Jaime Angelopoulos (born 1982) is a Canadian

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based in

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. She is noted for using abstract gestural shapes in her work.

Early life and education

Angelopoulos received her MFA from

York University York University (french: Université York), also known as YorkU or simply YU, is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's fourth-largest university, and it has approximately 55,700 students, 7,000 faculty and staf ...

in 2010. She holds a BFA from the

Nova Scotia College of Art and Design NSCAD University, also known as the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design or NSCAD, is a public art university in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The university is a co-educational institution that offers bachelor's and master's degrees. The univ ...

(2005.) She also studied at the

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in Dallas.

Career

Angelopoulos has worked out of a studio in Toronto since graduating from York University in 2010. She maintains a daily studio practice and begins her sculptural work through a drawing and writing practice. She has had residencies at the

Banff Centre Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, formerly known as The Banff Centre (and previously The Banff Centre for Continuing Education), located in Banff, Alberta, was established in 1933 as the Banff School of Drama. It was granted full autonomy as ...

in Banff, Alberta, and KulttuuriKauppila Art Centre in Finland. 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. Angelopoulos comments on the place of art in public life.

Work

Solo exhibitions have included the Parisian Laundry in Montreal, MKG127 in Toronto, 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. Her works are also held in corporate, institutional and private collections. Notable installations include a 5-meter high white and orange polka-dotted sculpture in Victoria Park in

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, Ontario as part of a month-long biennial Contemporary Art Forum Kitchener and Area (CAFKA) in 2016. She also had two installations as part of the 2015 edition of Hamilton, Ontario's

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

Awards

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

References

External links

Jaime Angelopoulos' webpage

Studio visit
{{DEFAULTSORT:Angelopoulos, Jaime Living people 21st-century Canadian women artists Canadian sculptors Canadian women sculptors York University alumni NSCAD University alumni 1982 births