Ange Altenhofen - 2019 Iowa Artist Fellow

Iowa Artist Fellow Angela "Ange" Altenhofen is a sculptor, performance artist, costume designer and illustrator. She earned her BFA from the University of Northern Iowa, and MFA in Sculpture and Ceramics from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Altenhofen has exhibited her art nationally and internationally, including at art galleries and museums in Tel Aviv, Vienna, Florence, Italy and Chicago.

Immediately after graduate school, Ange was diagnosed with presumed ocular histoplasmosis, a degenerative eye condition that could eventually lead to blindness. As a visual artist this forced her to rethink her creative practice, and she began researching how blind people experience art and process visual information. This resulted in “The Braille Series,” an ongoing body of tactile work that incorporates Braille text, represented by beads and gemstones, onto various materials and forms. Altenhofen returned to her hometown of Chariton, Iowa in 2015 where she currently lives and works.

The Iowa Arts Council is committed to recognizing the impact individual artists have on the vitality of the arts in Iowa. The Iowa Artist Fellowship Program provides support to individuals who demonstrate exceptional creativity in the arts and the capacity for continued contributions to the excellence and innovation of the arts in the state. The Iowa Artist Fellowship Program seeks to elevate the arts in Iowa by advancing the artistic careers of Iowa artists through funding and professional development.

Learn more: https://iowaculture.gov/about-us/about/grants/iowa-artist-fellowship-program

Funding for the Iowa Artist Fellowship Program is made possible by an annual appropriation from the Iowa Legislature to the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, and by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

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