Born in London, England in 1955, Angela Grossman received a BFA from the Emily Carr College of Art and Design (now Emily Carr University) in 1985, and an MFA from Concordia University in 1991. According to her website (http://www.angelagrossmann.com/press.htm, Accessed January 17, 2017), Grossman “Grossmann has devoted much of her career to examining themes of displacement and social margins through the use of collaged and transferred discarded materials. In an early series titled Affaires d'Enfants (1987), she painted on the insides of suitcases abandoned by an agency in Paris that once sponsored summer camp holidays for orphans. In 1991, she created (Sign)ifying the END of the (Second) 2nd World War using photographs of unknown European children found in second-hand shops.” Grossman has also explored themes such as the coming-of-age of young teen-aged girls, as well as female identity, social status, and fashion. Her work engages with issues of ethics, identities, and the ephemeral qualities of material culture including photographs, letters, and postage marks. In a video interview with “Hot Art Wet City,” Grossman discusses her work with collage and old photographs, as well as her views regarding the ethical responsibility of artists working with images and portraits (http://hotartwetcity.com/angela-grossmann/ Accessed January 11, 2017). Grossman has exhibited extensively across North America and Europe. Grossman’s work is featured in numerous public and private collections, including ABN AMRO International Bank, Amsterdam, Holland; Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa; Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, Germany; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, and the Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, Florida. She has taught art at the University of Ottawa, Concordia, the University of British Columbia, and Emily Carr College of Art and Design. ARTIST INFO: http://www.angelagrossmann.com/ (Accessed January 11, 2017)
