Angela Maritz

Angela Maritz fills gaps on walls with so much more than just a "pretty picture" - art that empowers. If you look at her work, how does it make you feel? What thoughts are coming up for you?

One of the first things she does when she enters her studio each morning is turn her music on. The song list she chooses reflects her current state. She goes on to load her brush not just with her chosen medium, acrylic but also with her emotions. The music enables her to get into a state of mind where she forgets about her fears of messing the painting up but rather it spurs her on to translate the feelings into lines filled with energy. In this way Angela’s work evokes your own emotions, while the lines translate into different genres which have the power to conjure up memories linked to your unique experiences and desires. Whichever the case, this magnetism within her work leads you to a greater understanding of who you are, the things you like, love and potentially the things you need. Thus creating a strong connection to oneself, which in turn, has the ability to empower us.

Angela works from her home based studio in the Bay of Plenty moving to New Zealand from our home country, South Africa, in 2007. She is a full time artist showcasing her work extensively throughout New Zealand and is associated with internationally recognised, reputable art fairs, exhibiting her work worldwide.