Jaime Angelopoulos Explained

Jaime Angelopoulos (born 1982)[1] is a Canadian sculptor based in Toronto. She is noted for using abstract gestural shapes in her work.[2] [3] [4]

Early life and education

Angelopoulos received her MFA from York University in 2010. She holds a BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (2005.) She also studied at the Meadows School of the Arts in Dallas.[3]

Career

Angelopoulos has worked out of a studio in Toronto since graduating from York University in 2010.[4] She maintains a daily studio practice and begins her sculptural work through a drawing and writing practice.[4] She has had residencies at the Banff Centre in Banff, Alberta, and KulttuuriKauppila Art Centre in Finland.[4] In 2015 Angelopoulos had a residency at the Thames Art Gallery, from August 17–21 in the Audrey Mistele Art Studio, located inside the Chatham Cultural Centre.[5] Angelopoulos comments on the place of art in public life.[6]

Work

Solo exhibitions have included the Parisian Laundry in Montreal, MKG127 in Toronto,[7] YYZ Outlet in Toronto and the Cambridge Galleries in Cambridge, Ontario. She has also exhibited as part of group exhibitions in Finland, Regina and Oakville.[3] Her works are also held in corporate, institutional and private collections.[3]

Notable installations include a 5-meter high white and orange polka-dotted sculpture in Victoria Park in Kitchener, Ontario[1] as part of a month-long biennial Contemporary Art Forum Kitchener and Area (CAFKA) in 2016.[8] She also had two installations as part of the 2015 edition of Hamilton, Ontario's Supercrawl.[9]

Her drawings have inspired compositions by musical percussive performance by Ray Dillard.[10]

Awards

Angelopoulos was awarded the Plinth Sculpture Contest from the Hazelton Hotel for her work: "I See Through Them" (2011)in 2013.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jaime Angelopoulos (Toronto) . Contemporary Art Forum, Kitchener + Area . 10 September 2021 . en . 19 February 2016.
  2. News: Jaime Angelopoulos in studio: S, M, L, XL Toronto Star. thestar.com. 2018-03-24. en.
  3. Web site: Jaime Angelopoulos MKG127. www.mkg127.com. 2018-03-24.
  4. Web site: Jaime Angelopoulos. Maake Magazine. en-US. 2018-03-24.
  5. News: The Thames Art Gallery announces upcoming artists in residence. Sun Media Corporation. 5 August 2015. Chatham This Week.
  6. News: Looking 'deeper' into the concept of public art collections. 22 January 2018. Cambridge Times.
  7. Web site: MKG127 JAIME ANGELOPOULOS The Collective. www.mkg127.com. 2018-03-24.
  8. News: CAFKA hopes to spark a conversation about art. Latif. Anam. 2 April 2016. Waterloo Region Record.
  9. News: Graham Rockingham's guide to Supercrawl. Rockingham'. Graham. 10 September 2015. The Hamilton Spectator.
  10. News: Found in translation; Barrie's Carnegie Days programming marks eight years celebrating art and language. Doolan. Susan. 21 September 2017. Barrie Examiner.
  11. News: Young Toronto Sculptor, Jaime Angelopoulos, Wins Hazelton Sculpture Prize Artinfo. Artinfo. 2018-03-24. en.