Folio Weekly
Invitational Artist Exhibition Presented by Haskell Opening reception with food, drink and live music by Split Tone 6-8 p.m. Aug. 24; exhibit runs through Dec. 2 Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, 829 Riverside Drive, Jacksonville Tickets are $5 at bit.ly/Mrfm6t, 260-9770 Brianna Angelakis | Marcy Appelbaum | William L. Arthur IV | Meagan Bardol | Jessie Barnes | Ronald Bayles | Amalia Galdona Broche | Dimelza Broche | Tim Bullard | Daryl Bunn | Jason Campioni | Bharati Chaudhuri | Megan Cosby | Kelly Crawford | Tamara Culbert | Judy Culpepper | Nofa Dixon | David Dollarhide | Doug Eng | David Engdahl | Julianne French | Liz Gibson | Jenny K. Hager | Dustin Harewood | Roxanne Horvath | Paul Karabinis | Lily Kuonen | Laird | Alisha Lewis | Denise Liberi | Patrick Mahoney | William McMahan | Patrick Moser | Jennifer Perez | Rubie Porter | Pablo Rivera | Leslie Robison | Melissa Russell | William Schaaf | Christine Schub | Brian Shannon | Jim Smith | Leslie Stokes | Ursula Thomson | Sharla Valeski | Grant Ward | Allison Watson | David Webster | Jeff Whipple | Tony Wood
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he varied beauty of the flora and fauna that exists in Northeast Florida’s landscape is rivaled only by the equally diverse images by local artists. After issuing an open call for the second Folio Weekly Invitational Artist Exhibition, the jury had the unenviable task of reviewing 700 entries, which were painstakingly narrowed down to the final 50 that best represented a diversity in vision, media and personal backgrounds. To highlight some of the imaginative talents that call this area home, here are six of those finalists.
By Dan Brown
Brianna Angelakis “Neurasthenia” briannaangelakis.com Birthplace: Beverly, Mass. Education: Currently attending Flagler College for a Bachelor of Arts in fine arts, Bachelor of Arts in English, Minor in illustration
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omanticism hits the beach in the dream-like imagery of Angelakis. Currently a senior at Flagler College, the 21-year-old Angelakis has been painting in oils for only a year, yet “Neurasthenia” is an impressive work that blends haunting self-portraiture, an almost gothic-like sense of Americana and sensibility born from her love of 19th-century authors. Angelakis cites the sublime influence of nature as another key element that helps translate her equal love of poetry and paint. “Many times I use a variation of the same person in my work, yet surround them with mountains and mist to really try to create a surreal moment.” The figures in Angelakis’ work seem to exist in a ghost-like state, many of them defying the viewer to meet their gaze. Though this young artist already has a strong sense of narrative ideas and composition, she is still respectful of the creative experience. “There are few things I find more intimidating than a blank canvas. It gives me this godlike opportunity to create a leader, a follower or a dud 12 | FOLIOWEEKLY.com | AUGUST 21-27, 2012
— and that terrifies me.” Angelakis has been featured at some St. Augustine Art Association shows. This fall, she travels to England as part of a group show seemingly designed with her in mind. “Wildness Between the Lines” is an invitation-only exhibit, hosted at Leeds College of Art and Design, that celebrates the lives and literary works of the Brontë sisters. “It is an absolute dream for me, and I am still kind of shocked that all of this is happening.”