Angela Louise Valamanesh AM (née Carter; born 1953) is an Australian visual artist, especially known for her ceramic art and sculpture. Based in Adelaide, South Australia, she is also known for her past collaborations with her husband Hossein Valamanesh.
Early life and education
editAngela Louise Valamanesh[1] was born Angela Carter in 1953.[2]
She graduated from the South Australian School of Art in 1977.[3]
Art practice
editBased in Adelaide, South Australia,[4] Valamanesh started out focusing on ceramics.[3]
She is also known for her collaborations with her husband, Hossein Valamanesh (1949–2022), before his death.[5][6] She works in many different mediums. Her practice focuses on nature as well as the associations between art and science, and is often based on research she has undertaken during various residencies.[3]
Recognition and honours
edit- 1996: Anne & Gordon Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarship, which gave her a residency at Glasgow School of Art for a year.[3]
- 2010: Member of the Order of Australia, for "service to the visual arts as a ceramicist and sculptor"[1]
- 2014: Residency at Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.[3]
- 2017: Residency at the Barr Smith Library's Rare Books Collection at the University of Adelaide[3]
- 2024(?): Mordant Family / Creative Australia Affiliated Fellowship in Rome, Italy[3]
- 2024: Bettison & James Award, at the 2024 Adelaide Film Festival, awarded 17 September[4][3]
Exhibitions
edit- 2019: Icon exhibition, at the JamFactory in Adelaide[3]
- 2021: The Mortician's Garden, at Gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert in Sydney[3]
Collections
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Ms Angela Louise VALAMANESH: Member of the Order of Australia". Australian Honours Search Facility. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia). 14 June 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
For service to the visual arts as a ceramicist and sculptor.
- ^ "Angela Valamanesh, b. 1953 :: biography". Design and Art Australia Online. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "The Bettison & James Award". Adelaide Film Festival. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ a b Siemienowicz, Rochelle (17 September 2024). "Adelaide Film Festival 2024: full program". ScreenHub Australia. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ McIntyre, Perry (May–June 2013). "Traces". Inside History (16). Ben Mercer: 36–37. ISSN 1838-5044.
- ^ "Australian Monument to the Great Irish Famine". Sydney Living Museums. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
External links
edit- Angela and Hossein Valamanesh at AGSA