James Angus (artist)
James Angus (born 1970 in Perth) is an Australian artist. He is known for "his engaging and rigorously crafted sculptures",[1][2][3] and large-scale sculptures that often explore geometry, architecture, and the distortion of familiar objects.[citation needed] Grow Your Own is among his most recognised[where?] public artworks.[4]
Biography
[edit]James Angus was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1970.[citation needed] He holds a degree in Fine Arts from Curtin University of Technology and a Master of Fine Arts (Sculpture) from Yale University School of Art.[5] He has also lectured at University of Technology Sydney.[6]
Selected grants and awards
[edit]Angus has received the following awards:
- Fulbright Postgraduate Award, 1996
- Yale University Travelling Fellowship, 1998[7][failed verification]
- Australia Council Professional Development Grant, 1998 and 2001
- Studio residency, Cite des Arts, Paris, 2003
- Short listed for National Sculpture Prize, National Gallery of Australia, 2005
- Basil Sellers Art Prize, Melbourne; 2008
- Australia Council Fellowship, 2009[5]
Exhibitions
[edit]He has exhibited at institutions such as:
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
- Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
- Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
- Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Perth
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
- Monash University Art Gallery, Melbourne
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
- Nationalgalerie im Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin
- Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
- National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
- Musee d'Art Contemporain, Lyon, France
- Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne
Public collections
[edit]Angus' works are included in public and private collections including:
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
- National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
- Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
- Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
- Museum of Old and New Art, Hobart
- Monash University Gallery, Monash
- Austcorp, Sydney
- Murdoch University Art Collection, Perth
- Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland
- Newcastle Regional Art Gallery, Newcastle
Public commissions
[edit]Angus' public commissions include:
- Day in Day Out, 1 Bligh Street, Sydney, 2011[8]
- Grow Your Own (nicknamed the Cactus), Forrest Place, Perth, 2010,[9][10] which the artist's website states is the single largest art commission undertaken in Western Australia.[9]
- Lycee Ferdinand Buisson, Voiron, France, 2009
- Geo Face Distributor, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, 2009[11][failed verification][12]
- Ellipsoidal Freeway Sculpture, Eastlink Freeway, Connect East, Melbourne, 2008[13]
- Wave Machine, Sydney Theatre Company, Sydney, 2005[14]
- Public Art Fund, New York, 1999
References
[edit]- ^ Elizabeth Ann Macgregor, "James Angus", (Sydney: Museum of Contemporary Art, 2006)
- ^ Harding, Leslie & Cramer, Sue "Cubism & Australian Art", Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 2009.
- ^ Current: Contemporary Art from Australia and New Zealand, 2008, Dott Publishing, University of Michigan, USA, 44.
- ^ "Growing the green message". The West Australian. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2025.[author missing]
- ^ a b "James Angus – Artist Profile". Roslynoxley9.com.au. Retrieved 10 August 2012.[date missing]
- ^ "James Angus – Biography". Design & Art Australia Online.[date missing]
- ^ "Public Works: James Angus". The Australian. 17 February 2012. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ "James Angus – Day In Day Out, 1 Bligh St, Sydney, 2011 – Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery". roslynoxley9.com.au. [date missing]
- ^ a b Bannister, Brooke (17 August 2011). "WA's largest artwork nears completion and divides opinion in Perth – ABC Perth". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ "James Angus – Grow Your Own, Forrest Place, Perth, 2011 – Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery". roslynoxley9.com.au.
- ^ "Orange blob replaces white man on horse". The Australian. 27 October 2009. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ "James Angus – Geo Face Distributor, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, 2009 – Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery". roslynoxley9.com.au.
- ^ "James Angus – Geo Face Distributor – Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery". roslynoxley9.com.au.
- ^ "James Angus – Wave Machine, Sydney Theatre Company, Sydney, 2005 – Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery". roslynoxley9.com.au.
Further reading
[edit] | This "further reading" section may need cleanup. (June 2025) |
- Elizabeth Ann Macgregor, "James Angus", (Sydney: Museum of Contemporary Art, 2006)
- Coslovich, Gabriella (15 January 2011). "A revolt in art". The Age. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- James Angus at Roslyn Oxley 9
- James Angus at Gavin Brown's enterprise
- James Angus at Triple V
- 'Gallery's new work has many faces', Border Mail, 27 October 2009, p. 9
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