Angela Goza
Memphis, Tennessee
Angela Goza (b. 1962) grew up in Richmond, Virginia where she won many competitions for young artists and attended the Governor's School for the Talented and Gifted. She trained at the Rhode Island School of Design and received her BFA from the Memphis College of Art in 1984. She is active in the Memphis art community, having co-founded ArtWorker's Union Local 451 in the early 1990s and has participated in various local art related fundraisers throughout her career.
She is a local artist with an international reputation, having lectured and shown her work in venues around the world, including England and Venezuela. She has an indomitable spirit, which has enabled her to overcome the debilitating permanent nerve damage to her right hand caused by an auto accident in the 1980s. To make the best of the situation, she returned to school to pursue a Master's degree (MFA, Memphis College of Art, 1993) and to learn to paint with her left hand. She is equally facile in painting and drawing, having worked long and hard to overcome her setback.
She currently resides in a Tudor cottage near Hein Park, where she lives with her charming husband, two dogs and a cat, a couple of bunnies, three dwarf hamsters and a Prairie Dog, who never leave her with a dearth of subject matter. They are all slightly neurotic, terribly individual and always amusing. Her current work, in both ceramics and painting, reflects her observations on the absurdity of daily life in the tradition of the Southern narrative.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS/COLLECTIONS
- 2005 SOLO SHOW, "Dogs Who Make Passes at Cats Who Wear Glasses", Eclectic Eye Gallery, Memphis, TN.
- 2004 SOLO SHOW, "What He Said", Playhouse on the Square, Memphis. TN.
- AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A HOUND DOG, Group Show, MAM, Memphis, TN.
- FUNNY, BUT...", Two Person Show, Painted Planet Artspace, Memphis, TN.
- VENUS ENVY, Group Show, Gallery 1688, Memphis TN.
- 2003 VENUS ENVY, Group Show, Memphis, TN.
- GALLERY WALLS, Group performance, South Main Arts District, Memphis, TN.
- MARSHALL ARTISTS, Group Show, Memphis, TN.
- 2002 FAMILIAR, Group Show, Eclectic Electric Gallery, Roswell, GA.
- SOLO SHOW, "Urban Zoo", Playhouse on the Square, Memphis, TN.
- STUDIO TOUR, Group Show, Marshall Arts, Memphis, TN.
- 2001 SOLO SHOW, "Can I Keep It?", Seize the Clay, Memphis, TN.
- SOLO SHOW, "Duality", Art Farm Gallery, Memphis, TN.
- OPEN STUDIO TOUR, Group Show, The Edge District, Memphis, TN.
- 2000 SOLO SHOW, "Tenacious Memories", Art Farm Gallery, Memphis, TN.
- OPEN STUDIO TOUR, Group Show, The Edge District, Memphis, TN.
- 1999 SOMA, Group Show, Troy Glasgow Images, Memphis, TN.
- OPEN STUDIO TOUR, Group Show, The Edge District, Memphis, TN.
- ALL FIRED UP, Invitational Group Show, Chickasaw Oaks, Memphis, TN.
- 1998 OPEN STUDIO TOUR, Group show, The Edge District, Memphis, TN.
- 1996 WHITE TRASH/ BLACK VELVET, Invitational Group Show, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN.
- 1995 MINI-MINUMENTAL EXHIBITION, Invitational Group Show, Tobey Gallery, Memphis, TN.
- THE ART OF HEALING, Invitational Group Show, Valencia Jr. College, Orlando, Florida.
- 1994 SOLO SHOW, "Object", Itawamba Junior College, Tupelo, MS.
- WHITE TRASH/BLACK VELVET, Invitational Group Show, Tobey Gallery, Memphis, TN.
- WOMEN: CELEBRATING OUR SELVES, Invitational Group Show, Tobey Gallery, Memphis, TN.
- 1993 PLAN B, Invitational Group show, Plan B Gallery/ Studios, Memphis, TN.
- COOPER - YOUNG ARTISTS, Invitational Group show, Frances Doggrell Studio, Memphis, TN.
- A WOMAN'S VOICE, Invitational Group Show, The Bell Gallery, Memphis, TN.
- SOLO SHOW, Bronwen White Gallery, New Orleans, LA.
- THE STATE OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN DRAWING, Juried Show, Artsquad Contemporary Fine Art, Danielsville, PA.
- THE NUDE; A CELEBRATION OF THE HUMAN FORM, Juried show, Francis Doggrell Studio, Memphis, TN, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Honorable Mention.
- ART WORKERS UNION LOCAL 451, Group show, Marshall Arts Gallery, Memphis, TN.
- SUMMER GROUP SHOW, Bronwen White Gallery, New Orleans, LA.
- 1992 TRAVELING EXHIBITION, "My Heart is in Her Hands", Barcelona, Barquisimetto, Maricaibo, and Caracas, Venezuela.
- SOLO SHOW, "My Heart Is In Her Hands", International Festival of Arts, Maricaibo, Venezuela.
- SOLO SHOW, Elkanah's Gallery, Jackson, TN.
- ANNUAL FACULTY SHOW, Tobey Gallery, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN.
- 1991 THE "SOUTHERN EXPOSURE" ACQUISITION GROUP SHOW, Germantown, TN, People's Choice Purchase Award.
- THE EDGE, Group Show, MS State University, Starkeville, MS.
- Collections include THE NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE, Memphis, TN and THE FAA CREDIT UNION, Memphis, TN, and OSCAR D'EMPAIRE, Maricaibo, Venezuela.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- 2005 The Commercial Appeal, January 14, "Vivid Work Follows a Brush With the Dark Side," Fredric Koeppel, Memphis, TN, illustrated.
- 2004 The Commercial Appeal, November 4, "Portrait of an Artist," Emily Adams Kepplinger, Memphis, TN, illustrated.
- Memphis Business Journal, March19-25, "Pet Project", Ed Hicks, Memphis, TN, illustrated.
- The Commercial Appeal, March, Playbook, "Art Exhibitions", Memphis, TN, illustrated.
- The Commercial Appeal, March, "Art-throbs", Fredric Koeppel, Memphis, TN.
- The Memphis Flyer, March, "This Week", Janel Davis, Memphis, TN, illustrated.
- 2002 Memphis Magazine, October, "Fabulous Finds", Mary Cashiola, Memphis, TN.
- Memphis Woman, December, "Angela Goza's Pet Dishes -They're Really for People", Theresa Bechard, Memphis, TN.
- 1998 Polaroid In-House Publication, "Featured Artist", Doug Jensen, Memphis, TN.
- 1994 No. Magazine (23), "What are the Alternatives", Lynn Conlee, Memphis, TN.
- 1993 The Memphis Flyer, November, "Look for the Union Label", Rob McGowan, Memphis, TN.
- The Commercial Appeal, November, "Two Solid Painters Head Display at Art Workers Union", Frederic Koepple, Memphis, TN.
- The Commercial Appeal, August, "Works and Words", Memphis, TN, illustrated.
- The Commercial Appeal, August, "A Woman's Voice", Suzanne Phelps-Fredette, Memphis, TN.
- WKNO-FM, May, "Charles Billings' Morning Show", Memphis, TN.
- The Commercial Appeal, May, "Art Workers Union", Donald La Badie, Memphis, TN.
- The Memphis Flyer, May 6, "Organized Art", Rob McGowan, Memphis, TN.
- Gambit, March 16, Vol. 14, No. 11, " Mysteries of Mind and Body", Eric Bookhardt, New Orleans, Louisiana, illustrated.
- The Germantown News, "Germantown People's Choice Artist Has New Orleans Exhibit", Germantown, TN, March.
- 1992 Partners of the Americas, International Newsletter, October 1992, illustrated.
- WMC-TV Channel 5, "Art and Injury", Evening News, March 7, Memphis, TN.
- WMC-TV Channel 5, "Art and Injury", Wake-up Call, March 8, Memphis, TN.
- WMC-TV Channel 5, "Art and Injury", Nightly News, March 9, National.
- The Commercial Appeal, "Art Notes", Memphis, TN, May 15.
- Critica, Ano 6, Number 304, " IV Festival de las Artes 1992", Maricaibo, Venezuela, May 17.
- Panorama, "Un Cangrejo Fortalecido se Pasea Desde Hoy en el CEVAZ", Maricaibo, Venezuela, May 17, illustrated.
- Panorama, "Un Festival Para el Arte y Un Arte Digno de Festival", Maricaibo, Venezuela, May 18, illustrated.
- Cultura, "Breves del Festival", Maricaibo, Venezuela, May 19.
- Collage, April- July 92, "Artist Puts Aside Injury", illustrated.
- 1991 The Commercial Appeal, "Germantown Expands Artwork Collection", Memphis, TN, May 9.
- The Germantown News, "Southern Exposure", Germantown, TN, May 9, illustrated.
HONORS AND AWARDS
- 2004 Merit Award, Pink Palace Crafts Fair, Memphis, TN.
- 2004 Urban Art Commission, Committee Member, Artist selection for Memphis/Shelby County Animal Shelter, Memphis, TN.
- 2002 Drawing Award, Third Place, Prairie Arts Festival, West Point, MS.
- 1998 Guest speaker, International Convention, Professional Photographers of America, New Orleans, LA.
- 1998 Guest Speaker, Western States Regional Convention, South Western Professional Photographers, Dallas, TX.
- 1998 Elected Board Member of the Alumni Association, Memphis College of Art,
- 1997 Guest Speaker, British Institute of Professional Photography, London and Bath, England.
- 1996 Guest Speaker, Fall Seminar, TN Professional Photographers, Lynchburg, TN.
- 1996 Court of Honor, Southeastern Professional Photographers of America, Knoxville, TN.
- 1996 Distinguished Award, TN Professional Photographers, Knoxville, TN.
- 1996 Distinguished Award, TN Professional Photographers, Knoxville, TN.
- 1996 Distinguished Award, TN Professional Photographers, Knoxville, TN.
- 1996 Second Place Award, Memphis Professional Photographers Guild, Memphis, TN.
- 1996 Guest Speaker, "The Full Circle", California Professional Photographers, Pasadena, California.
- 1995 Guest Speaker, "Visiting Artist Series", Itawamba Junior College.
- 1994 Elected Secretary of the Board of Number: A Quarterly Magazine for the Visual Arts.
- 1994 Elected Board Member of Number: A Quarterly Magazine for the Visual Arts.
- 1993 Guest Speaker on "Visiting Artist Series", Memphis College of Art.
- 1993 Invitation to participate in the International Festival of Arts, San Paulo, Costa Rica.
- 1993 Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Honorable Mention, "The Nude, A Celebration of Human Form".
- 1993 NAFSA Project Grant, "Windows on the South", International Student Grant Program, Workshop Instructor, Memphis College of Art, Spring .
- 1992 International Travel Grants, United States Information Agency and Partners of the Americas.
- 1992 Project Grant, Secretaria de la Cultura, CEVAZ.
- 1992 Invitation to participate in the Festival de las Artes, Maricaibo, Venezuela.
- 1992 Workshop Instructor, Secretaria de Cultura, Festival de las Artes, Maricaibo, Venezuela.
- 1992 Teaching Assistantship, Memphis College of Art, Spring Semester 1992, Drawing Composition.
- 1992 NAFSA Project Grant, "Windows on the South", International Student Grant, Program, Staff Instructor, Memphis College of Art, Spring.
- 1991 People's Choice Purchase Award, "Southern Exposure" Acquisition Group Show.
- 1984 National Merit Scholar.
- 1984 Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities.
- 1984 Mary Louise Dinsmore Drawing Award, First Recipient.
EDUCATION
- MFA 1992 Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
- BFA 1984 Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
- 1980-81 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
