Angela Rowe is a Multidisciplinary artist and practitioner working in installation, object and textile. Key themes in her creative practice circulate around care, attention, social and relational aesthetics. Her masters research, I used to find dead insects in your pockets, exhibited in 2020, focused on the dynamics of relationships, community collaboration, and the impact of shared experiences through creative practice. Her research emphasised storytelling and dialogue over object-based formalism, exploring how these elements drive systems change and community development. The studio practice included handmade blankets, performance, rituals and objects of care in domestic spaces.
Angela’s work has been exhibited in Auckland, Whangārei, Dunedin, Nelson, Whakatāne, Morrinsville, Waiheke and Wellington. Recently, her 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 2025, and the Molly Morpeth Canaday Award for Painting and Drawing in 2019 and 2023. She is an experienced and knowledgeable funding advisor and consultant for organisations and artists, having had successful funding applications to Creative New Zealand, Manatu Taonga, Creative Communities and Lottery Community Grants scheme.
Recent interviews
You can have a listen to a podcast from 2023, a 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 from Northland Artist Conversation from 2022:
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 