James Angus (artist)

James Angus (born 1970) is an Australian artist from Perth known for 'his engaging and rigorously crafted sculptures'.

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

Selected grants and awards
Angus has received awards during his career. These include 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 and Australia Council Fellowship, 2009.

Exhibitions
He has exhibited widely at institutions such as the 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; and Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne.

Public collections
Angus' works are included in numerous public and private collections. These include:


 * 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' prominent public commissions include:


 * Day in Day Out, 1 Bligh Street, Sydney, 2011
 * Grow Your Own (nicknamed "The Cactus"), Forrest Place, Perth CBD, 2010 (The single largest art commission ever undertaken in Western Australia)
 * 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
 * Public Art Fund, New York, 1999