Historical information

Entry into the 2009 Nillumbik Prize.
Angela holds a Masters of Fine Art and has worked with clay for over 20 years. Her work is held in collections around Australia.

Significance

Angela Nagel's creative practice is informed by an interest in the human condition, universal symbols, mythology and Jung's theory on the 'collective unconscious'.

Her hybrid part human/animal creatures reference introduced species and indigenous Australian animals as a way for her to explore a personal mythology, and narrative, of home and environment. Recent work is developing around the relationship of ceramics to other materials such as glass, printmaking and found objects.
Angela holds a Masters of Fine Art and has worked with clay for over 20 years. Her work is held in collections around Australia.

Physical description

Human and animal like figure in the stance reminiscent of classical sculpture. Hand built ceramics with engobes, oxides, glaze and gold leaf
Medium: Porcelain, oxide, underglaze