Angela China, Artist
New York City
New York artist, Angela China began using street art as a way to ignite conversations with the public, mainly on the topics of women’s issues and sexual politics. China now exhibits in galleries and fairs across the U.S. including Art Wynwood, Aqua Miami & Scope New York. Notable public clients include Viacom, Live Nation & Spotify. In 2017, China unexpectedly diverted from exhibiting in order to earn a Masters of Fine Arts at The New York Academy of Art.
The 2018 Women’s Movement inspired a new direction for China’s work. ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes,’ became the first of a series where the artist shifts focus from introspection to outward observation. The painting replaces the prostitutes of Picasso’s Demoiselles D’Avignon with five monumental sexual predators of her time. The movement inspired China to call upon her street art roots. She plastered posters of the painting throughout the streets of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Her project was documented by publications such as Complex, Hyperallergic, Daily News and Jerry Saltz.
Since graduating from NYAA China has settled back in her studio. Her most recent project is called “Frontline Warriors”; a collaborative mural on canvas inspired by the fearless dedication of our healthcare workers. The 15ft canvas was auctioned by Heritage Auction House with 100% proceeds benefitting the American Nurses Association Coronavirus Fund. The painting was purchased by Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Brooklyn where it is now on display in the lobby in hopes of invigorating those who continue to walk into work and sacrifice their lives every day.
Curriculum Vitae
b. Baltimore, MD
Lives and works in New York City
MFA New York Academy of Art
Solo Exhibitions:
2020 Frontline Warriors • LI Jewish Medical Center • NY, NY
2017 Aqua Art Fair • Miami, FL
2016 Exposed • Castle Fitzjohns Gallery • New York, NY
Red, White and Black • 212 Arts Gallery • NY, NY
Art Wynwood • Ernst Hilger Gallery • Miami, FL
2015 Red Bottoms • Treason Gallery • Seattle WA
Beyond the Bookcase • Mondrian Hotel • SoHo, NY
2014 Art Basel Miami • Shore Club Hotel • Miami, FL
Street Art on Stanton • New York, NY
Group Exhibitions:
2020 The HeART of Charity • Heritage Auction House
2019 NYAA Thesis Show • New York Academy of Art, NYC
I Met God and She Is • Ideal Glass Gallery • NY, NY
2018 Tribeca Ball • New York Academy of Art • NY, NY
On the Origin of Species • IV Gallery • NY, NY
Sex Work, Art Work • South Street Seaport • NY
2017 Aqua Art Fair • Miami, FL
Red Dot Art Fair • Miami FL
Art 4 WTC, Tower 4 • World Trade Tower • NY, NY
69thFloor • World Trade Center Gallery • NY, NY
POP • Southampton Gallery • Southampton, NY
Neo Pop • White Room Gallery • Bridgehampton, NY
2016 Scope Art Fair • IV Gallery • New York, NY
Avant Art • Guy Hepner Gallery • New York, NY
The Riviera • Art Basel • Miami, FL
Art Hamptons • Mannix Contemporary • NY
Holla Back! • Studio 301 • Brooklyn, NY
2015 Select Art Fair • Sticks and Stones Gallery • Chelsea, NY
X Contemporary Art Fair • Treason Gallery • Miami, FL
Seattle Art Fair • Sticks and Stones Gallery • Seattle, WA
Street Art Strut • Charity Event • New York, NY
BUZZ Art Auction • Charity Event Studio 405 • NY, NY
Women Up • Conception Gallery • Long Island City, NY
2014 Select Art Fair • Art Now Gallery, NY • Miami, FL
Lust for Life • Museum of Sex • New York, NY
Great American Show • Burkhard Eikelmann • Germany
2013 From the Streets • Arts Westchester • New York, NY
Residencies:
2016 Artist Residency • IV Gallery • New York, NY
2015 Artist Residency • The Line Group @ Highline • NY