Jaime Angelopoulos facts for kids

Jaime Angelopoulos was born in 1982 and is a Canadian artist. She is a sculptor, which means she creates art by shaping materials. Jaime lives and works in Toronto. She is well-known for making art with abstract gestural shapes. This means her sculptures often have flowing, non-realistic forms that look like they were made with quick, expressive movements.

Becoming an Artist

Jaime Angelopoulos studied art at several universities. She earned her first art degree, a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), in 2005 from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Later, in 2010, she received her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from York University. She also spent time studying at the Meadows School of the Arts in Dallas. These studies helped her learn and grow as a sculptor.

Her Artistic Journey

Since finishing her studies at York University in 2010, Jaime Angelopoulos has worked from her art studio in Toronto. She creates art every day. Her sculptural work often starts with drawing and writing.

Jaime has also been an artist-in-residence at different places. This means she lived and worked in a special art space for a period. She had residencies at the Banff Centre in Banff, Alberta, and at the KulttuuriKauppila Art Centre in Finland. In 2015, she was also an artist-in-residence at the Thames Art Gallery in Chatham, Ontario. Jaime often talks about how art fits into public life.

Her Amazing Artworks

Jaime Angelopoulos has shown her art in many places. She has had solo exhibitions, which means her art was the only art on display, in cities like Montreal, Toronto, and Cambridge, Ontario. Her work has also been part of group exhibitions with other artists in Finland, Regina, and Oakville. You can find her sculptures in company buildings, art institutions, and private collections.

Some of her most famous artworks are large installations. An installation is a big art piece made for a specific space.

• In 2016, she created a 5-meter (about 16-foot) tall sculpture. It was white with orange polka dots. This artwork was placed in Victoria Park in Kitchener, as part of an art event called CAFKA.
• She also had two installations at Hamilton's Supercrawl festival in 2015.

Jaime's drawings have even inspired music! A musician named Ray Dillard created percussion music based on her drawings.

Awards and Recognition

In 2013, Jaime Angelopoulos won the Plinth Sculpture Contest. She won this award from the Hazelton Hotel for her sculpture called "I See Through Them," which she made in 2011.