THE EQUALITY ISSUE SPECIAL FEATURE
Angela Morgan: 20 Years an Artist by TARA HIGGINS
Angela Morgan is the embodiment of femininity. Fierce in her passion to create, nurturing to those around her, and giving to those who ask. She comes by her traits honestly. The daughter of farmers, the value of creating things with your hands, the payoff of hard work, and the optimism of having to believe it will work out is deeply seeded in her.
Arriving in Fernie 21 years ago pregnant with twins, she knew that she wanted to be a professional artist and knew who she was. All she needed was a little bit of validation and encouragement for it to be “okay” to be creative. That initial piece of validation and encouragement can be pinpointed to her first show, held at the Arts Station 20 years ago this month. It came from a
strong group of women who were the driving force of the Arts Station, who knew how important it is to bring people together. Anne Majic, Beaulah Limber, Mary Menduk, Lorraine Fraser, and Donna Miller, to name but a few, gave Angela the inspiration to paint through words, commissions and laughter. Meeting with Angela to write this piece she brought her original archive
