Today's feature is Angelo Janey! @gallery.acj @glu.factory Angelo Janey is a painter and visual artist whose style of art is based on sharing his ideas of culture and representation. He explores the idea of sharing his thoughts and voice on this through his paintings. He mainly uses acrylic paint and watercolor in his daily practice. His art is a love letter to the city. Not only his city, but cities all over; it’s trains, corner stores, and the people who move through its rhythm. As an artist he likes to preserve moments, honor legacy, and reflect pride and struggle from his perspective. Starting conversation through the canvas about belonging, memory, and the beauty in the details of daily life. Through art, his goal is to hold space for stories that matter. Every time he paints, he learns something new about his practice and about himself as well. Born in Boston, Massachusetts and currently practicing art in Providence, RI at his studio, GluFactory, which is within the Nicholson File art Studios. “One of the first paintings I released was a view of the Boston landscape from the perspective of a person sitting on the MBTA train looking out of the window. iolabs always does a great job at color grading, scanning, and printing my original paintings. After the success of that first print, they’ve been helping me ever since. Other notable paintings I’ve scanned with them as a portrait of a young man with a colorful background and a pot of flowers as well as a beautiful lighthouse and Martha’s Vineyard that I painted after one of my frequent trips there.” Angelo paints with acrylic and water color, blending different mediums within his paints making it easy to blend multiple colors on stretched canvas. He usually starts his painting process with thoughtful research of ideals and concepts of what he likes and what grabs his intention. The subject matter he chooses to paint is related to his travels, sports, landscapes/cityscapes, and portraits but ultimately creating with the intention of showcasing a positive light on people of color and how that can inspire younger and older people of all backgrounds. Thanks for reading!

Have you ever wanted to come visit us at the? GLU Factory? Well now is your chance! ⭐️ @glu.factory is participating in @50simsri Open Valley event this Saturday 12-5! 🎨 INFO + RSVP Link in Bio 👌🏽 Come hang out, learn more about our finished works in-house or the current pieces we are working on, listen to music, explore our studio mates’ spaces, or just catch a vibe in our art world! We been having a spectacular first year in our studio and we would love to celebrate with you all in person! ⭐️

My Self-portrait “Loose Screws” is showing at @eastmanningprojects ‘Me, Myself, & I’ show at the @ritual_spaces Gallery in Providence, RI & I couldn’t be happier. ♥️ The space is blooming with so many beautifully diverse self-portraits & being able to see into each artists’ perspective of themselves was truly special. The show is up until May 21st so make sure you go check it out!

My work “The Corner Store” is showing at the Canal Gallery with @cambridgeart and it is on view until April 15th! The exhibit “Spaces” asked us to consider environments and landmarks that define us and makes us feel rooted and at ease🏡

My painting “Hat Stack” is hanging up at the Krikorian Gallery at the Worcester Center for Crafts. Go check it out in person and check out the show that I’m apart of called “I Declare”. The exhibit will be up for the month of February celebrating the 100th year of black history month and what freedom looks like to people of color in America today. Thankful for the opportunity to be apart of this show! The opening was a great moment to share with family. Congrats to the other featured artists as well 🙌🏾

A little BTS of @lytebeauty ’s makeup class at @glu.factory in Providence, RI 💄✨ • • • #LyteBeauty #MakeupClass #BehindTheScenes #BTSVideo #ProvidenceRI #BeautyCreators #RhodeIslandEvents

🎨 POV: You’re a crazy artist, with crazy hair, painting 3 different crazy paintings at crazy hours, living out a crazy answered prayer, in a crazy cool studio space, that younger you would call you crazy for if you told her this would be her life. 🥲🖤 📍: @glu.factory #artistlife #artstudio #painter

Solo Saturday Sessions ❤️💙💚 Currently painting on a 3x2 ft canvas 🎨 @glu.factory #WorkInProgress #artstudio #NewEngland

Pt. 1 @ The Glu Factory Welcome to our #artstudio! Thank you God for this opportunity 🌞 #artiststudio #artspace #artistworkspace #blackartist #creativespace #naturallight

Today’s work session at the @glu.factory 🤙🏾 Applying clear gesso to my drawing to make it easier to paint without smudging. #drawing #gesso #lifeofanartist #artistrelates #artistlife #artistlifestyle #artist

Last Year I Had The Privilege To Paint A Resident Piece For The @riseselfiemuseum & Yesterday I Got To See It Hanging In It’s Beautiful Home! I Present To You: “God’s Flowers Raised In Praise” (2023) 20x24 + As we all grow and reach for God, let us always remember that we are so precious to him in every season. He nurtures us in His everlasting gardens and admires us as we bloom beautifully in our unique ways.  This piece gives the perspective of lying in a serene field looking from the ground up but once you stand in front of it, you are surrounded by loving hands stretched out in prayer for you.  + May you always feel beautiful, blessed, and cared for.. because you are! - - - Thank You @queenbmona For All Your Hard Work To Bring The RISE Selfie Museum To Life & Having Me Apart Of Its Fruition, It Means More To Me Than You Know! @angelannlyte Thank You For Always Having My Back & Keeping Me Accountable To Get Things DONE & For How You Support Me, Always. @iamtarabahadur Thank You For Being My #1 Fan & Loving All The Crazy/Beautiful Things I Paint. This May Seem Small To Some But I Am So Thankful & Proud God Worked Through Me To Create Something That So Many Can Enjoy & Ultimately See A Piece Of The Creativity God Has Blessed Me With, I Hope To Share More In The Near Future! You Can See My Painting & SO MUCH MORE At The @riseselfiemuseum - It Is An Experience To Be Had By All As You Immerse Yourself In Culture, Beauty, & Love.