Jillian Wendel did a new year walk through of the Dallas gallery scene for Glasstire, and selected Amalia Angulo's exhibition "Outer" as a highlight.
"Keijsers Koning’s first show of the year is also the gallery’s first solo presentation of Cuban artist Amalia Angulo. Outer features portraits of women with animal companions, made in oil, graphite, and colored pencil. In the tradition of human and animal portrait painting, Angulo skillfully captures the bonds between her subjects, but in a rather uncanny light. Each set of companions contained in their canvases emanates an aura of unease. While the horse’s gaze is serene and sly, her homo sapien sidekick glares at the viewer with wide eyes, red cheeks, and a stiff composure.
Angulo's portraits hold mysterious narratives absorbent to interpretation. Embedded in enchanting, overgrown foliage, each subject is isolated in a realm of their own. What lies beyond their frames may be imagined by viewers, but is ultimately unknown." - Jillian Wendel, Glasstire Jan 27, 2026