Angeline Rivas resources

The amazing exhibition of abstract, air-brushed paintings by Angeline Rivas has a lot of little secrets to find for those looking and reading closely. The essay, written by a friend of Angeline, Christina Catherine Martinez, is eloquent but may leave some visitors still scratching their heads.

Full Essay online at Angeline Rivas: I Had a Dark Night of the Soul and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt | Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

To help dig into some of the specific reference points, one of our Student Aides Mayte typed up some info about Angeline that she shared with us:

Angeline Rivas (spring exibition 2026)

Next time you are at the museum, make sure you look closely – there’s some tiny and subtle details to be found in the works, especially along the edges and corners. The name Buddy appears several times – that’s Angeline’s dog. And Carl refers to Carl Sagan.