Florida Artists Group

Artists Bio:

Faced with the challenge of learning to be bilingual at an early age, Maribel Angel understood the importance of communicatiion through images. This began her interest in art. She graduated from the University of North Florida with a BA in Fine Art and Design. She continues her art education by actively taking workshops. She has exhibited in galleries and museums throughout Florida. Her works can be found in both private and corporate collections. Angel currently lives in Saint Augustine, Florida and continuously works in her studio.



Artist Statement:

I find beauty in world cultures and textiles. I also find beauty in eroded surfaces, rusty metals, weathered wood and peeling paint. The older things are the more I am moved by their silent story. So I find myself trying to capture the passage of time by working the surfaces of each piece to create a poetic patina. You will see images infused with patterns merging and intertwining. As you explore closer, you’ll discover fields of various depths built up through layers of paint, collage revealing the painting’s history as it flourished over time, much like cultures evolving and merging through time.
My paintings are never planned or controlled. They are simply works that surface from my desire to create pieces that echo the past and connect the soul to a primitive yet contemporary time.



Exhibitions:

2011
Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art -Jacksonville, FL - Studio Tour
Hendrix Baptist Church - Jacksonville, FL - Group Exhibit
William Cornelius - Jacksonville, FL - New Works

2010
Bolivar Art Gallery - Sarasota, FL
Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art - Group Exhibit
Plum Art Gallery - St. Augustine, FL
Southlight Gallery - Jacksonville, FL
Butterfield Gallery - St. Augustine, FL - New Works - Solo Exhibit
Big Arts - Sanibel Island, FL - FLAG Group Exhibit

2009
Ponte Vedra Cultural Center - Ponte Vedra, FL - Solo Exhibit
Leepna Rattner Museum of Art - St. Petersburg, FL - FLAG Group Exhibit
Mennello Museum - Orlando, FL - "Picturing Florida" Group Exhibit

2008
Butterfield Garage - St. Augustine, FL - "La Florida" Group Exhibit
Fogle Fine Art Gallery - Jacksonville, FL - New Works Solo Exhibit
57 Treasury - St. Augustine, FL - Solo Exhibit
Fogle Fine Art Gallery – Jacksonville, FL - Group Exhibit

2007
Art and Soul Gallery - Jacksonville, FL - "Interpretations" - Group Exhibit
57 Treasury - St. Augustine, FL - Patina Solo Exhibit
Daytona Museum of Arts & Sciences - Daytona, FL - FLAG Group Exhibit

2006
Arts on Douglas - New Symrna Beach, FL - FLAG Group Exhibit
Butterfield Garage Gallery - St. Augustine, FL - "Innerwoven" - Solo Exhibit

2005
Art Expo - Atlanta, GA
Push 2 - Jacksonville, FL - "Fresco Neuvo" - Solo Exhibit
Signature Art Gallery - Tallahassee, FL - "New Works" - Group Exhibition

2004
First Street Gallery - Neptune Beach, FL - "New Works" Group Exhibition

2003
Bella Tacarra - Ponte Vedra, FL - Group Exhibit
Up With Art - Little Rock, AK - Group Exhibit

2002
Gallery 39 - St. Augustine, FL - Group Exhibit

Collections:

Hendrix Baptist Church - Jacksonville, FL
Hospice - St. Augustine, FL
Flagler Hospital - St. Augustine, FL
Baptist South Hospital - Jacksonville, FL
Shands Hospital - Jacksonville, FL
American Enterprise Bank - Home Office

Publications:

Picturing Florida - Fresco Fine Art Publications (2008)
Skirt Magazine - "Angel Takes Wing" Jacksonville, FL (2007)
Art Business News - "Trendsetters" - New York, NY (2006)