ABOUT
ARTIST BIO
Angelina Michael (b.2002, Penang, Malaysia) is a Singapore trained artist who graduated from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA), having done Diploma in Fine Arts, majoring in Drawing & Printmaking. She interned with Down Syndrome Association for 4 months, where she assisted in conducting lessons of daily living, creating a social media account and promoting their Thrift Shop, corporate videos for the company and also made 3 posters for Purple Parade 2022, which led to them winning the Eco-Friendly Contingent Award. Having done other volunteer works over the years, she is a proud recipient of the Harvard Book Prize 2023. With all these experiences, she manages to use art in ways involving, social service as well as art therapy.
ARTIST STATEMENT
In my work as an artist, I primarily explore complicated topics related to feminism, intimacy anxiety, and mental health. I aim to shed light on the intensely personal and frequently misunderstood and complicated experiences that shape our lives through the use of printmaking, mixed media installations, photography, and many other media. I want to show how cultural standards and societal expectations affect how we perceive ourselves and the world around us. I construct thought-provoking environments that subvert conventional ideas of femininity and gender roles by experimenting with a variety of mediums, objects, and materials. As well as highlighting how such experiences can be both liberating and terrifying, I also aim to capture their visceral character. I want to be able to bridge the divide between social service and art as a form of therapy because I have experience working at a social service organization. My ultimate aim as an artist is to use my work to open a conversation and foster a better understanding of the complicated and frequently challenging issues that affect our daily lives. I want to make the world a better place by questioning our presumptions and pushing us to delve deeply into our own experiences.