Angela Stewart

Angela Stewart was born and raised in Western Australia. A lifelong interest in portraiture led her to complete both a Masters and Doctorate at Curtin University, where she explored its history and contemporary practice.

Her drawings, paintings and painted photography draw on Italian Renaissance portraiture, particularly the work of sixteenth-century painter Sofonisba Anguissola. This research sparked an interest in the idea of 'artistic doubt' and the traces of hesitation and revision that lie beneath a finished portrait, a concept that continues to inform her practice.

Over time, her linework and brushwork have become increasingly pared back, revealing process and materiality. Through oval and circular formats, she reinterprets traditional portrait elements such as cameos, flora and fauna, creating fragments of imagined narratives and elusive visual clues.

Her work is held in major public and private collections, including the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Curtin University, The University of Western Australia, Edith Cowan University, Murdoch University, Royal Perth Hospital, St John of God Health Care, Bankwest, The Cruthers Collection of Women's Art, the City of Albany, the Kedumba Collection and BHP Billiton.