Angela Strassheim�s photographic subject matter encompasses both life and death�its reality, finality, and promises. Her series Left Behind, which refers to the �unsaved� souls after the Rapture, draws upon the mythology of American domestic life with arresting color photographs that include members of her Apostolic Christian family. The artist�s images display an intimacy that is at once disarming and transgressive, drawing you into a familiar yet unsettling world. The banal surroundings often depicted in her work belie a strong compositional eye that invites further inspection and speculation. Drawing upon her experience as a forensic photographer, Strassheim�s scenes offer a unique vision of unusual sharpness and attention to detail, while capturing an atmosphere in which religious faith, suburban lifestyles, and personal memories converge. Her work was featured in the 2006 Whitney Biennial and has been shown at the Marvelli Gallery, New York; Mus�e de L�Elys�e, Lausanne, Switzerland; the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.; the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, Massachusetts; Falcouner Gallery at Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa; the Des Moines Art Center; and the Minnesota Center for Photography, Minneapolis.