Andrew Hadle was born in the Flint Hills to a school teacher and a homebuilder. His boyhood home stood amidst the trees of a young forest. He attended a county school, which rested between a wheat field and white-washed church with a cemetery.

Immersed in nature as a youth, Andrew found affection for ambient exploration as well as the anticipation of discovery. His childhood experience has influenced the art he makes as well as his goals for education. In the fall of 2000 he moved to Lawrence as a student at the University of Kansas. This spring he will receive an undergraduate degree in fine arts with a concentration in sculpture. In addition to sculpture he is also entertained by natural sciences. He believes that science is an attempt to explain life and that art is used to translate our life experiences. He is a sculptor; he builds art to translate what life teaches.