Textile Artist

Angela’s work starts with a simple design on layers of colourful, opulent fabrics. The work then grows organically as she cuts through the surface layers at different points and to different depths to expose the fabrics beneath. She likes the idea of things being slightly hidden, where one gets a glimpse of something beautiful, but is frustrated from seeing the whole thing by layers over the surface.

Her work is often based on the architectural detail of Palazzo Dario, one of the Renaissance Palaces on the Grand Canal in Venice. She first saw it when studying art history there and the memory of its seeming fragility and ethereal beauty has remained with her.

Education

1999-2000 City and Guilds Embroidery and Patchwork

1989-1999 1st year BA Textile Art University of Ulster

1990-1991 PGCE University of Exeter

1981-1984 BA Hons History of Art University of Warwick

Teaching and Career History

2002 Overall responsibility for art workshops. Organised and facilitated felt making and art and meditation workshops at Home Focus

2001 Organised and facilitated felt making and art and meditation workshops at Home Focus

1995-1996 Volunteer in the art education department at the Ulster Museum

1991-1993 Secondary School teacher

Commissions / Collections

Royal Bank of Scotland, Head Office, Edinburgh

Paintings in Hospitals London

National Centre for Epilepsy, Chorleywood

St George’s Hospital, Tooting

Paintings in Hospitals Ireland

Ulster Hospital Dundonald

Paintings in Hospitals Midlands

St Crispin’s Mental Hospital Northampton

Private collections in France, USA, UK

Exhibitions

2006 Fragments of Venice, Canvas Gallery, Belfast

2006 Flavours of Italy (Group Show) Towcester Northamptonshire

2005 Iona House Gallery (Group Show) Woodstock Oxfordshire

2003 Sheridan Russell Gallery (Solo Show) Crawford Street London

2003 Out of Freswick (Group Show) Helmsdale Scotland

2001 St Paul’s Hammersmith, London

2002 St Paul’s Hammersmith London

2002 St Columbkille’s Belfast