Angela Fang Zirbes

Angela Fang Zirbes’s paintings tap into the feelings of isolation, detachment and uncertainty that she has felt as a biracial woman who grew up in the American Midwest. The artist applies airbrushed acrylic onto raw canvas, creating a soft, velvety texture that contrasts with the unsettling content of her work. Inspired by personal memories, recurring dreams and found imagery, Fang Zirbes’s practice navigates the juxtapositions between the seen and the hidden, light and shadow, reality and memory.

Based in New York and Iowa, she received her BFA from the Parsons School of Design in 2023. She is represented by Hashimoto Contemporary (Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco).