About The Artist
Angela is a practicing artist and arts educator who has been working in the arts and education fields for thirty years. A graduate of the Queen's University Bachelor of Fine Arts Program, Angela studied printmaking and continues to work in this medium, specializing in water based, UV-cured silkscreen printmaking.
Angela also has a Bachelor of Education from Queen's Faculty of Education and is a graduate of the Artist-in-Community Education (ACE) Program. She began her career as an educator teaching Visual Art and English at the secondary school level. Currently, she teaches Visual Art curriculum in the primary-junior program, Arts-in-Education K-12 and Museum Education at the Faculty of Education, Queen's University. As a member of The Studio, the multi-disciplinary arts space at the faculty, Angela is responsible for art exhibitions. She facilitates the selection, curation, installation and documentation of art for multiple annual exhibitions. She also plays host to visiting visual artists-in-residence who enrich and expand the teaching and learning experience for teacher candidates through the arts.
Artist's Statement
Angela's silkscreen prints incorporate images inspired by nature, domestic felines, human forms and objects fashioned by humans. The multiple layers of the printing process generate rich, unexpected colours and textures which invite the viewer to move in for a closer look.