Angela Persechino

I didn't come out of the artist closet until I was in my late twenties. Before that, I would do my artwork in private and rarely show my work to others. I have always considered my work a "visual diary" and had no intentions to share. I worked with traditional darkroom photography, always had my own darkroom and was most interested in creating black and white photo montages. The work I created was my way of sorting "things" out. So for me, the process of the artwork was often more important than the finished piece.

After completing a dual degree at Syracuse University in Art Photography and Art Education, I became an art educator. Soon afterward, I received my graduate degree from New York University. I had spent three full summers abroad in various cities in Italy, and a nice long hot summer in NYC.

I was happy to settle back in on the Cape to continue my career as an art educator and artist. By this time, my work had shifted. I was still telling stories, and sorting things out, but I was primarily using paints. Eventually, I found myself using a variety of media to meet the needs of my message. A message that I would share and exhibit. Some messages were even bought by interested viewers. I have shown and sold locally and abroad.

Currently, I am teaching in the Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District and an active member of the Cape Cod and the Islands Art Educators Association. I continue to work with mixed media on a variety of subjects. However, most remain personal narratives that I just have to explore. I truly believe that my work has literally saved me on many, many occasions. It continues to do so and I would anticipate that it is a practice I will own for life.

www.angelapersechino.com

In this issue, Angela shares Cultivating My Art's Passion

My practice of making art continues to be the same as it always has been…a visual diary.