Andrea Kostyal is a studio artist living in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Originally from, and trained in fine art in Hungary. Over the past twenty years specialized in abstract dreamlike mixed media cityscapes. Her interest through her art is to support unity, diversity, and equality with the incorporation of the architecture of different cultures. Her paintings have been invited to solo and group exhibitions at museums, universities like the University of Connecticut, The University of Southern Mississippi, William Carey University, the Mississippi Museum of Art, and Meridian Museum of Art, galleries, and juried exhibitions regionally, nationwide, and internationally. Andrea also offers photo transfer workshops on her unique technique for organizations and groups around the state.  In the past couple of years, Andrea was commissioned by The Hattiesburg Alliance for Public Art to create a large mural and paint several utility boxes as public art projects where she integrates her design with the environment of the specific location and with the viewers themselves.