Angela Caley is a self taught oil painter originally from Ohio, but has been living in New York State since 2001. She attended Columbus College Of Art And Design, and continued her education in NY gaining her degree in fine arts/studio arts and minoring in Anthropology and Sociology.
Within each piece she creates, there is a calling to explore her experiences, dreams, feelings and passions in an attempt to connect with her viewer. As a natural loner, Caley uses her image making process as a means to share her personal narrative and encourage others to discover new worlds through her eyes. With a heavy emphasis on symbolism amongst the stylized realism and surrealism, she aims to give an accurate account of her life and all of her internal struggles and external influences. Caley primarily specializes in mixed media techniques, combining Ink drawings with oil and acrylic paints on both wood and canvas.
In the early 2000’s Caley co-founded the Active Artist Alliance, a group of artists whose aim was to bring awareness to the arts in the local community, spotlight different artist and organize gallery shows and events in Western New York State, Pittsburgh, and as far as St. Petersburg Florida She has taken part in over 50 exhibitions with 4 solo showings since 2004 and was in 6 shows in 2023 alone. Caley was selected by jury to participate in the Artscape Banner initiative in Spring of 2023, She was awarded Honorable Mention by the Crary Art Gallery in Pennsylvania for her piece “Rim Rock” in the Allegheny Forest 100 Year Anniversary juried exhibition, and was selected to design the 2023 Chautauqua Prize Award that was presented to Siddhartha Mukherjee for his book “The Song Of The Cell” at the Hall of Philosophy at Chautauqua Institution in August of 2023.
Recently Caley co-organized and took part in the 4 person show “Natural Selection” displaying her new series “My Life Outside”, and “Revival” a two person show with her husband and artist Bill Thomas III. You can find her work at Chautauqua Art Gallery in Jamestown, New York.