A self-taught artist, Angela was born and raised in Southern Illinois. After working 25 years in the commercial sector as Art Director for a silkscreened company and contact screen printing in St. Louis, Missouri, she decided it was time to venture out on her own after the sale of the company. 

Inspired by various mediums such as canvas, wood, stained glass, ceramic, fabric and paper, and glassware, Angela often mixes these mediums in each work to achieve a complex piece.  Painting is not always a self-evident decision when choosing creativity … even expanding into the unexpected for an immersive relationship to the art piece and theme, such as incorporating hearing aid batteries into the construction. 

With a passion for helping, educating, and empowering people with disabilities, including the Deaf Community on local, state, and national levels, Angela juggles a busy work and travel schedule as Community Outreach Coordinator and Independent Living Specialist – Deaf Services at IMPACT CIL in Alton, Illinois; but her favorite: teaching art therapy to people with disabilities, young and old, to help foster a love of the arts!