The Lloyd Gill Gallery: Angela Ho

Statement

My work mirrors the bizarre fantasy of Surrealism with subconscious subjects and collective experience. I like the challenge of creating odd scenarios by consciously selecting subject matter with cultural and ethical connotations. This also challenged my audience not necessarily with their own oddity but with the introduction of their soothing ethical familiarity into unsettling circumstances. I would describe myself as a story-teller, each piece of art has a message underlying via face expression of the portraiture, unusual juxtaposition, vivid colour, cuddly animals and so on. Although viewers may not perceive the intention of my idea or come up with a completely different understanding. I still found it valuable and interesting to explore how people respond to my work.
My studio practice is very much influenced by my childhood memory. I can still remember the joy of drawing odd creatures from my own imagination when I was a kid. As an adult, this childhood innocence lost in nowhere but when I pick up the pencil and draw, the joy came back to me. In this couple of years I have been trying to adapt or regain the language of childhood innocence in my artwork and I have a feeling that it is working.
To me the world is full of wonders and awes, this is what I put in my art and I believe if I follow my heart with burning passion and desire, success will follow.

Education:
2007-2010 Chelsea College of Art and Design BA Hons Fine Art
2006-2007 Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
National Diploma in Foundation Studies of Fine Art

Exhibition:

Forthcoming
2011 Food Glorious Food, Group Show, V&A Museum of Childhood

MK Fringe, Solo Exhibition at City Centre, Milton Keynes
One a Space- Group Show, Hong Kong

Rainbow Gallery, D.H Lawrance Heritage-Solo Exhibition, Nottingham

The Castle- Solo Exhibition, Wellingborough

2010 The Barn Gallery, Westbury Farm Studio- Solo Exhibition, Milton Keynes
NCN Lace Market Gallery- Solo Exhibition” Animal Kingdom”, Nottingham
Chelsea College of Art and Design, Degree show, London
The Branda-Pye Portrait Award, Pimlico, London
The Interim Show, Pimlico, London

2009 Chelsea College of Art and Design, Triangle Space, London
Second Year Show, Pimlico, London

2008 Chelsea Girls, Group Show, Pimlico, London
First Year Show, Pimlico, London
2007 Byam Shaw at Central Saint Martins Foundation Show, London

Grant/Award:

2010 MK Art Gateway, Start up Grant for exhibition, Milton Keynes
ACME Studio Award- Finalist
Artist for free membership of Angels Fear Agency Ltd
2009 Lynn-Painter Stainer Prize- Finalist
2009 Erasmus Grant for exchange student to Budapest, Hungary

Working Experience/Commissions:

2010 Online Exhibition Gallery on Beautyexchange.com.hk
2010-present Collection Coordinator, V&A Museum of Childhood
2010 Educational Talk to New College Nottingham
2006-present Private art tutor

Artist in Residence:

2010 Westbury Farm Studio, Milton Keynes
2010 NCN Lace Market Gallery, Nottingham
2009 Magyar Képzõművészeti Egyetem (Budapest)