Lakey himself says that, at this turning point, his future body of work is a still unfolding mystery, something that intrigues him to no end. What’s sure to remain a given is that it will be colored by the striking contrast of sensory revelation and experiential, almost scientific inquisitiveness that resonates throughout his work. And, that it will be informed by the passionate self-expression that has been core to Lakey’s art since day one.

A purely self-taught practitioner in the Outsider Art tradition, Andrew Lakey was first discovered in 1990. His remarkable rise to success was triggered by a string of events set into motion following a cathartic experience--on New Year’s Eve, 1986 – during which Lakey believes he witnessed "a direct glimpse of the spiritual world," as he was embraced and ushered into another dimension by beings that he knew to be his angels.

A life-long doodler, Lakey began to draw compulsively. "It became my therapy," he remembers, and over time, his

intuitive line art came to capture the essence of the experience, and to visualize his encounter with what he’s called "the secrets of the universe." Three years later, Lakey abruptly quit his job, inspired by an overwhelming urge to paint. Shortly after, on January 3, 1990, Andrew was again visited by messengers, this time three men, who affirmed his artistic aspirations, and gave him a mission–to paint 2000 angel paintings by the year 2000. Without any preconceived notion of how these paintings would – or should – look, Lakey tapped into his emotions to develop a bold and luminous style that has continued to mature over time. Powered then, as now, by his native talent for color, masterful command of line, and innate sense of chiaroscuro, Lakey fused a post-modern sensibility with disparate elements of ancient and classical iconography, inventing a distinctive brand of expressionism. At once serene and dynamic, space age and primordial, it was both in tune with the cultural zeitgeist of the day, and timeless in its impact.