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.