Angelo Kalum Cavagnaro
Nisga'a / Italian / Irish
1992-
@bornbythewater
Angelo Cavagnaro is a 2013 graduate of the Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast Art. Born by Kalum Lake and raised in the Nass Valley, he is very inspired by the beauty of the north. He is currently studying sculpture and painting, with much to learn, to express exceptional Nisga’a art.
Photo by Red Works Photography
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
2021- 2023: Indigenous Visual Culture Program, Ontario College of Art and Design University, Toronto
2016: Mentorship with Master Carver Dempsey Bob, Terrace
2013: First Nations Fine Arts Diploma, Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast Art, Northwest Community College, Terrace
2012: First Nations Fine Arts Certificate, Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast Art, Northwest Community College, Terrace
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023: "Youth, Truth & Imagination" Joseph D. Carrier Gallery, Columbus Centre, Toronto
2022: "Consulting with the Ether" Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street, Toronto
2021: "A Celebration of Sculpture: The Sculptors’ Society of BC in Honour of Charles Marega" Il Museo, Italian Cultural Centre, Vancouver
2021: "Forest: Breath of Life" Cowichan Public Art Gallery, Duncan, Vancouver Island
2020: “Personal + Material Geographies” il museo, Italian Cultral Centre, Vancouver
2020: “Skeena Salmon HeARTs Show”, Terrace Art Gallery, Terrace
2019: “Skeena Salmon Art Show 2019”, Terrace Art Gallery, Terrace
2013: “Northern Exposure 2013”, Spirit Wrestler Gallery, Vancouver
2013: “Arts of the North”, Waap Galts’ap, Northwest Community College, Terrace
2013: “Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast Art Exhibition”, Terrace Art Gallery, Terrace
2012: “Northern Exposure 2012”, Spirit Wrestler Gallery, Vancouver
2012: “Arts of the North”, Waap Galts’ap, Northwest Community College, Terrace
2012: “Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast Art Exhibition” Terrace Art Gallery, Terrace
COLLECTIONS
2021: "Huckleberry Panel", Coast Mountain College, Terrace (Commission)
2013: “Twin River” Northwest Community College, Terrace (Bought)
2013: “Supernatural Flounder Bowl” Bruce Byfeild Private Collection (Bought)
2012: “Paddle” Nisga’a Museum, Laxgalts'ap (Donated)
TEACHING AND TALKS
2020: Spray Painting and Stencil Workshop alongside Veronica Rose Waechter, Misty Rivers Arts Centre, Hazelton
2012: Tour Guide for the Nisga’a Museum, Nisga’a Museum, Laxgalts’ap
SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS, & GRANTS
2024: First Peoples Cultural Council Individual Artist Grants
2021: Indpire Delaney Award for Indigenous OCADU Students
2021: YVR Art Foundation Emerging Artist Award
2020: First Peoples Cultural Council Individual Artists Grants