Angela Casagrande says, "The series "Memory of Place" is inspired by Emily Dickinson's poem "I Noticed People Disappeared. I explore the power of memory, the space memory occupies and the artifacts we leave behind in this space both physical and immaterial. My artwork keeps fading family stories and memories alive while reconnecting with ancestors and places that may have been lost over time. 
My photography is an ongoing investigation of how our understanding and interactions with the world have been shaped by memory, in the form of ancestral history, folklore, dreams, culture, family, belief systems, and rituals."

Angela Casagrande lives and works in Sacramento, California and was a recipient of the 2015 Julia Margaret Cameron Award. She has exhibited in solo exhibitions at Axis Gallery in Sacramento, California. Her group exhibitions include The Women’s Show at South x Southeast Photogallery in Molena, Georgia and Of Memory, Bone and Myth at the Colonel Eugene Myers Gallery of Art, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota. Her work is in the public collection at Colonel Eugene Myers Gallery of Art. She is currently working on a series of graphoscopes for her MFA Thesis Exhibition in 2018 at Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art in Portland, Maine.

Angela’s work is derived from her memories of family lore, genealogical research and nighttime dreams. By retelling these stories visually, she presents the viewer with the unique set of symbols she has found within them. To recreate these stories, she uses a mixture of personal and appropriated images, utilizing analog and digital formats. This approach creates visually rich, layered images that bridge the past and the present.

Angela was born and raised in Humboldt County, California. She received her B.A. in Fine Art from Humboldt State University and is an MFA candidate at Maine College of Art.

Publication:
    
The Hand Magazine, Issue #13, July 2016
Black & White Magazine, June 2016
Adobe Create Magazine, 2015
Seities, Autumn 14/15, THEME : MACABRE 

Awards:
    
Looking Back—Looking Forward (Smartphone category) - Black & White Magazine
Purchase Award - Of Memory, Bone and Myth - 2016
Best in Show - Of Memory, Bone and Myth - 2016
Honorable Mention - International Photography Award, Non-Professional: Fine Art, Collage  - 2015  
Finalist - Hariban Award - 2015                                                                        
Honorable Mention - Wonderland - 2015 
Recipient - 7th edition Julia Margaret Cameron Award - 2015
Finalist - 8th edition Julia Margaret Cameron Award - 2015
CENTER Santa Fe Review - 2015

Lectures:

OpenShow Sacramento - 2017

Gallery:
    
Member of Axis Gallery - 2014 - current

Exhibitions
2018    
(November) 
Untitled - James Kaneko Gallery - Sacramento, CA
    
(April)
Photo Month - Axis Gallery - Sacramento, CA
    
In Focus: Current Photography - Richmond Art Center - Richmond, CA

2017    
The 21 Day Myth - Axis Gallery - Sacramento, CA
**Sacramento Bee Critic’s Pick for Second Saturday Exhibitions
    
The Women’s Show - South x Southeast Photogallery - Molena, GA

2016
4th International Biennial of Fine Art and Documentary Photography - The Palazzo Italia - Berlin, Germany

PLASTIC FANTASTIC SHOW VII - LightBox Photographic Gallery - Astoria, OR
    
Secrets & Mysteries - 
L.A. Photo Curator - online gallery
    
Of Memory, Bone and Myth - Colonel Eugene Myers Gallery of Art - University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND

Dreams & More -  
SE Center for Photography - Greenville, SC

Family Stories…or, Down the Rabbit Hole (solo exhibition) - Axis Gallery - Sacramento, CA
**Sacramento Bee Critic’s Pick for Second Saturday Exhibitions
    
2015
Stories and Secrets -  
PhotoPlace Gallery (OnLine Annex) - Middlebury, VT

Macabre - 
Shelf Life Books - Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Black, White & Everything in Between - 
SE Center for Photography - Greenville, SC    
    
Wonderland - 
Smith & Lens - Bay St. Louis, MS
    
2014
Twelve: Small Wonders
 - Viewpoint Gallery - Sacramento, CA 
    
A Midnight Eerie - 
Gallery 136½ - Manchester, CT 

Shoot & Tell
 - StoneCrop Gallery - York, ME

Mobile Magic IX - 
LightBox Photographic Gallery - Astoria, OR
   

www.angelacasagrande.com
IG: ms.angela.casagrande

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