Angela Guerra Walley is a San Antonio and Houston based multidisciplinary artist. A San Antonio native, Angela co-founded Walley Films in 2010 with her partner and 21-year collaborator, Mark Lee Walley. As a Film Producer and Director she has established long lasting partnerships creating contemporary art documentary series with Glasstire, Rice University Art Gallery, San Antonio Museum of Art, Moody Center for the Arts, and FotoFest. Her video clients have included Sesame Street and Art21.
Angela’s photo and video art collaborations have been presented at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, McNay Art Museum, Contemporary at Blue Star, Sala Diaz, and Presa House. In 2018 her feature-length documentary directorial debut, Tia Chuck: A Portrait of Chuck Ramirez, won Jury Prize Best San Antonio Filmmaker at the San Antonio Film Festival. In 2020 her band Dreambored released Loved Ones, their cathartic debut album. Angela’s debut collection of poetry, Last Chance for a Sun, was released in May 2023.
Her debut solo exhibition, We Are Quilted Together, was on view at Artpace San Antonio with support from the 2023 City of San Antonio Project Grant for Individual Artists. Angela’s art installations were recently on view in Death Rights, a group exhibition curated by Marian Casey. She is the inaugural artist-in-residence at cactus BARN, an independent artist run exhibition space. Her site-specific exhibition, Just Resting Your Eyes, is on view a ... view more »
Artist Style: Literary: Poetry; Music: Acoustic, Alternative Rock, Dance/Electronic, Pop; Visual Art: Conceptual, Contemporary, Portraiture, Site-Specific; Film Genres: Documentary, Narrative, Experimental, Music Video
Artist Medium: Audio/Sound; Fiber/Fabric; Photography
My multidisciplinary art practice navigates and expresses my unique perspectives on love, memory, and dreams. While admiring my late paternal grandmother’s patchwork quilt, I had the revelation that I am also many disparate parts brought together. In her colorful fabrics I see my multiple selves: a filmmaker and photographer, a poet and songwriter, a maker and artist — all joined together in harmony through my multidisciplinary art practice. My art practice pays tribute to the lineage of women makers I descend from. I intentionally focus on the growth and healing I’ve experienced since the life altering loss of my beloved father in 2018. My songs, poetry, and art installations elicit emotive experiences from audiences while honoring family, craft, and conveying that in love, there is hope.
Harsh Like The Sun (Songwriting Demo)
Don’t Forget Me (Songwriting Demo)
Katie\'s Song (Songwriting Demo)