Hi, I'm Angela
I grew up being told that I would be a famous artist. But I was also told that I should study something more commercial or I would never get anywhere in life. Being the arty kid, I chose graphic design, then found myself working in advertising, branding and marketing for 15 years but always feeling like this was not it.
Once I was out of the trenches of young parenthood, I decided I wanted more from my career, and realised I couldn't keep doing the same thing that had frustrated me for more than a decade. I decided to take the leap of faith, give my dreams a chance and come back to my art making.
I believe in the power of art as means to start conversations, deepen understanding, and connect with oneself and each other. I'm inspired by feminist art histories, and aim to create works that reject restraint and politeness in favour of unapologetic colour, femininity and emotion.
Artist Statement
When someone creates art, they imprint a part of themselves onto the canvas, paper, or object. Their personality, quirks, and inner dialogues take shape through marks, colours, forms. While we all translate these elements differently, ultimately, art is a form of communication. An expression of self that can reveal a single element or multiple layers of an artist’s inner world.
The gestural marks I make emerge instinctively, as if they are an essential part of me. I am endlessly drawn to them, feeling they embody my unique essence. To me, the marks exist at the intersection of thoughts, dreams, emotions, and memories. Sometimes I capture them in isolation, but my most fulfilling works are those that reflect the layered depth of inner dialogues, a visual snapshot of my constantly evolving internal landscape.
This idea of thoughts and emotions taking on form resonates with Thought-Forms (1901), a book by Annie Besant and Charles Webster Leadbeater. They proposed that human thoughts generate distinct energetic shapes and colors, visible to those with heightened perception. Their illustrations depict swirling, dynamic forms, each tied to a particular mental or emotional state. One of the earliest attempts to posit the idea that an image could represent something ineffable.
While their work stemmed from a mystical perspective, it aligns with my intuitive approach to mark-making. I see my gestures as visual manifestations of my inner world: fluid, instinctive, and deeply personal. Like the thought-forms Besant described, my marks are not static; they shift, layer, and evolve, reflecting the impermanence and complexity of emotion. My paintings are not just compositions of colour and shape but energetic imprints, capturing the unseen yet deeply felt currents of thought and feeling.
In this way, my art serves as both expression and reflection, a dialogue between the conscious and subconscious, the visible and the intangible. Just as Thought-Forms suggests that emotions can shape the unseen, I believe my work gives form to the internal, making the invisible aspects of experience tangible.