BIOGRAPHY
Portrait of Angela painting in Artist Alley, Barrie, ON
Angela Francis is a Canadian/ Grenadian artist. Active in female empowerment in the arts, she creates avenues to do what she loves while teaching others.
Angela studied Fine Art, and holds a certificate in Art Fundamentals from Georgian College (Barrie, Ontario). She also studied animation at the Art Institute of Toronto, before moving on to pursue many explorations of career choices the world had to offer before settling back into her passion for art. She travelled and worked in multiple fields for over a decade, while practicing human anatomy and developing the techniques of the masters.
Graduation University of the West Indies, BA Visual Arts
Angela taught at T.A. Marryshow College (Grenada) before she continued her studies at the University of the West Indies (Trinidad & Tobago) where she discovered a different style of art, that creativity can be fluid and liberated. Here she obtained her Bachelor's of Visual Arts Degree.
Angela Francis, Raw Toronto Art Show, 2022
She absorbed the acute attention to form and balance associated with sculpture and photography, subsequently refining her own visual and conceptual vocabulary that emerged through her focus on the analysis of the grace and beauty of the human form. Using bright and vibrant colours she expresses her relatable experiences of women and empowerment.
Primitive Beauty, Oil on Canvas, 2014
Angela’s artwork can be found in myriad of public and private art collections both in Canada and abroad, and has been seen in numerous exhibitions worldwide. She has been interviewed by multiple TV and newspaper reports and has also had her work featured in several publications.
Angela has won community awards for her ability to teach and connect through art. As well as being the VP on the board of directors at the MacLaren Art Centre, IN 2021 and having sat on the jury for the City of Barrie Arts Grants in 2020, Angela was also a juror for the Making Change organization, Black Youth Art Celebration in 2024.
Making Change for Black Youth, Art Celebration, MacLaren Art Centre, 2024
Angela continues to do courses, and mentor students, with Making Change, to be able to offer more to her students and share her gift and knowledge more. She is always pushing her practice in new directions and aiming for ways to improve.
AFFA Studio, Fall Art Retreat, 2017