FEATURE ARTIST
Angela Morgan
Following a ten-year period of university education in fine art that culminated in a Bachelor in Fine Arts with distinction, Angela Morgan settled in Fernie to raise a family and work fulltime on her art.
Recently established in one of downtown Fernie’ s historic buildings, the former Trites-Wood Hardware Store, she paints with a dedication and organization that belies the lively and colourful nature of her work, celebrating humanity through the use of colour, pattern, and line. Her human figures express the poses of life, the jubilation of dance, the contemplation of parenthood, and the melancholy of summer’ s end. Colours fuse and meld to achieve gesture, transforming abstract images into living moments.
During open hours, visitors can experience the artist’ s studio in action where Angela can be found working on new pieces for any one of her
14 permanent galleries. The studio produces around 40-60 pieces per month in her trademark colourful oils, and Angela is enthusiastic to see what the space will bring in terms of new creative output. Pen & ink pieces, sculptural work and life studies are all potential future pursuits, while some smaller studies, mixed media pieces and other works are available for sale.
A new arrangement has brought traditional printmaker Michael Hepher into the space and both artists are excited about the inspirational nature of the shared space. A focused fine artist with an eye for creative colouring and whimsical large-scale subject matter, working next to a musically inclined typographer creating print pieces within the confines of traditional type and antique letterpresses is sure to be a fascinating journey of creativity and inspiration.
441 2nd Ave | angelamorgan. com
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