Statement
Knitting a noose, wiping blood onto an American quilt, and binding a hand-holding zine to honor a lost childhood are the essence of Aranda’s artistic practice. Aranda utilizes the historically independent and feminine mediums that are overlooked in the documented artistic canon. She situates contemporary political and social critique within historically grounded book and textile practice. Always keeping where she came from in mind, she expresses the relativity of her own experience in hopes it will force the viewer to question their own.Artist Bio
Angelica Aranda was born and raised in New York City as a first generation American, daughter to a Dominican mother and Ecuadorian father. Aranda focuses her artistic practice on fiber arts, zine making, and bookmaking. She was a recipient of Creatives Rebuild New York’s Guaranteed Income for Artists and has received multiple grants in the pursuit of artist book research. She is a practicing librarian and typographic researcher. Aranda holds a master's in library and information science from Syracuse University and a B.A. in political science and studio art from the University of Rochester.Relevant Experience
Co-Curator - Alt TXT, Field Projects Gallery
Curator - Traces: A Zine and Artbook Show, Field Projects Gallery
Associate - Field Projects Gallery
Guest Lecturer - Art NY, University of Rochester
Co-Curator - http://www.fieldprojectsgallery.com/to-know-the-earth-through-roots-online
Project Assistant - Art and Music Library, University of Rochester
Art Instructor - Oye Group, Cypress Hills Senior Center
Teaching Assistant for Intro to Painting at University of Rochester - Rochester, New York
Project Assistant - Art and Music Library, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Teaching Assistant for Performance Art at the University of Rochester - Rochester, NY
Co-Curator - http://www.fieldprojectsgallery.com/verso
Gallery Intern at Field Projects Gallery - Chelsea, New York
Shows and Accolades
University of Rochester Commission Prize Recipient 2023
Relative - Solo Thesis Exhibition, University of Rochester
One Hour Only Traveling Exhibition - Connecticut, Vermont Studio Center, Boston Museum of Fine Arts
CRNY's Guaranteed Income for Artists Recipient
Education
Masters of Library and Information Science - Syracuse University 25’
Bookbinding Intensive - Center for Book Arts 24’
Studio Arts B.A. - University of Rochester 23’
Press/Features
Library Zine! Volume 8 2024 - New York Public Library
Printed Matter Inc. Ogle Bogle Feature
“In Art New York, Angelica Aranda ’23 finds a niche in book art” - University of Rochester News Center
Artist of the Month Feature - Association for Book Arts Education
“MART Crew brings art into the hands of the people”- Campus Times, University of Rochester
Feature on Tenement Museum “Your Story, Our Story”
Contact
angelica.artttls@gmail.com
@angeliqrt