Angulo’s practice interrogates human psychology through stylized vignettes of doll-like figures that masterfully tread between the idyllic and the unsettling. Depicting exaggerated and heavily sexualized bodies, her subjects confront us with disconcerting, wide-eyed gazes and stiff smiles. These saturated works aim to deconstruct notions of perfection and imposed limitations of being, visually riffing on art history and other sources ranging from newspaper comic strips to mid-twentieth century pin ups.

Amalia Angulo graduated from The Altos de Chavón School of Art and Design with a degree in fine art. Though she was born in Havana, Cuba, her family relocated to the Dominican Republic where they lived for 20 years. Angulo has held solo exhibitions at Stellarhighway, Brooklyn, NY; Kishka Gallery, White River Junction, VT; Sean Horton, New York, NY; and at Hudson House, Hudson, NY, where she was also a resident artist. Other exhibitions include those at The Hole, New York, NY; Smack Gallery, Lille, FR; Private Walls, Knokke-Zoute, BE; Tuesday to Friday, Valencia, SP; Marvin Gardens & Best Western, Ridgewood, NY; Nader Gallery, Santo Domingo, DR; and, Casa de Teatro, Santo Domingo, DR. Angulo’s work can be found in private collections across North and South America, Europe and Asia.