Angie Quintanilla Coates

Angie Quintanilla (keen-tah-knee-yah) Coates is a visual artist born and raised in Monterrey, Mexico, based in Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada.

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. 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.

Repetition plays a central role in Angie’s practice. Inspired by her love of Mexican tile design, she uses repetition not just as a visual structure, but as a way to build movement, connection, and intention. The act of repeating becomes an insistence—each geometric piece a bold claiming of space.

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 them, she invites viewers to pause—if only for a moment—for a sense of respite, a celebration through shape and colour, and an open invitation to anyone who needs it to get a dose of what she calls dopamina mexicana.

Artist Website: angieqcoates.com