Angellana Patterson
Hard at work. Do not disturb.
I often find myself procrastinating with everything. In this piece I wanted to bring humor and awareness to this unfortunate trait as I know myself and many of my peers struggle with it. Yet here I am, still procrastinating.
Artist Statement
My body of work seeks to explore human emotions by utilizing a variety of mediums that express my own emotional experiences. Additionally, I am driven to bring light to the importance of mental health and how it can affect the ways we see ourselves and the world around us. I am influenced by visual arts that illustrate a combination of both abstraction and realism to achieve a balance that allows the aspects of one art style to ebb into the other. As I continue to grow as a person, I look forward to seeing how my art changes with me.
Words of the Arist
Ever since I was little, I've always shared a love for art! My passion for creating soared when I had the opportunity to take art classes in high school and from that point on, I haven't stopped. My practice started with completing in-class assignments and grew to my own exploration of personal emotions. I am truly grateful for the privilege to express myself and share my art with others. I am excited to see where my practice takes me!
biography
Angellana Patterson is a 20 year old emerging visual artist based in Cochrane, Alberta. As a student in her second year pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Studies and a Bachelor of Education at the University of Calgary, Patterson hopes to become a full-time high school art teacher while continuing her work as an artist. With her passion for bringing to light the importance of mental health, Patterson explores how the balance between abstraction and realism can best embody and explore her own emotions. She is motivated by and looks forward to continuous experimentation with familiar and new mediums to draw attention to mental health and human emotion.