By: UFIRST Art Production
For some artists, creativity begins with formal training, carefully planned careers, or years spent inside galleries and studios. For New York-based artist Angelina Annunziato, it began much more quietly, during one of the most uncertain periods in modern life.
Just before the lockdown in New York City, Angelina purchased a paint pouring kit while looking for a creative activity to do at home with her child. What she expected to be a temporary distraction unexpectedly became the beginning of an entirely new chapter in her life.
Today, her emotionally driven abstract works are recognized for their vibrant movement, soulful energy, and meditative quality. But beyond the colors and compositions, Angelina’s art carries something even more powerful: intention.
In this conversation, Angelina reflects on discovering creativity later in life, using art as emotional healing, and why she believes paintings should do more than simply decorate a wall.
Q: Your journey into art happened unexpectedly. Do you remember the exact moment you realized this was becoming something meaningful for you?
Absolutely. I remember buying the paint pouring kit, thinking it would be something fun to do with my child during that time. We watched videos together, and I thought he would love it. Instead, he quickly lost interest, and somehow I became completely fascinated by the process. The moment I started working with the paint myself, something shifted emotionally for me. It felt calming, freeing, almost therapeutic. I fell in love with it immediately.
At the time, I don’t think I fully understood why it affected me so deeply. Looking back now, I realize creativity entered my life exactly when I needed it most.
Q: Your work feels very emotional and intuitive. How would you describe your relationship with art today?
For me, art is deeply connected to emotion and energy. I have always appreciated all forms of creativity, but painting became something much more personal. When I create, it feels like meditation. It’s one of the few moments where my mind becomes completely quiet and present.
I think every painting reflects a piece of someone’s soul at the moment it’s created. You can feel emotion inside art when it’s honest. That’s something I never want to lose in my work.
Q: Your paintings have a very fluid and calming energy, even when the colors are bold and expressive. Is that intentional?
Yes, definitely. Life already feels chaotic enough for so many people. I never want my work to create heaviness. Even when the colors are vibrant or dramatic, I still want the overall feeling to bring calmness, movement, healing, or emotional release.
I love the idea that someone could walk into their home after a difficult day, look at one of my paintings, and simply feel better. To me, that matters more than anything else.
Q: You were born and raised in Brooklyn. How has New York influenced you as an artist?
New York influences everything. Growing up here teaches you resilience, awareness, and emotional depth very quickly. You see beauty, struggle, diversity, ambition, heartbreak, and reinvention constantly happening around you.
Over the years, especially recently, I’ve also watched many people go through displacement, uncertainty, and hardship caused by things outside of their control. That affected me emotionally and shaped the way I think about purpose. It made me want my work to contribute something positive beyond aesthetics.
Q: Part of your mission involves giving back through your artwork. Why was that important for you?
Because I never wanted art to exist only for profit or appearance. I wanted it to mean something.
A portion of the proceeds from my work goes toward helping communities and families in need. Right now, my focus is local, but eventually I would love to expand that globally. The idea that a painting could bring beauty into someone’s home while also helping another family at the same time means everything to me.
That feeling is honestly difficult to describe. It gives purpose to the entire process.
Q: Many people discovered new sides of themselves during lockdown. Do you feel that period changed your life creatively?
Completely. I think lockdown forced many people to slow down and reconnect with themselves in ways they never had before. For me, art became the space where I processed emotion, uncertainty, gratitude, and personal growth.
What started as curiosity slowly evolved into something spiritual and transformative. And even now, I still feel like I’m evolving all the time creatively. It’s a journey that never really ends.
Q: What do you hope people feel when they experience your work?
I hope they feel peace. Emotion. Connection. I hope they feel something genuine.
We live in such a fast world where people are constantly overstimulated, distracted, and emotionally exhausted. If my work can create even a small moment where someone slows down, breathes, and reconnects with themselves emotionally, then I feel like I’ve done something meaningful.
For me, art has never been about perfection. It’s about feeling.
And maybe that’s why Angelina’s work resonates so naturally in today’s world. Her paintings do not ask viewers to analyze them intellectually or search for hidden explanations. Instead, they invite people to pause, reflect, and experience emotion honestly.
What began as an unexpected creative experiment during lockdown has evolved into something much deeper, a soulful artistic practice rooted in healing, gratitude, emotional connection, and purpose. In a world increasingly driven by noise and speed, Angelina Annunziato’s work offers something quietly powerful: sincerity.
The artist’s work will be featured at the upcoming Hamptons Private Art Experience on June 7, 2026, in Southampton, New York, an invitation-only gathering produced by Jason Perez and UFIRST Art Production. Set within a private Hamptons estate, the experience brings together collectors, tastemakers, and high-net-worth guests for an elevated evening where contemporary art, curated networking, and refined summer lifestyle converge in an intimate collector-focused setting. Unlike traditional exhibitions, the event is designed to create meaningful access between artists and collectors, positioning each work within a sophisticated cultural atmosphere shaped by exclusivity, conversation, and artistic discovery.
