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BIO

Angie Kilcullen is a mixed media artist based just outside Washington, D.C. Originally from southwest Louisiana, she grew up immersed in the rich cultural tapestry of Cajun country, which continues to inspire her art and lifestyle today. Her work reflects a blend of bold, eclectic influences shaped by her vibrant upbringing and global experiences, including 3 years spent living in both Tokyo and Paris. Kilcullen earned her MFA in Painting from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and currently creates in her 130-year-old converted barn studio.

 

She is also the co-founder of Girls Who Paint Gallery, established in 2022. The gallery’s mission is to foster community and inclusion by providing more visibility and opportunities for women artists. Girls Who Paint Gallery stands out as a dynamic, artist-run space focused on supporting underrepresented voices and connecting the local community with emerging, mid-career, and established artists in a welcoming and vibrant environment.

ARTIST'S STATEMENT

Primarily a figurative painter and mixed media artist, I center my figurative work on explorations of humble individuals.

I often depict subjects with a specifically gripping emotional or psychological presence; impoverished social status; or an experience with oppression of some kind. Over the years I have painted the poor, homeless, enslaved, and imprisoned. I choose to portray all of these individuals because of their inner strength, wisdom and power of endurance. By presenting a variety of societal, cultural and generational types, I hope to represent a universal human image.

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My mixed media work is a rich mix of multi-media, often including old jewelry, vintage fabric and photographs, yarn, gold leafing, and other ornate items. For me, these embellishments invoke the nostalgia of a childhood blessed by two dynamic grandmothers who came of age during the Great Depression; one was ingenious about recycling and repurposing and saw value in almost everything, and the other loved costume jewelry, flashy clothing and fabrics of all kinds, and freely allowed my sister and me unlimited access to these “treasures.”

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The often lavishly decorative backgrounds in my work serve two purposes. One is a nod to my childhood memories and another, to my intention to convey messages of glorification through one’s own struggles, labors and losses that eventually lead to triumph, hope and transformation. The various elements of my work combine to raise up and give homage to the forgotten, the misunderstood, and the misrepresented.

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