Artist Profile

Angela Farrior (pronounce “ferry-er”) is a visual artist living and working in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her current studio practice includes painting, mixed media, and printmaking work.

Angela’s art reflects her interests in Black history and culture in relation to science and technology, Black family ancestral lines, and her experience as a Southern Black woman educated in science and working in the technology space.

Much of her work features Black women with braided hairstyles because the expression of Blackness through braids connects the historical and cultural experiences of Black people throughout the African Diaspora.

A native of Maple Hill, NC, Angela holds undergraduate degrees in Creative Writing and Biology and a graduate degree in Technical Communication from East Carolina University.