His work combines deep expertise with an appreciation for historical methods of art making, most notably copperplate engraving. His precise and labor-intensive works demonstrate the enduring relevance of this medium’s application to modern-day subjects in disseminating universally accessible images. Recent projects in transfer-printed ceramics and wallpaper investigate prints in relation to functional objects and design.

Awards include the Abbey Mural Prize for his 2025 wallpaper at the Redwood Library and Atheneum, Winterthur Research Fellowship in 2022, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in 2008 and the Louis Comfort Tiffany Award in 2003. He was elected to membership of the National Academy of Design in 2009 and Print Council of America in 2012.

Raftery’s work has been collected by many institutions, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum, Cleveland Museum, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, British Museum, Carnegie Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.