Angela M. Rivers Explained

Angela M. Rivers
Birth Place:Champaign–Urbana, Illinois, U.S.
Education:University of Illinois
Alma Mater:University of Illinois College of Fine and Applied Arts
Known For:Painting, education, programming, historic research
Notable Works:Park Street Mural, Champaign Heritage Trail
Style:symbolism
Movement:Champaign Heritage Trail
Relatives:Barbara Suggs Mason (Cousin)Cecil Dewey Nelson Jr. (Uncle)Allen Albert Rivers, Sr. (Grandfather)

Angela M. Rivers (born 1953 in Champaign, Illinois) is an African American artist and curator, currently living in Chicago.[1]

Career

Angela has a BFA in Fine and Applied Arts from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1975.

In 1978 she created a mural in Fifth and Park Streets[2] in north Champaign with a group of African American students and community members.[3]

From 1978 to 1981 she studied Paul Gauguin's work at Eastern Illinois University. She then moved to Chicago to work as an art curator. She worked for the DuSable Museum of African American History, the Chicago History Museum, and the Art Institute of Chicago.[4] [5]

In 2009 she was an artist-in-residence at the University of Illinois, where she did a commemoration of the anniversary of the mural in Champaign.[6]

Angela's uncle was visual artist Cecil Dewey Nelson, Jr.[7] [8]

She helped create the Champaign County African American Heritage Trail in 2020, a project dedicated to highlighting the history of African Americans of Champaign County and their influence on the community. Medias for this project include a tour bus and a website with a list of notable individuals involved with the development and history of Champaign Illinois.[9] [10] [11]

External Links

Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-rivers-2756b117/

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2010 . Angela Rivers . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220129022824/http://eblackcu.net/mural/angelarivers.html . January 29, 2022 . February 14, 2020 . Park Street Mural . eBlackCU - University of Illinois.
  2. Web site: Brewer . Philip . May 19, 2010 . Champaign to lose Angela Rivers mural . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201022012031/https://www.philipbrewer.net/2010/05/19/champaign-to-lose-angela-rivers-mural/ . October 22, 2020 . February 14, 2020 . Philip Brewer . en-US.
  3. Web site: Merli . Melissa . October 20, 2009 . Artist who oversaw work not in favor of restoration . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220628123544/https://www.news-gazette.com/news/artist-who-oversaw-work-not-in-favor-of-restoration/article_753aaae8-e45d-53c0-a77e-1606e85a1480.html . June 28, 2022 . February 14, 2020 . . en.
  4. Web site: Irish . Sharon . February 28, 2019 . August 2012 . Mapping Cultural Migrations between Champaign and Chicago . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230330153114/https://areachicagoarchive.wordpress.com/2019/02/28/mapping-cultural-migrations-between-champaign-and-chicago/ . March 30, 2023 . February 14, 2020 . AREA Chicago Archive . en.
  5. Web site: VIRTUAL: Hidden Stories . 2024-04-05 . champaign.org.
  6. Book: Rivers, Angela . Revisiting Murals: Animating Neighborhoods . University of Illinois Printing Services . 2010 . en . 2142/17077 . 706599278 . 31 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240201035935/https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/items/17022 . February 1, 2024 . live . Digital Collections at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Library.
  7. Web site: Suggs-Mason . Barbara . Rivers . Angela . October 15, 2017 . Voices: The full story on Uncle Cecil . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220628123537/https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/barbara-suggs-mason-angela-rivers-voices-the-full-story-on/article_eb1cc6b9-1858-5857-a1d7-dd27fc69b262.html . June 28, 2022 . February 15, 2020 . . en.
  8. Web site: University Honors 1948 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220706100952/https://digital.library.illinois.edu/items/b2282f20-13c4-0134-1d5f-0050569601ca-5 . July 6, 2022 . February 14, 2020 . Digital Collections at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Library.
  9. Web site: African American Heritage Trail . 2024-04-05 . en-US.
  10. Hidden Stories: History of African Americans in Champaign County . en . 2024-04-05 . www.youtube.com.
  11. Web site: Kurtzweil . Jenna . 2023-04-04 . "You come from somebody": A conversation with Angela M. Rivers and Dr. Barbara Suggs-Mason - Culture . 2024-04-05 . Smile Politely — Champaign-Urbana's Culture Magazine . en-US.

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