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Angela Dufresne

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Angela Dufresne (born 1969) is a Brooklyn based[1] American artist known for paintings that explore narrative in a variety of ways.[2] She is currently faculty at the Rhode Island School of Design.[3]

Early life and Education

Dufresne is originally from Connecticut.[1] Dufresne received a BFA in 1991 from the Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from the Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, in 1998.[4]

She has shown work internationally in exhibitions including Greater New York 2005 at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in New York City, the 2005 ARCO Art Fair for Galeria Marta Cervera in Madrid, Miracle on Franklin Street at GV/AS in Brooklyn, The Triumph of Painting at the Saatchi Gallery in London, and a solo exhibition at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, CA.[4] She is represented by Monya Rowe Gallery in New York, and CRG Gallery, also in New York.

Works

As a contemporary lesbian painter, Angela Dufresne references other artists and films in her paintings to show connections to history and history of cultural production, as well as her personal experiences and associations.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Gleisner, Jacquelyn (February 11, 2013), New Kids on the Block: Angela Dufresne: Self-Confessed Storyteller, Punk, Image Maker, and Feminist, Art:21.
  2. ^ Yau, John. "Angela Dufresne @ Monya Rowe". http://painters-table.com. Hyperallergic Media. Retrieved 24 March 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  3. ^ "Painting Faculty / Angela DuFresne". http://www.risd.edu. Rhode Island School of Design. Retrieved 24 March 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  4. ^ a b Angela Dufresne - Exhibitions, Hammer Museum, retrieved 2013-05-19.
  5. ^ Gleisner, Jacquelyn. "New Kids on the Block | Angela Dufresne: Self-Confessed Storyteller, Punk, Image Maker, and Feminist". Art 21 Magazine. Art 21. Retrieved 2013-02-11.


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