James Angus (born 1970) is an Australian artist. He is known for "his engaging and rigorously crafted sculptures",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. 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.
Life and career James Angus was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1970. He attended Scarborough Senior High School. 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. He has also lectured at University of Technology Sydney. The first exhibition of Angus' work was at Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art in 1992. He left Perth in 1996.
Selected grants and awards Angus has received the following awards:
Fulbright Postgraduate Award, 1996 Yale University Travelling Fellowship, 1998 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
Exhibitions 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 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 Angus' public commissions include:
Day in Day Out, 1 Bligh Street, Sydney, 2011"James Angus – Day In Day Out, 1 Bligh St, Sydney, 2011 – Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery". roslynoxley9.com.au. Grow Your Own (nicknamed the Cactus), Forrest Place, Perth, 2010,"James Angus – Grow Your Own, Forrest Place, Perth, 2011 – Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery". roslynoxley9.com.au. which the artist's website states is the single largest art commission undertaken in Western Australia. Lycee Ferdinand Buisson, Voiron, France, 2009 Geo Face Distributor, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, 2009"James Angus – Geo Face Distributor, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, 2009 – Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery". roslynoxley9.com.au. Ellipsoidal Freeway Sculpture, Eastlink Freeway, Connect East, Melbourne, 2008"James Angus – Geo Face Distributor – Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery". roslynoxley9.com.au. Wave Machine, Sydney Theatre Company, Sydney, 2005"James Angus – Wave Machine, Sydney Theatre Company, Sydney, 2005 – Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery". roslynoxley9.com.au. Public Art Fund, New York, 1999
References
Further reading
Elizabeth Ann Macgregor, "James Angus", (Sydney: Museum of Contemporary Art, 2006)
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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