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Angie didn’t discover her art practice until later in life. Growing up in Mexico, art seemed like a luxury, and certainly not a viable vocation. She took the ‘practical’ path, acquiring a BA in International Relations. Not until coming to Canada and finding sobriety did Angie return to art, realizing that creating had never been a luxury. It’s a necessity.
Angie Quintanilla (keen-tah-knee-yah) Coates is a visual artist born and raised in Monterrey, Mexico, based in Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada.
Inspired by Mexican tile design and folk art, repetition plays a central role in Angie’s practice. She uses it not only as a visual structure, but as a way to build movement and rhythm that spark curiosity and reward close looking.
In her work, colour becomes a language, one that’s both cultural and deeply personal.
Rooted in her Mexican heritage, known for its unapologetic, defiant optimism, and shaped by her own path toward healing, her pieces become conversations in that language.
Through shape and colour, she extends an open invitation to pause, celebrate, and experience what she likes to call dopamina mexicana.
Over the last few years, Angie’s work has caught the attention of global brands, leading to collaborations with companies like Dr. Martens, Lego, Warby Parker, The New York Times and M&M’s, along with organizations like Human Rights Campaign, and the United Nations.
When she’s not in her studio, she can be found exploring the nearby ocean and mountain trails with her dog Meatball, and rescue husband Geoff.
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I acknowledge with gratitude that I am a guest in the traditional and unceded territory of the Kwikwetlem and Coast Salish peoples.
Curriculum Vitae
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2026 Featured Artist, Vancouver Art Gallery Art Rental & Sales Showroom, Vancouver BC
2026 Minutia, Group Show, This Gallery, Vancouver BC
2026 Seven, Anniversary Group Show, Liz Lidgett Gallery, Des Moines, Iowa
2025 Exploring The Edge, Group Show, Liz Lidgett Gallery, Des Moines, Iowa
2025 Warmest Regards, Group Show, THIS Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2025 Holiday Group Show, Liz Lidgett Gallery, Des Moines, Iowa
2025 20x20, Anniversary Group Show, Liz Lidgett Gallery, Des Moines, Iowa
2025 Window Exhibit, Portal Pop-Up, Vancouver, BC
2025 HARDedge, Group Show, THIS Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2025 L.A. Artists Benefit, Group Show, Paneficio Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2024 Solo Exhibition, THIS Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2024 Memories in Hues, Group Show, Britannia Art Gallery, Vancouver BC
2024 SIXBYSIX, Group Show, This Gallery, Vancouver BC
2024 Get Lucky, Group Show, One More Life Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2023 The Shuffle (Port Moody’s Art Walk), Port Moody, BC
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2026 Participatory Art Installation, Evergreen Cultural Centre, Coquitlam, BC (in progress)
2026 Public Art Installation, Evergreen Cultural Centre, Coquitlam, BC (in progress)
2026 Basketball Court Mural, Willingdon Heights, for City of Burnaby, BC2025 Art Commission for Building Lobby and Amenity Room, Edit Studios, Vancouver, BC
2025 Art Commission for Earls Restaurant, Farmboy Fine Arts, Toronto, ON
2025 Street Banner Commission (with artist Lay Hoon) for the City of Surrey, BC
2024 Selected to Join Vancouver Art Gallery Art Rental & Sales Program
2024 Live Painting for Vancouver Mural Festival, Vancouver, BC
2024 Commissioned Artwork for Lego, Women’s History Month
2024 Mural Commission for EdwardsX, Vancouver, BC
2024 Participatory Mural Commission for PCI Developments, Port Moody, BC
2023 Commissioned Artwork for M&M’s Canada National Campaign of Women Flipping The Status Quo
2023 Mural Commission for the City of Coquitlam and Opus Coquitlam, BC
2023 Mural Commission for PCI Developments, Port Moody, BC
2022 Commissioned Artwork Campaign for Dr. Martens
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2026 Featured Artist, Anti-Racism Data Act Artists' Acknowledgment, Government of BC
2025 Featured Art: Why You Need Systems Thinking Now, Harvard Business Review
2023 Featured Artist on M&M’s Canada National Campaign of Women Flipping The Status Quo
2023 Featured Artist, Art in Council, City of Port Moody, BC
2023 Local Artists Debut New 1,000-Square Foot Mural In Coquitlam, Tri-Cities Dispatch
2023 How A Local Artist’s Query Helped Re-Launch An Art Show, Tri-Cities Dispatch
2023 Latina Artist Feature: Angie Quintanilla Coates, The Feminist Blog
2022 Artist Feature: Dr. Martens x The Trevor Project, Dr. Martens Blog
2022 Artist Feature: A Sense of Community Through Togetherness, EQUALITY Magazine, Human Rights Campaign
2022 Episode 67: Art That Makes You Happy With Angie Coates, The Tanya Acker Show
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2025–2026 Instructor, Makerlabs, Vancouver, BC
2023–2024 Committee Member & Volunteer, The Shuffle Art Walk, Port Moody, BC