James Angus (artist)

For the Shetland writer, see James Stout Angus.

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. Grow Your Own is among his most recognised public artworks.[4]

Biography

James Angus was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1970. 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

Angus has received the following awards:

  • Fulbright Postgraduate Award, 1996
  • Yale University Travelling Fellowship, 1998[7]
  • 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

He has exhibited at institutions such as:

Public collections

Angus' works are included in public and private collections including:

Public commissions

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][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

  1. ^ Elizabeth Ann Macgregor, "James Angus", (Sydney: Museum of Contemporary Art, 2006)
  2. ^ Harding, Leslie & Cramer, Sue "Cubism & Australian Art", Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 2009.
  3. ^ Current: Contemporary Art from Australia and New Zealand, 2008, Dott Publishing, University of Michigan, USA, 44.
  4. ^ "Growing the green message". The West Australian. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  5. ^ a b "James Angus – Artist Profile". Roslynoxley9.com.au. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  6. ^ "James Angus – Biography". Design & Art Australia Online.
  7. ^ "Public Works: James Angus". The Australian. 17 February 2012. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  8. ^ "James Angus – Day In Day Out, 1 Bligh St, Sydney, 2011 – Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery". roslynoxley9.com.au.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "James Angus – Grow Your Own, Forrest Place, Perth, 2011 – Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery". roslynoxley9.com.au.
  11. ^ "Orange blob replaces white man on horse". The Australian. 27 October 2009. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  12. ^ "James Angus – Geo Face Distributor, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, 2009 – Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery". roslynoxley9.com.au.
  13. ^ "James Angus – Geo Face Distributor – Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery". roslynoxley9.com.au.
  14. ^ "James Angus – Wave Machine, Sydney Theatre Company, Sydney, 2005 – Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery". roslynoxley9.com.au.

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