Alice Angus
Background
I am an artist and co-director of Proboscis, my work crosses art, illustration and design and recently includes textiles and fabric design. I’m interested in the social, cultural, natural histories and heritage of places, with a particular interest in landscape and environment. I often work in collaboration and create projects in response to a particular location or question. The work ranges from large curatorial, collaborative frameworks to individual drawings; video and animation to participation and research.
Current and Recent Projects
Pinning our Hopes (2011) - a series of drawings and fabric designs for garments created with Mrs Jones, for the exhibition Fifties, Fashion and Emerging Feminism.
As It Comes (2010) – A project in Lancaster exploring the role of independent shops and traders commissioned by Mid Pennine Arts.
Rijeka Market ( 2010) – animation and works on paper in collaboration with Dodolab in response to the central market in Rijeka.
100 Views of Worthing Pier: Tall Tales, Ghosts and Imaginings ( 2010) – commissioned by artistsandmakers.com
Coventry Market (2010) series of 10 works permanently sited in Coventry Market, bought by the Traders of Coventry Market.
Public Spaces: Local Places (2010) – commissioned by the Empty Shops Network Tour to respond to Granville Arcade, Brixton and Coventry Indoor Market.
In Good Heart (2010) – works on paper from a collaboration with Dodolab on Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Landscapes in Dialogue (2010) – works on paper for reflecting on my residency in Ivvavik National Park in Arctic Canada.
Birmingham Total Place (2010) – Proboscis commissioned by Birmingham City Council in response to conversations with parents and early years workers.
With our Ears to the Ground (2009) – Proboscis commissioned by Green Heart Partnership with Hertfordshire County Council.
At The Waters Edge: Grand River Sketchbook (2008) - video and work on paper commissioned by Render for the atrium of the University of Waterloo School of Architecture, Ontario.
Being in Common (2008/09) – Proboscis was commissioned by Haring Woods Studio for Gunpowder Park, London for the Art of Common Space project.
Sutton Grapevine (2008/09) – Proboscis was commissioned by ADeC (Arts Development in East Cambridgeshire) to research online and offline experiences in a rural community where there is a lack of cultural spaces.
Perception Peterborough (2008) - a creative visioning project to develop solutions to the challenges Peterborough faces in the next 15-20 years. Proboscis was commissioned, with Haring Woods Studio, by Peterborough City Council, Heritage Lottery Fund, Arts Council East, Sport England and East of England Development Agency.
Lattice::Sydney (2008) – Proboscis led, with Information and Cultural Exchange and the British Council in Sydney, a workshop with Western Sydney creative practitioners. Part of the British Councils Creative City project.
Social Tapestries (2004/07) – a major Proboscis research programme exploring the benefits and costs of knowledge mapping and sharing (public authoring) for everyday life.
Topographies and Tales (2004/09) –A film, a two day lab and residencies in Canada and Scotland, with Joyce Majiski.
Artist in Residence (2005) – Klondike Institute for Art and Culture, Dawson City, Yukon, Canada.
Navigating History (2004/05) – Proboscis collaborated with curator Deborah Smith to bring to light local history collections through 11 commissions. Funded by Heritage Lottery Fund, Arts Council England, Creative Partnerships and local authorities.
Artist in the Park (2003) – Parks Canada Residency in Ivvavik National Park, Northern Yukon, Canada.
Urban Tapestries (2003/04) – Urban Tapestries was a major Proboscis project combining mobile and internet technologies with geographic information systems and collaborating across industry, academic research, communities and arts.
Landscape and identity; Language and Territory (2002) a partnership with InIVA (Institute of International Visual Arts, London).
