James Angus (born 1970 in

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) is an

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artist. He is known for "his engaging and rigorously crafted sculptures", 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.

Biography

James Angus was born in

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in 1970. He holds a degree in Fine Arts from

Curtin University of Technology Curtin University (previously Curtin University of Technology and Western Australian Institute of Technology) is an Australian public research university based in Bentley, Perth, Western Australia. It is named after John Curtin, Prime Minister ...

and a Master of Fine Arts (Sculpture) from

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...

School of Art. He has also lectured at

University of Technology Sydney The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is a public university, public research university located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The university was founded in its current form in 1988, though its origins as a Institute of technology, ...

Selected grants and awards

Angus has received the following awards: *Fulbright Postgraduate Award, 1996 *

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 The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA), formerly the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, is located on George Street in The Rocks neighbourhood of Sydney. The museum is housed in the Stripped Classical/Art Deco-styled former Maritime ...

Art Gallery of Western Australia The Art Gallery of Western Australia (AGWA) is a public art gallery that is part of the Perth Cultural Centre, in Perth. It is located near the Western Australian Museum and State Library of Western Australia and is supported and managed by the ...

, Perth *

Art Gallery of South Australia The Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA), established as the National Gallery of South Australia in 1881, is located in Adelaide. It is the most significant visual arts museum in the Australian state of South Australia. It has a collection of ...

, Adelaide *Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Perth *Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago *Monash University Art Gallery, Melbourne *

National Gallery of Victoria The National Gallery of Victoria, popularly known as the NGV, is an art museum in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1861, it is Australia's oldest and list of most visited art museums in the world, most visited art mu ...

, Melbourne *Nationalgalerie im Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin *

Art Gallery of New South Wales The Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW), founded as the New South Wales Academy of Art in 1872 and known as the National Art Gallery of New South Wales between 1883 and 1958, is located in The Domain, Sydney, Australia. It is the most import ...

, Sydney *

National Gallery of Australia The National Gallery of Australia (NGA), formerly the Australian National Gallery, is the national art museum of Australia as well as one of the largest art museums in Australia, holding more than 166,000 works of art. Located in Canberra in th ...

, Canberra *Musee d'Art Contemporain, Lyon, France *

Heide Museum of Modern Art The Heide Museum of Modern Art, also known as Heide, is an art museum in Bulleen, Victoria, Bulleen, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. Established in 1981, the museum exhibits modern art, modern and contemporary a ...

, Melbourne

Public collections

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

Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago is a contemporary art art gallery, museum near Water Tower Place in the Near North Side, Chicago, Near North Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The museum, which was established in 1967, is on ...

, Canberra *

, Perth *

, Adelaide *

Museum of Old and New Art The Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) is an art museum located within the Moorilla Estate, Moorilla winery on the Berriedale, Tasmania, Berriedale peninsula in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is the largest privately funded museum in the South ...

, 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 * '' Grow Your Own'' (

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d ''the Cactus''),

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, 2010, which the artist's website states is the single largest art commission undertaken in

. * Lycee Ferdinand Buisson, Voiron, France, 2009 * ''Geo Face Distributor'', National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, 2009 * ''Ellipsoidal Freeway Sculpture'', Eastlink Freeway, Connect East, Melbourne, 2008 * ''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

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Angus, James 21st-century Australian sculptors Living people 1970 births Artists from Perth, Western Australia Curtin University alumni