After a career in the City, Angela
Kilenyi began painting seriously in 1991 and soon became
well known for her figure studies.
She trained with various established tutors, such as Francis
Bowyer and Salliann Putnam, and now works primarily with
local artist groups in the West London area. She concentrates
on watercolours and inks and the human figure has been her
primary inspiration. “ I very much enjoy working with
life models and I try to convey, through the fluidity of
the ink or watercolour, the essence of the pose. Because
of the medium itself, there is always an element of the
unexpected, over which I have little control. Even when
working in other media, such as oils or acrylic, I like
to work fairly fast, so that the picture retains a degree
of spontaneity and freshness”.
Angela is a founder member of the Fountain Gallery Artists’
Association where she has exhibited extensively since its
inception. Other galleries and fairs where she has exhibited
include Karen Taylor Contemporary Art, The Landmark Art
Fair, Orleans House Gallery, The Affordable Art Fair and
the Collyer Bristow Gallery. She is also Chairman of Richmond
Art Society and runs life drawing sessions at the Landmark
Centre in Teddington. She will be having a solo exhibition
at the Fountain Gallery from 27 April to 9 May.