About Angela
My creative practice includes storytelling across performance, installation, photography, drawing, and textile works. With a conceptual focus on care, attention, practices of repair and time consuming handmade objects, I seek to understand relationships; self and environment, self and community, self and family. I studied through Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design, graduating with an MFA in 2020. I am particularly interested in the future of the arts in Aotearoa and how to contribute to a more equitable and sustainable arts industry.
My work has been exhibited in Auckland, Whangārei, Dunedin, Nelson, Whakatāne, Morrinsville, Waiheke and Wellington. Recently, my work has made finals or won art awards across Aotearoa, including The Wallace Awards 2020, Changing Threads 2021 and 2022, The Walker and Hall Waiheke Art Awards 2022, and the Molly Morpeth Canaday Award for Painting and Drawing in 2019 and 2023. I have had successful funding applications to Creative New Zealand, Manatu Taonga, Creative Communities and Lotteries Community grants scheme. I am on the committee of the Shutter Room Gallery Collective, serving as Gallery Curator and have delivered exhibition or performance projects in Auckland, Whangārei and Dunedin.
Recent interviews
You can have a listen to a recent podcast conversation with Mandy Jakich from Creative Matters Podcast, here, Creative Matters with Angela Rowe.
Here’s what Mandy had to say;
“We have such a wonderful chat about the real, sometimes challenging, life of an artist: applying for funding; maintaining multiple income streams; creating work that you’re passionate about but might not be able to be sold easily; selling work without being represented by a gallery; the merits of entering art awards and so much more. This is a great listen with many tips and opportunities for artists.”
You can watch an interview with Mark Northland Artist Conversation:
You can visit my Master of Fine Arts research here, On the smallness of things
Collective Practise
Collective Practise is a group of artists based in Te Tai Tokerau, we work across a range of media including paper, ceramics, textile, printmaking, sculpture, installation and performance. We meet regularly and like to talk about contemporary issues in art and society and how these impact our practice.
We are; Catherine Davies-Colley, Ros May, Alex Moyse, Jolene Pascoe, Angela Rowe, and Linette van Greunen. In 2023 we were joined by Leigh Tawhau, Heath Bell, Julie Wood, Tracey Willms Deane and Megan White for our exhibition project, Wish you were here at Yvonne Rust Gallery, Whangārei.
Angela Rowe 