Andreas Fischer has a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, an MFA in Studio Art and an MA in Art History from The University of Illinois at Chicago, and attended the Universität der Kunste, Berlin.  He has participated in solo and group exhibitions at Goldfinch, Chicago; Slow, Chicago; Boundary, Chicago; Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago; Nathalie Karg Gallery, NYC; Devening Projects, Chicago; Hudson Franklin Gallery, New York; Hungryman Gallery, San Francisco; The Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago; Important Projects, Oakland; Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago; Lamontagne Gallery, Boston; The Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh; The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago and Regina Rex, Brooklyn. He is an Associate Professor of Painting and Drawing at Illinois State University.