Angela Faustina

{{Short description|American painter}}

Angela Faustina (born 1986) is an American contemporary realism artist.{{Cite web|title=Angela Faustina|url=https://creativeloafing.com/person-418076-angela-faustina|access-date=2021-09-04|website=Creative Loafing|language=en}}

Artwork

Her artwork consists mainly of paintings and outdoor murals depicting close-ups of fruit like pomegranate, peaches, figs, kiwi, and other citrus fruits. It captures macro details of fresh fruit cut open when ripe.{{Cite web|last=Farshi|first=Aileen|date=2020-04-23|title=Today in street art: Angela Faustina's mouthwatering murals grew from still-lifes|url=https://www.artsatl.org/today-in-street-art-angela-faustinas-mouthwatering-murals-grew-from-still-lifes/|access-date=2021-09-04|website=ARTS ATL|language=en-US}} It has been described by Signet Contemporary Art as 'intimate, surprising, enigmatic, and bold

.'{{Cite web|title=Angela Faustina Archives|url=https://signetcontemporaryart.com/artist/angela-faustina/|access-date=2021-09-04|website=Signet Contemporary Art|language=en-US}}{{Primary source inline|date=September 2021|reason=the source is the gallery that represents her; this is advertising copy, not quotable independent coverage}}

Her artwork is exhibited and collected internationally. It has been displayed in multiple art exhibitions around the world in places such as the United States, Italy, and Portugal,{{Cite web|date=2018-08-30|title=Arts Alliance Announces St. Pete SHINE Muralists {{!}} Tampa Bay Reporter|url=https://www.tbreporter.com/special-interest/arts-alliance-announces-st-pete-shine-muralists/|access-date=2021-07-04|website=www.tbreporter.com|language=en-US}} the United Kingdom, Singapore, Australia, and Hong Kong{{Cite web|title=Angela Faustina|url=https://www.loftmarietta.com/angela-faustina|access-date=2021-09-04|website=The Loft, Marietta|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Angela Faustina 2018 {{!}} Citrus Melody {{!}} SHINE St. Petersburg Mural|url=https://stpeteartsalliance.org/angela-faustina-georgia/|access-date=2021-07-04|website=stpeteartsalliance.org}} Faustina's murals are located throughout the Southeastern United States{{Cite web|last=Dixon|first=Kristal|date=April 10, 2019|title=Marietta mural tour features new artwork|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/marietta-mural-tour-features-new-artwork/wj3XfCIiAwGsosEjBgMGYI/|access-date=2021-09-04|website=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|language=English}} in cities like Atlanta, Marietta,{{Cite web|last=MDJOnline.com|title=Cobb Life Magazine|url=https://www.mdjonline.com/cobblife/|access-date=2021-07-04|website=MDJOnline.com|language=en}} St. Petersburg,{{Cite web|last=Duffy|first=Maggie|date=September 6, 2018|title=Fall Art Preview: From Kusama to Magritte, the Tampa Bay museum scene is impressive|url=https://www.tampabay.com/features/Fall-Art-Preview-From-Kusama-to-Magritte-the-Tampa-Bay-museum-scene-is-impressive_171149031/|access-date=2021-09-04|website=Tampa Bay Times|language=en}} and Florence, Alabama.{{Cite web|last=Delinski|first=Bernie|date=June 15, 2021|title=Atlanta artist sees fruits of her labor with downtown Florence mural|url=https://www.timesdaily.com/news/local/atlanta-artist-sees-fruits-of-her-labor-with-downtown-florence-mural/article_c3be31b8-32b0-5e18-a851-0a5403ddd9c0.html|access-date=2021-09-04|website=TimesDaily|language=en}} She competed in the 2018 SHINE St. Petersburg Mural Festival{{Cite web|title=Mural by Angela Faustina {{!}} Visit St Petersburg Clearwater Florida|url=https://www.visitstpeteclearwater.com/profile/mural-angela-faustina/9410|access-date=2021-07-04|website=www.visitstpeteclearwater.com}}{{Cite web|last=DeYoung|first=Bill|date=2020-04-08|title=Arts Relief Fund begins first wave of distribution|url=https://stpetecatalyst.com/arts-relief-fund-begins-first-wave-of-distribution/|access-date=2021-09-04|website=St Pete Catalyst|language=en-US}} and the 2019 OuterSpace Project Mural Festival.{{Cite web|title=2019 Wall Partners|url=http://www.outerspaceproject.com/2019-wall-partners|access-date=2021-07-04|website=OuterSpace Project {{!}} Explore the Creative Unknown|language=en-US}}

Personal

In 2009 Angela Faustina graduated summa cum laude from the New College of Florida in Sarasota, Florida. She also temporarily attended the Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota and Parsons School of Design in New York.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}

Faustina resides in Atlanta, Georgia.

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