OPENING: Jan 24, 7-10pm
ON VIEW: Jan 24 – Feb 14, 2026
Angélique Ferrão is a South Asian American painter from Bangalore, based in Austin, Texas. She studied psychology and studio art at Hunter College and pre-med at Columbia University, developing a rigorous understanding of anatomy, perception, and the human form. Her early portrait photography and modeling in New York City, in spaces with minimal South Asian representation, cultivated a nuanced awareness of presence, scale, and visibility.
This debut solo exhibition, Vis-à-Vis, presents large-scale paintings of Black male subjects, rooted in contemporary figurative abstraction, exploring visibility, presence, and relational dynamics. The work invites close attention—foregrounding form, perception, and authorship over fixed narratives.
Ferrão’s ongoing practice explores self-portraiture, engaging presence, historical narratives, and relational perception through painterly classical approaches.
Angélique Ferrão with her piece, ‘Brandon.’