About the Artist

Angie Follensbee-Hall was born April 20, 1976 in Catania Sicily, Italy. She knew she was an artist at a very early age, scribbling pictures all over her parent's books and walls. She was drawn to art classes throughout elementary school, and in high school she realized this could be a career. She began her college years at Elmira College, in Elmira, N.Y. as an art education major. The funny thing about being an art education major was that she took only one education course, but took several art courses each semester. She learned the art of papermaking in one of these education classes (just something to teach the kids), and she thought, "this is wonderful, I want to make more paper art!"

Eventually she transferred to Plymouth State College (now Plymouth State University), and upon watching a video about the Artist Christo's "Running Fence", she knew that she wanted to be a fine artist "I was a moment of artistic enlightenment. I was an artist-not just a teacher to be, but an artist." She changed majors from Education, to Fine Arts, and never looked back. But she took the paper with her. She continued to make her paper creations while majoring in Painting, and eventually left behind the world of canvas, oils, and brushes, "because the plant fibers just sang to me!" Her paper art creations have gone through many evolutions, and she continues to evolve with her style.

Angie lives in New Hampshire, with her husband Josh (a fine guitarist, musician, and yes, a school teacher!), her two "fairy" daughters, Isabella and Ellessia, and three cats, Jasmine "Jazza", Tasslehoff Burrfoot "Tassle", and Bubble O' 7.

My Resume

-Juried Exhibitions
• 2002-05 Living With Crafts, League of NH Craftsmen, Sunapee Mountain, Newbury, NH
• 2001 Duffy Memorial Juried Exhibition, Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
• 2001-1999 Lossonde Juried Exhibition*, Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
• 2001-1999 Chaffee Center, Rutland, VT
• 2000 Art In The Round Barn, Waitsfield, VT
• 2000 Fiber Celebration 2000, Estes Park, CO
• 2000 Cambridge National Prize Show, Cambridge, MA
• 1999 Library Arts Center, Newport, NH
• 1999 Prescott Park, Shaeffe Warehouse, Portsmouth, NH
• 1997 Karl Drerup Gallery, Plymouth, NH
• 1995, George Waters Gallery, Elmira, NY

-Solo Exhibitions
• 2005 East Wing Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
• 2002 Foyer, Ascutney Mountain Hospital, Windsor, VT
• 2001 Taylor Gallery, Flickinger Art Center, Kimball Union Academy, Plainfield, NH
• 2000 Historic Claremont Opera House, Claremont, NH
• 2000 Howe Library, Hanover, NH
• 1999 New Hampshire Technical College Incubator Office, Manchester, NH

-Selected Group Exhibitions
• 2005 Hoefle, Phoenix, & Gormley, Portsmouth, NH
• 2002 "Like a Child", Gallery 205, League of NH Craftsmen, Concord, NH
• 2000 "Paper and Paint", Art Post, Orford, NH
• 200-01 The Fine Art House, Derry, NH
• 2000 River Valley Club, Lebanon, NH
• 2000 AVA Gallery Holiday Exhibition, Lebanon, NH
• 1997 Silver Cultural Arts Center, Plymouth, NH
• 1996 Tjaden Gallery, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

-Selected Art Auctions
• 2005 NH Public Television Web Auction
• 1999-05 Plainfield Library Book Auction

-Art Awards
• *Honorable Mention, Lossonde Juried Exhibition
• Vermont Studio Center Grant
• Bjorvard Drawing Prize, Elmira College
• St. Gaudens Artist Scholarship, Cornish, NH

-Juried Art Organizations
• League of NH Craftsmen
• Cambridge Art Association, MA
• New Hampshire Art Association
• Chaffe Center for the Arts, VT

-Art Rentals
• 2001 Meredith Grew, Management Corporation, Boston, MA

-Education
• 1994-1996 Elmira College, Elmira, NY
• 1996-1998 Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH, BFA Summa cum Laude

-Employment
• Art Instructor, College For Lifelong Learning, University System of New Hampshire

Contact information:
Angie Follensbee-Hall
follhall@emailmv.com

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