Angela Hickey
Visual Artist
Artwork - Videos
Fade to Grey ©
Fade to Grey is my tribute to Steve Strange who was one of the leading figures of the New Romantic movement of the late 1970s and early 1980s through his establishment of the Blitz Club in London in 1979. The New Romantics were characterised by individualism, creativity and rebellion. The New Romantics of all genders were identified by their use of heavy make-up, often dressing in androgynous clothing resulting in the creation of a ‘new wave’.
The song ‘Fade to Grey’ was written in the Maggie Thatcher era and was part of the backlash against her and her conservative government, and the doom and gloom pervading the UK during this era. During this period, many New Romantic artists broke rules and pushed gender and social boundaries, with artists such as Boy George and Marilyn appearing on our screens. My video explores identity, conformity and the social constraints we place on ourselves.
Commuter - Destination Unknown ©
Set in Melbourne’s Southern Cross Train Station, the torment, drudgery and struggles of the workforce are captured through a contemporary dancer – the commuter whose destination is unknown, portraying these struggles amongst the backdrop of commuters on their way to work, sacrificing their days for the betterment of someone else.
Featuring Contemporary Dancer Abi Bannon
Press Repeat - Invisible Masks ©
These masks represent the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, Jesus and the faceless man. They symbolise the beliefs, traditions and power structures that impact our everyday lives. These characters represent the religions, political parties and businesses which seek to write the scripts for our lives by governing our thoughts and beliefs. ⠀
Something That Means Nothing Without Meaning. ©
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Countdown ©
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Disco Ain't Dead. ©
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Disco Ain't Dead ©
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Artwork - Images
Creative Practice
I am an emerging Melbourne-based multidisciplinary artist with a Creative Arts (Honours) degree specialising in Visual Arts. My practice utilises photography, installation, projection, public art, and performance, with work exhibited locally and internationally across galleries, artist-run spaces, and public contexts.
Alongside exhibiting, I have also been commissioned and involved in the development of a number of public art projects and collaborative creative works.
My creative practice explores concepts of self, identity, and the ways in which we perform within everyday life. Central to my work is an ongoing interest in the idea of the “true self” and how identity is shaped, concealed, or transformed through social interaction and environment. I am particularly interested in how individuals adapt to the spaces and circumstances they inhabit, and how behaviour shifts according to different social, cultural, and physical environments.
Through multidisciplinary approaches and site-responsive processes, my work examines the tension between private and public identity, questioning the roles we assume and the systems that influence how we present ourselves to others. Across installation, public art, and collaborative projects, I seek to create works that invite reflection on human behaviour, collective experience, and the fluid nature of identity in contemporary life.
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Education
2019 – Completed Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours) - Visual Arts, Deakin University.
2018 – Completed Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts) Deakin University
2012 – Completed Diploma Visual Arts, Brougham School of Art and Photography.
2011 – Completed Certificate 1 Visual Arts, Gordon Institute Geelong.
Awards and Exhibtions
2026 - Selected for Group Exhibition - Laneway Art Gallery, Coffs Harbour, NSW.
2026 - Curated Art Exhibition for the Back to Steiglitz Victorian Heritage Festival.
2025 - Group Exhibition Fitzroy Public Art Gallery - Honourable Mention.
2025 - Curated Art Exhibition for Back to Steiglitz Vic Reunion.
2025 - Curated Art Exhibition for the Back to Steiglitz Victorian Heritage Festival.
2024 - Finalist Exhibition, Biennial Project, Calle Lion, Sestiere Castello, Venezia, Italia.
2024 - Group exhibition, The Holy Art Gallery, London, UK.
2023 - Participation In Treatment 3. Public art Performance - "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" Under the direction of artist James Nyugen, Treatment 3 - Curators Cameron Bishop & David Cross.
2022 - Scalene, Group Exhibition, The Old Bar Gallery, Fitzroy.
2021 - Artwork featured ArtEdit Magazine - Winter Issue
2021 - Finalist Wyndham Art Prize
2020 - Recipient of Creative Development Grant, Wyndham Council
2020 - Exhibited – Wundergym, School House Studios, Collingwood
2019 - Exhibited Trocadero Art Space, Footscray
2019 - West Projections - Footscray
2019 - Commissioned Public Art, Red Centre, Wyndham Council
2019 - Finalist Wyndham Art Prize
2018 - Exhibited Red Arcade - Werribee
2018 - Exhibited, One Night Projection - Black Cat Gallery - Collingwood
2018 - Exhibited Trocadero Art Space - Footscray
2018 - Winner Wyndham Art Prize - Deakin University Art Bursary Award
2017 - Finalist Wyndham Art Prize
2016 - Group Exhibition, Retread, Geelong
2013 - Small Works Exhibition, Brunswick Street Art Gallery
2013 - Awarded Best Photograph, Werribee Rotary Art Show
2008 - Awarded Most Improved, Artizzons Annual Exhibition
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