EDUCATION
MASTER OF FINE ARTS IN PAINTING + DRAWING, OHIO UNIVERSITY, ATHENS, OHIO, 2019
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS, SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY, SLIPPERY ROCK, PENNSYLVANIA, 2011
AWARDS & HONORS
THIRD PLACE, NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION, ARTS COUNCIL OF SEMO, CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI
THE OHIO UNIVERSITY ALUMNI AWARD, THE DAIRY BARN ARTS CENTER, ATHENS, OHIO, 2019
DEAN PORTRAIT COMMISSIONS, COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES, OHIO UNIVERSITY, 2019
GRADUATE RECRUITMENT SCHOLARSHIP, OHIO UNIVERSITY, ATHENS, OHIO, 2016 - 2019
GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP, OHIO UNIVERSITY, ATHENS, OHIO, 2016 – 2019
MARTHA GAULT ARTS SCHOLARSHIP, SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY, PENNSYLVANIA, 2010
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2021-PRESENT OWNER, RARO APPAREL, COLUMBUS, OHIO
2020- PRESENT OWNDER/DESIGNER, MCNAMARA ART LTD, COLUMBUS, OHIO
2019-2020 ART DIRECTOR, TIGERTREE, COLUMBUS, OHIO
2018- 2019 CREATOR/DIRECTOR, BFA UNDERGRADUATE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, OHIO UNIVERSITY, ATHENS, OHIO
2018-2019 DESIGNER, FABRICATOR, TREATMENT FOR THE SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION OF PIGMENT PROJECT
2018 STUDIO ASSISTANT, ARTIST JOHN SABRAW, ATHENS, OHIO
2016-2017 GRAPHIC DESIGNER, MOTT, SELF, & ASSOCIATES, REYNOLDSBURG, OHIO
RESIDENCIES
2019 ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE FOR TWO MONTHS, THE FORT, COLUMBUS, OHIO
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
INSTRUCTOR OF RECORD:
2019 PAINTING: COLOR, FORM, CONTEXT, OHIO UNIVERSITY, ATHENS, OHIO
2018 PAINTING: COLOR, FORM, CONTEXT, OHIO UNIVERSITY, ATHENS, OHIO
TRADITIONAL PRACTICES IN PAINTING, OHIO UNIVERSITY, ATHENS, OHIO
2017 INTRODUCTION TO DRAWING, OHIO UNIVERSITY, ATHENS, OHIO
ONLINE GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT:
2018 ART + HIP-HOP, ADVISING PROFESSOR: JOHN SABRAW, OHIO UNIVERSITY, ATHENS, OHIO
GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT:
2016 FIGURE DRAWING, ADVISING PROFESSOR: LORI ESPOSITO, OHIO UNIVERSITY, ATHENS, OHIO
FOUNDATIONS: FUNCTION, ADVISING PROFESSOR: KEVIN VARNEY, OHIO UNIVERSITY, ATHENS, OHIO
SOLO + SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS
2020
SOFT BOILED, ANDREW MCNAMARA & RICARDO ALES, THUMBPRINT GALLERY, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
2019
THE FORT RESIDENCY REVIEW, COLUMBUS, OHIO
AUTO, OHIO UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY, ATHENS, OHIO
2017
CHASM: ANDREW MCNAMARA, RICARDO ALES, & COLIN FRANGICETTO, HIGH LOW GALLERY, PORTLAND, OREGON
WORKS BY ANDREW MCNAMARA, SUBTERRANEAN, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
2016
EXTANT: ANDREW MCNAMARA & RICARDO ALES, THUMBPRINT GALLERY, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
2017
NONE WILL, ANDREW MCNAMARA & SADIE MEADE, SEIGFRED ART GALLERY, ATHENS, OH
2015
BETWEEN ALL THINGS, THUMBPRINT GALLERY, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
2014
SOUL MANIFEST, THUMBPRINT GALLERY, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021
FEATURED MURALIST, 934 FEST, 934 GALLERY, COLUMBUS, OHIO
AIR, SMITHY GALLERY, COOPERSTOWN, NEW YORK
ORDINARY LIVES: NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION, ARTS COUNCIL OF SEMO, CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI
2020
4x4, COOPERSTOWN ART ASSOCIATION, COOPERSTOWN, NEW YORK
2019
PAINT+PRINT+PHOTO, THE DAIRY BARN ARTS CENTER, ATHENS, OHIO
2018
PHANTASMAGORIA, THUMBPRINT GALLERY, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
GRAY MATTER: A GRAPHITE EXHIBITION, THUMBPRINT GALLERY, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
GO FIGURE!, THUMBPRINT GALLERY, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
2017
TRADING CARD SHOW, GRISTLE ART GALLERY, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
NOSTALGIA, THUMBPRINT GALLERY, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
2016
BAKER'S DOZEN, THUMBPRINT GALLERY, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
SPACE TRIP ART SHOW, GRISTLE ART GALLERY, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
WORKS OF WISDOM, THUMBPRINT GALLERY, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
FREE ARTS FOUNDATION, CHARITY EVENT, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
KAABOO, EXHIBITING ARTIST, DEL MAR, CALIFORNIA
2015
FREE ARTS FOUNDATION, CHARITY EVENT, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
NOCHES DE ALTARES, MARCAS GALLERY, SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
KAABOO, EXHIBITING ARTIST, DEL MAR, CALIFORNIA
MOXIE, DISCONNECTED, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
THE WINTER MARKET, MATTRESS FACTORY MUSEUM, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
2014
5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW, THUMBPRINT GALLERY, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
ATTN: TO DETAIL, TPG2, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
B.A.M ART SERIES, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
LTD PRINT SHOW, TPG2, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
PUBLICATIONS/PRESS
“CHASM FOCUSES ON THE CONCEPT OF THE DIVIDE,” JUXTAPOZ MAGAZINE, JUNE 9, 2017 HTTPS://WWW.JUXTAPOZ.COM/NEWS/PAINTING/CHASM-FOCUSES-ON-THE-CONCEPT-OF-THE-DIVIDE/
"DRAWING INSPIRATION," SAN DIEGO CITY BEAT, APRIL 29,2015
CATAPULT ART MAGAZINE, V.3, 2014
SOFTWARE/SKILLS
ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
ADOBE INDESIGN
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS
ADOBE DIMENSION
ADOBE FRESCO
ADOBE LIGHTROOM
ADOBE PORTFOLIO
PROCREATE
MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE
SQUARESPACE
WORDPRESS
SHOPIFY
MAILCHIMP
WHOLESALE MANAGEMENT
RETAIL MANAGEMENT
PAINTING- ALL MEDIUMS
DRAWING- ALL MEDIUMS
SCULPTURE
PHOTOGRAPHY
PRINTMAKING
FIBER ARTS