EVENTS & NEWS
CURRENT SHOW:
ALOFT &
AT REST
Foster/White Gallery, May 2023
OCTOBER 2022: NEW WORK
ON WATCH
MARCH 2022: NEW WORK
From the Artist:
“These four new relief carvings in slate are a continuation of my exploration of combining an interest in drawing with that of shaping partial forms in the stone. The process is an ongoing adventure as the carving allows me to put the subjects more fully into action, postures and environments that an ink drawing or a painting might not allow. I can include textures and patterns on the subjects and their environments that one can trace both visually and tactilely. Viewing the finished carving from different perspectives and varying light produces a variety of "moments" in the piece.”
Some of this new work will be featured in this year's Prix de West 50th. Anniversary Exhibition in Oklahoma City Oklahoma.
Works in progress …
The artist and a work in progress.
FINISHED WORK:
NIGHTWATCH 12" high X 16" wide
PRESENT 17" high x 13" wide
STEALTH 13" high X 16" wide
SUMMER 18" high X 13" wide
OYSTERCATCHER Bronze mounted on beach stone. Size including stone base: 9" high X 18" deep X 8 1/2 " across.
AT REST Bronze. Size including field stone base: 5 1/2" high x 10" deep X 7 1/2" across.
PASSAGE Bronze on granite base. 12" high X 7 3/4" deep X 7" across.
JULY 2021: WORKING ON ARTWORK FOR ADDITION TO UPCOMING BOOK
Angell is composing and designing drawings for a book to be published next year by the University of Chicago Press, The work consists of 24 images in ink on clay board that present a collection of bird species world wide with unique behaviors that secure their place on the planet. It will be in collaboration with Professor Mark Erno Hauber, of the University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign Ill. Angell's images portray unique species of birds from throughout the world that exploit a particular niche of time within a 24 hour period to carry out essential activities including foraging, courting, and nesting. The diversity of the subjects' physical design and beauty, along with their unusual behavior, has made this project one of adventure and discovery for the artist.
His sculptural work, in both bronze and stone are now a point of focus for forthcoming exhibits at his galleries in Seattle and Santa Fe along with the annual national exhibitions he regularly contributes to.
Secretary Bird and Snake
Pochards on the Pond
Occillated Ant Bird Scouting an Army Ant Column
Nightjar After Moth
Parrot Group
Superb Starlings at the Communal Nest
MARCH 2021: CURRENT SHOW
Here’s a peek at details of artwork from Angell’s current show at Foster/White in Seattle, WA, which opened March 4th.
NEW RESIDENT
SELDOM SEEN
TAILORED TO THE TASK
WINTER’S HAWK
OCTOBER 2020
Artwork taken from Angell’s latest book “The House of Owls” is now featured on bottles of Chateau Ste Michelle Winery’s 25th Anniversary Artist's Label series! Chateau St. Michelle is Washington State’s oldest winery, and Angell has this to say about his inclusion:
“I was delighted when, a few years ago, the winery asked if they might use illustrations from my book “The House of Owls” for the labeling of their forth coming 25th. Anniversary Artist's issue. It was an opportunity to link visual art with that of the crafting of a fine wine. I imagined how one could enjoy a special social experience that combined the wine with a conversation focusing on the subject pictured on the labels -- a discussion around the beauty of these owl species and the complexity of their lives could ensue. A fresh and vital connection with Nature could be made. The remarkable presentation of the boxed set of bottles is also unique.”
Purchase the wine box here.
Enjoy these reds when ready, then invert and mount the box on a nearby tree to invite your local screech owls to occupy it! (Photo by Barbara Travers)
Purchase “House of Owls”. here.
CURRENT SHOWING: “DRAWINGS IN STONE”, MARCH 2020
Despite concerns over the COVID 19 virus, some fine folks came out to The Foster/White Gallery in Seattle, WA to support and admire Angell’s work at the opening of “Drawings in Stone” on Thursday, March 5.
Vesper Angell-Mackness, outside her granddad show. (Photo by Bryony Angell)
Angell’s grandson Renzo Angell-Abrams and the artist. (Photo by Gilia Angell)
Georgetta Angell-Abrams, Tony’s granddaughter, admiring the pieces. (Photo by Gilia Angell)
Angell’s exhibition of most recent work will be on display from March 5-21, 2020 at Foster/White in Seattle, WA.
And hank you, Shoreline Area News, for this thoughtful write up about the show opening! It sure is nice to feel supported by community in times such as these.
OCTOBER 2019
Angell will be among the artists featured in the Woolaroc Retrospective Exhibit and Sale, open October 18 through December 29,2019 in Northeastern Oklahoma.
SEPTEMBER 2019
As we all know, ravens love shiny things…. This photo of Tony’s “Emissaries” was taken at the Mount Baker Ski Area by friend of the artist, Marjorie Kittle.
APRIL 2019
Work is progressing on this piece entitled Raven’s Voice, created for Seattle’s Rainier Club. It has yet to receive a patina, but measures 24” high and 30” across. It will stand at seven feet above the lobby floor, facing the entry doors. The work is intended to be a metaphor, consistent with Pacific Northwest First Nation Traditions, believing that the Raven speaks on behalf of all nature and that it is wise to consider his/her wisdom.
DECEMBER 2018
Angell’s work will be featured in “Living Legends: Discovering the Masters of Wildlife Art” exhibition on display at the National Museum of Wildlife Art, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The exhibition will be on display through April 14, 2019.
Each of the thirty nine artists included in this show have played an important role over the years of the Museum’s development. The exhibition honors not only this relationship, but also highlights each artist’s ability to capture the essence of the Museum’s mission to collect the highest quality wildlife art.
Emissaries, 1999
“Ravens have been a favorite subject for artistic interpretation whether literal or figurative in my work. Ravens like the company of a mate or cohort so I’ve often considered them in pairs whether carving stone or modeling clay. The bronze allowed me to extend the subject’s body and open beaks – something more problematic when working in stone. I wanted this work to stir the imagination of the respondent and have them consider what the birds might be saying. At the time I was moving farther into the emotional content one could share in sculpture and was less concerned with mere portrayal.”
NOVEMBER 2018
Tony is honored to be named as The Rainier Club's 2018 Laureate, an award given to honor a creative professional with ties to the Pacific Northwest. Other distinguished laureates include Timothy Egan, Tom Robbins, and Dale Chihuly, among others.
From the award dinner celebration, held November 7th:
"For more than half a century, Tony Angell has responded to the powerful presence of nature in the Pacific Northwest — in his artistic forms, and written and spoken words.
Angell’s commitment to protecting, resoting, and sustaining our natural environment has been of paramount importance throughout his life. Art has been the chief means by which he shares his passions for and sensitivity to the complexities of nature so essential to the character of our region and the health and vitality of our lives.”
Thank you, Rainier Club!
Excerpt from The Rainier Review
OCTOBER 2018
Angell was named a University of Washington Department of Communications Distinguished Alumnus. Thank you!
JUNE 2018
On June 7, Tony gave the commencement speech for the University of Washington Department of Communications 2018 graduating class. It was an immense honor.
"J. Anthony (Tony) Angell was recognized as the 2018 Distinguished Alumnus. As the keynote speaker, Angell spoke about his own capacity as a communicator, and how “those particular skills were formed from the basic tools that you [students] have, from the experience that you’ve had here at the University. Do not ever forget them,” he admonished the crowd. “Because the older you get, and the more you step into the world, the greater you understand how important they are, regardless of what professional commitment you might make.”
Watch the full commencement speech below.
APRIL 2018
Tony has been hard at work on a monument for Seattle University ...
... which was finally installed this month! See it in person on the Seattle University campus.
Tony and wife Lee, looking very pleased at the piece's installation! (Bob Peterson)
It was a real group effort -- thank you and congratulations to everyone involved. (Bob Peterson)