"Massive drawings by Brianna Angelakis are absorbing self-portraits, placing the artist among contorted shapes and forms. The graphite work impresses at any distance, and in a statement, the artist explains her pursuit in these portraits and her own state as being 'transfixed by beauty, I remain stationary amid the nonsensical world. Through a metamorphosis, my past failures transform into elements of beauty, as I become a fantastical monument to my vexation, acting within the spectacle of the absurd.'"
by Andy Smith via Hi-Fructose Magazine
BIO
Brianna Angelakis was born in Massachusetts in 1990. Growing up in New England, she moved to Florida in her late teen years. In 2013, she graduated summa cum laude from Flagler College in St. Augustine, FL, with a BFA in Fine Arts, a BA in English, and a minor in Illustration. In 2017, she graduated from the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL, with her MFA in Art, with a concentration in Painting and Drawing. She currently lives and works in the Greater Orlando, Florida Area, with her husband (artist, Peter Palfi), her 3 year old son, and dog.
Her work has been published by Hi-Fructose, Manifest INDA, Manifest INPA, PoetsArtists Magazine, Professional Artist Magazine, Infected by Art, Creative Quarterly, and BOOOOOOOM. She has exhibited her work both nationally and internationally in cities including New York, Los Angeles, CA, San Francisco, Chicago, IL, Cincinnati, and Frankfurt.
She currently teaches Drawing 1 and Drawing 2 as an Adjunct Professor in Studio Art at Stetson University.
Previous Artist-in-Residence: Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH | 2017-18
Collections: 21c Museum Hotel, Hector Puig Collection, numerous private collections
View Resume/CV with Previous Exhibition Record
CONTACT
For inquiries in regards to future shows, the acquisition of art, commissions, and/or contacting the artist for interviews or features, please use the following contact information:
brianna.palfi@gmail.com