Angela Lane is a contemporary artist whose work explores the intersection of personal narrative and expressive form. A former pharmacist turned full-time painter, Angela brings a disciplined yet deeply intuitive approach to her practice. After earning her MFA and completing her thesis at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, she transitioned fully into the art world, dedicating herself to pushing the boundaries of contemporary painting.
Angela’s creative process is grounded in daily life—often shared with her husband, two children, and four dogs. Whether in the studio or at a CrossFit gym, her work is influenced by movement, connection, and the rhythms of a vibrant, active life. This dynamic energy translates into her art, where bold experimentation meets a thoughtful exploration of materials and form.
Her studio is both sanctuary and laboratory: a space where curiosity leads, tradition is questioned, and joy is ever-present. A lifelong learner, Angela continues to evolve her visual language through constant exploration, challenging both herself and the viewer to see beyond the expected.
-Written by Trent Lane
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Which ’hood are you in?
I have lived in Calgary since 1997. My family and I moved around to different parts of the city, but we are currently located in Hanson Ranch. I have a home studio here.
What do you do?
I am a full-time artist creating three-dimensional paintings that transcend traditional boundaries. My work explores form as a dynamic, hybrid language—fusing the history of abstract painting with textures, patterns, and visual cues from my everyday environment.
Drawing inspiration from domestic textiles like wallpaper, quilts, and fabrics, as well as from fashion and graphic design, I collage disparate elements into layered compositions. These works merge organic and geometric shapes, illusion and physicality, sculpture and painting. Through this process, I create vibrant mash-ups of domestic and fine art traditions, where surface and structure interact in surprising ways.
The physical presence of my forms plays against two-dimensional illusions, creating a tension between what is seen and what is felt—between decoration and depth, ornament and object. This interplay challenges fixed categories and invites the viewer to reconsider how visual languages overlap and evolve.
What are you currently working on?
Following the ideas first explored in Synthesis (Herringer Kiss Gallery, March 2025), my current work continues to investigate the friction between structure and illusion — between the physical presence of the canvas and the illusions it can contain. Where Synthesis introduced the dialogue between layered form and surface, this new body of work pushes further.
I am interested in what happens when the painted image no longer respects the boundaries of its support — when illusion contends directly with physical intervention. The canvas becomes more than surface; it becomes active structure, distorted, folded, or interrupted. This physical disruption plays against painted spaces that suggest dimensionality, depth, or rupture — visual cues that are deliberately undermined or reinforced by the object’s real contours.
This push and pull between two-dimensional illusion and sculptural form allows for a reconsideration of painting’s traditional role as a window into space. Instead, I am positioning it as a site of contradiction — one where flatness and volume, clarity and fracture, coexist.
Where can we find your work?
I am currently represented by Herringer Kiss Gallery (Calgary, AB), Ashdale Gallery (North Vancouver, BC), and Amy Simon Fine Art (Westport, CT). My work can be viewed online at my website.
