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Angela Smith
Prizes and Awards:
2009 The Parker Harris Prize, 'The Discerning Eye', The Mall Galleries, London
2008 Winner, 'In Common', Corn Exchange and New Greenham Arts, Newbury
Education:
2005-2008 BA (Hons) Fine Art Painting, University of Brighton
2003-2005 BTEC Diploma Art Foundation, City College Brighton & Hove
1984-1988 BA (Hons) Business Studies, Brighton Polytechnic
Solo Exhibition:
2009 'The Unsaid', The Gallery, New Greenham Arts, Newbury
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2010 East Sussex Open, Towner, Eastbourne
2010 Modern Artists Gallery Berkshire
2009 'Postcards from Dystopia', Nolias Gallery, London
2009 'The Discerning Eye', The Mall Galleries, London
2009 Modern Artists Gallery Berkshire
2009 'Cork Street Open 2009', 28 Cork Street, London
2009 'Summer Salon 2009', Islington Arts Factory, London
2008 'In Common', Corn Exchange and New Greenham Arts, Newbury
2008 'Twelfth Annual Graduate Festival 2008', Stroud House Gallery, Stroud
2008 Canterbury Art Fair 08, University for the Creative Arts, Canterbury
2008 Sefton Open 2008, The Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport
2008 Fine Art Painting Degree Show, University of Brighton, Brighton
2007 Open House, Brighton Festival, Brighton
2007 Is it finished?', University of Brighton Gallery, Brighton
2006 'Brighton to Bow', Bromley by Bow Gallery, London
2005 'Edexcel Celebrates', County Hall Gallery, London
2005 'Anonymous', Argos Hill, Sussex
2005 'Foundation Show, City College Brighton & Hove, Brighton
The unsaid. The hidden. The awkward. The exposure and concealment of vulnerability is central to my practice. I am particularly interested in suppressed emotions and the anxiety and tension this evokes. Focusing on the action and reaction of hidden forces. By embracing the fluidity and unpredictability of paint I aim to avoid set outcomes. Retaining a level of control yet recognising the importance of letting go, preferring to leave space for uncertainty and the unexpected.
Etching enables me to combine the freedom of drawing with a hint of the sinister. The crispness of the drawn line contrasted with the tonalities of aquatint seeks to expose vulnerability in an imaginary world.