Matthew Andrea is a fine artist from Indianapolis, currently pursuing his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing and Illustration from the Herron School of Art and Design at Indiana University Indianapolis. He enjoys working with fiber arts and various printmaking techniques. Much of his work engages with conversations of American identity, religion, and personal discovery, pulling inspiration from his and his families’ lived experiences. An important part of his process is the literal and metaphorical weaving of different subjects to engage people in a visual conversation of differing perspectives, beliefs, and narratives. With his work, he hopes to encourage introspection of one’s own ideas and beliefs and facilitate conversations between others about shared and differing experiences of how we all fit together as a part of American society.