James Angus (artist)

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James Angus (born 1970) 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]

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Life and career

James Angus was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1970. [5] He attended Scarborough Senior High School. [6] 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. [7] He has also lectured at University of Technology Sydney. [8] The first exhibition of Angus' work was at Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art in 1992. [5] He left Perth in 1996. [6]

Selected grants and awards

Angus has received the following awards:

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:

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.[ author missing ]
  5. 1 2 "James Angus". National Portrait Gallery. 2018. Archived from the original on 18 August 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  6. 1 2 Bevis, Stephen (15 September 2011). "City home for a green giant". The West Australian. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  7. 1 2 "James Angus – Artist Profile". Roslynoxley9.com.au. Retrieved 10 August 2012.[ date missing ]
  8. ↑ "James Angus – Biography". Design & Art Australia Online.[ date missing ]
  9. ↑ "Public Works: James Angus". The Australian. 17 February 2012. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  10. ↑ "James Angus – Day In Day Out, 1 Bligh St, Sydney, 2011 – Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery". roslynoxley9.com.au. [ date missing ]
  11. 1 2 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.
  12. ↑ "James Angus – Grow Your Own, Forrest Place, Perth, 2011 – Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery". roslynoxley9.com.au.
  13. ↑ "Orange blob replaces white man on horse". The Australian. 27 October 2009. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  14. ↑ "James Angus – Geo Face Distributor, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, 2009 – Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery". roslynoxley9.com.au.
  15. ↑ "James Angus – Geo Face Distributor – Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery". roslynoxley9.com.au.
  16. ↑ "James Angus – Wave Machine, Sydney Theatre Company, Sydney, 2005 – Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery". roslynoxley9.com.au.

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