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Angelika Di Bari

Artist and Teacher

On display...

2010

Gallery 215, Selma

Once again Angelika's work will join that of over 50 other Nova Scotian artists exhibiting at this community run Gallery housed in a unique Heritage Building.

Past Seasons...

Angelika & piece "Buffalo"

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introduction

Welcome to dibari.ca. Lorenzo & Angelika Di Bari are a creative husband & wife team in West Gore, Nova Scotia Canada. Lorenzo is a Master Cabinet Maker, and on his page you'll see some stunning examples of his work, along with links to news and sales opportunities posted by Lorenzo himself.

This is Angelika's page; she is is an internationally recognized painter & teacher, and an accomplished business woman. On this page you will see some of her evocative artwork, and learn about her teaching activities & art exhibits for the coming year.

New for 2010 - Creative Vacations - retreat from the world to our log house in the Nova Scotia forest; relax in the garden; stay in a unique loft studio, even indulge your creative urges with private art classes, surrounding by the inspiration of nature! Learn more in English or German...

PAST EVENTS...

Colours Near & Far Festival

The Place Near & Far Gallery & Workshop, Kennetcook, NS

Angelika joined other artists from in a long weekend celebration of heritage & culture in the village of Kennetcook. The local gallery welcomed the Right Honourable Mayann E. Francis, O.N.S., Nova Scotia's Lt. Governor, for a private tour of the main Gallery space and new upstairs exhibits.

about angelika

My name is Angelika Di Bari. I was born and raised in Erding, which is in Bavaria, Germany.

As a child, I was always occupied by colours and was also fascinated by the harmony of colours. I painted my first oil when I was 11 years old. A lot of my work was created right out of my head.

But I had always used each and every opportunity to watch the artists while they are working, and had sometimes had the luck to paint together with them.

Now I'm using my daily study of nature as my source. It's my translation of nature, informed by my own spirit, by what I bring to it. I have a strong emotional reaction to my natural environment and I attempt to share that.

In 1999 my husband Lorenzo and I moved to Nova Scotia, Canada, where we live among the rolling green hills of East Gore.

Some of my work can be seen in Founder's Hall Museum in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and at Gallery 215 in Selma near our home in Nova Scotia. Also in exhibitions in Toronto, Ontario, and in Nova Scotia at the Grand Pre Winery, Newport Landing, and my own studio in West Gore (by appointment please).

Today my work is displayed in galleries and sold to collectors in Europe, the United States and Canada. My most recent show international show was in September of 2006 at the Frauenkircherl Gallery in my hometown of Erding, Germany.


Angelika's show in Erding, Germany - September 2006

It is an important point for me to share my impressions and feelings that I put in a painting with those who appreciate it. There are so many big works in this world and it is not right to judge a work on how good or how bad it is because every single work is an art in itself and part one's own soul.

In her own words...

"To discover the value and enrichment of meeting people. To be open to the many possibilities of life and to give them a try.

To learn anew what flexibility and curiosity can do. The skill to choose the best out of the vast variety that life offers you.

I call this lifelong learning and I'm grateful that I had the chance to discover this philosophy." Angelika Di Bari