Artist of the day: Artist of the Day, January 18, 2023: James Angus, an Australian sculptor (#1755)

James Angus (1970) was born in Perth, Australia. He received an MFA (Sculpture) from the Yale University School of Art in 1998 and a BA (Fine Arts) from Curtin University in 1990. James Angus is known for 'his engaging and rigorously crafted sculptures

Angus has been honored with a number of prestigious awards across 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.

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

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