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]

References

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