by Angela Boatwright
Hot on the heels of a runaway success at Los Angeles' 222 Gallery, Angela Boatwright brings her Sorcerer's exhibit to London's 96 Gillespie Gallery.
Featuring righteous heavy metal scenes: blood, gore, on & off stage meyhem, gothic romance, heretic glamour, teenage angst; Sorcerer's is a frank & intimate exploration of youth subcultures. Angela casts her eye across the spectrum of Metal.
When Angela Boatwright was born on May 20, 1975 in Columbus, Ohio, she was the first Boatwright born in the North. Years later, at a Guns N' Roses/ Aerosmith show in nearby Buckeye Lake, Angela was reborn in the name of metal. It was around that time she started taking pictures of her favorite bands, moving from metal to hardcore to skate and back again as she saw fit.
After high school, Angela set off for the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, but, impatient to start being a photographer already, she left after a couple of years.
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Soon after, she shot her first album cover for Eyehategod and turned pro for real in 1998.
After years of freelancing, shooting everyone from Method Man to Rachel Weisz for magazines ranging from "XXL" to "Jane," Angela took on the role of Director of Photography at the graffiti/culture magazine Mass Appeal, where she’s been for over seven years. Now magazines come to her, writing up her openings in "Women's Wear Daily" and giving her multipage features in "Anthem" and "Strength," for which she also shot the cover. She's also taken on advertising, shooting for the anti-Tobacco campaign Truth and Etnies girl as well as 8 catalogs and counting for Urban Outfitters.
Angela then shared gallery space with more graf artists like Shepard Fairey and Futura at her first show, entitled "True School," in 2001. Her first solo show was in the spring of 2002 at the Riviera Gallery in Brooklyn, curated by legendary designer Matt Owens. Angela's also begun to curate shows, as well.
In the Spring of 2004 Angela traded her position as Director of Photography to Special Projects Director for Mass Appeal thus freeing up some time and allowing her to create her newest company, Killer of Giants. Representing image makers such as legendary skateboarding photographer, Brian Gaberman, hip hop photographer Mike Schreiber and collage artist Bobby Puleo alongside herself Killer of Giants has only just begun. And with clients the likes of Weiden + Kennedy, Mountain Dew and Vibe magazine, Killer of Giants has nowhere to go but up.
Angela's currently so busy that she can't remember her own name, but whether trying to figure out how to get to Finland for her next feature in Revolver or to Norway for the next metal fest, Angela continues to do right by Boatwrights, metal fans, and photographers all over this great land and beyond.
Please join us for a the private view on Friday Aug 11th, 7-9 pm
Location: 96 Gillespie road, London N5 1LN
Opening hours: Th-Su 2-6pm. or by appointment
Phone: 0207 503 3496
Admission: Free
http: www.96gillespie.com
Tube: Arsenal (Piccadilly Line)
Bus Routes: 19, 4, 106, 236
www.96gillespie.com
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