Angela Fang Zirbes, Moonlit Siren, 2025; Hand-Embellished, Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Print

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Angela Fang Zirbes is a painter based in Iowa. Her paintings recall feelings of isolation growing up as a young biracial woman in the American Midwest. Working from a range of sources including her memories, recurring dreams, and found imagery, Fang Zirbes' paintings describe the experience of navigating an identity rooted in liminality through layered contradictions: what is seen and what is hidden, light and shadow, and reality versus memory. Set in an old rural house reminiscent of the spaces from her childhood, repeated motifs coexist alongside the artist as familiar objects, patterns, and entities in subtly altered forms and contexts. The skewed compositions and perspectives suspend a pervasive sense of peril within the uncanny interiors, in which the subjects are aware that they have been walked-in-on by an unwelcome voyeur. Fang Zirbes' paintings return her to haunt these domestic scenes, seeking a deeper understanding of her detachment, uncertainty, and fear.

Created during Fang Zirbes’s ART FOR CHANGE artist residency in Santa Monica, California, Moonlit Siren features a female figure who reclines before a crescent moon. Curly tendrils of the character’s long hair recall a row of cascading sea waves, while the curvature of her body evoke a winding shoreline. The monochromatic composition emblemizes the artist’s trademark technique, in which acrylic airbrush, traditional painting, and graphite are combined to achieve a soft, velvety textural quality. The artist notes, “This work was inspired by the ocean, and the view of the water from my upstairs bedroom. As someone from the Midwest, I have always been curious about the ocean; having the opportunity to make work so close to it felt meaningful.” For this limited edition series, Fang Zirbes will render each print unique through a variety of techniques. Whereas some will feature penciled and inked elements, others will be airbrushed with pearlescent and iridescent motifs that resemble shells, pearls, and bubbles. 

Angela Fang Zirbes
Moonlit Siren, 2025
14 x 26 inches
Archival pigment print
Limited edition of 15 with 5 AP + 3 PP
Hand-embellished, signed and numbered by the artist

Of our initiative to support Apex for Youth, she notes, “I am excited to work with Art For Change in support of Apex for Youth and its mission to empower Asian American youth from low-income and immigrant backgrounds through providing meaningful guidance, resources, and social programs. By connecting young Asian Americans with strong support systems through mentorship and resource opportunities, Apex for Youth helps to build the confidence, skills, and community they need to thrive."

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