Angela Young - Printmaker
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Statement: “The real subject of many – some would say all – works of art is the artist himself.” I have always enjoyed drawing the human figure and including it in the art I create. I found a lot of inspiration simply by looking at myself in the mirror and taking photographs. I thought after the first couple of drawings of my face that I would be limiting myself and I would run out of possibilities on how I could draw the figure; but soon found how the slightest change of movement of the body or the lighting could completely change the composition. I realize now that I find excitement in the way light falls on form and I am now incorporating elements of nature along with the figure to show how the two can relate and interact with one another. I find it interesting to discover how it will change the viewers’ perception of the piece if there is an unexpected element added.
Exhibition Awards: 1st Place Award, “2010 Printmaking Exhibit”, Infinity Art Gallery Mary Alice Fisher Award, “23rd Annual Northern National Art Competition”, Nicolet College Artist of Distinction, “American Portraits: Diversity in Our Land”, Still Point Art Gallery Best in Show, “2010 Printmaking Student Association Annual Juried Print Exhibition”, Step Gallery Gerry Grout Award, 2010 Arizona Arists Guild Scholarship Recipient Winner and Runner-up, Creative Quarterly 19: The Journal of Art and Design, New York, NY 2nd Place, Interview, and Full Spread, Art Creations Magazine, Miami, FL Professional Publications - Artwork: “Brand 39th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper”, exhibition catalog, Brand - CA “Shy Rabbit Print National 2”, exhibition catalog, Shy Rabbit Contemporary Arts, CO “5th Annual National Juried Exhibition”, exhibition postcard, Katherine Butler Gallery, Sarasota, FL “2010 Pacific States Biennial National Print Exhibition”, exhibition catalog, Univ of Hawaii at Hilo Creative Quarterly 19: The Journal of Art and Design, int'l juried publication, NY |
