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Rita Angus BIOGRAPHY
1908 - 1970. Known for: Portraiture and landscapes.
. Rita Angus was born in 1908 in Hastings, New Zealand, and passed away in 1970. She was a New Zealand painter, regarded as one of the leading figures in twentieth-century New Zealand art, alongside... Read full biography
. Rita Angus was born in 1908 in Hastings, New Zealand, and passed away in 1970. She was a New Zealand painter, regarded as one of the leading figures in twentieth-century New Zealand art, alongside Colin McCahon and Toss Woollaston. Angus studied at the Canterbury College School of Art and later... Read full biography
. Rita Angus was born in 1908 in Hastings, New Zealand, and passed away in 1970. She was a New Zealand painter, regarded as one of the leading figures in twentieth-century New Zealand art, alongside Colin McCahon and Toss Woollaston. Angus studied at the Canterbury College School of Art and later attended the Elam School of Fine Arts in Auckland. Her work was influenced by Byzantine art, Cubism, and Renaissance painting, as well as the distinct New Zealand light and landscape. Rita Angus... Read full biography
. Rita Angus was born in 1908 in Hastings, New Zealand, and passed away in 1970. She was a New Zealand painter, regarded as one of the leading figures in twentieth-century New Zealand art, alongside Colin McCahon and Toss Woollaston. Angus studied at the Canterbury College School of Art and later attended the Elam School of Fine Arts in Auckland. Her work was influenced by Byzantine art, Cubism, and Renaissance painting, as well as the distinct New Zealand light and landscape. Rita Angus painted some of New Zealand’s most celebrated works, including Cass (1936), which was voted New Zealand’s most-loved painting in a 2006 television poll. She also created striking self-portraits, reflecting her feminist ideals and independent spirit. Her... Read full biography
. Rita Angus was born in 1908 in Hastings, New Zealand, and passed away in 1970. She was a New Zealand painter, regarded as one of the leading figures in twentieth-century New Zealand art, alongside Colin McCahon and Toss Woollaston. Angus studied at the Canterbury College School of Art and later attended the Elam School of Fine Arts in Auckland. Her work was influenced by Byzantine art, Cubism, and Renaissance painting, as well as the distinct New Zealand light and landscape. Rita Angus painted some of New Zealand’s most celebrated works, including Cass (1936), which was voted New Zealand’s most-loved painting in a 2006 television poll. She also created striking self-portraits, reflecting her feminist ideals and independent spirit. Her works have been widely exhibited and celebrated in New Zealand and beyond. Major retrospectives include Rita An.... Read full biography
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Rita Angus visited friends Roy and Joyce Milligan at Mangonui, Northland during the winter 1953 and again in December. By October 1954 she was living in a cottage there and working on landscapes of the surrounding area. Paintings produced at this time, including Mangonui, Northland were exhibited with The Group. When plans to purchase the cottage fell through the artist returned to Wellington in April of 1955.Biography from International Art Centre
Rita Angus was born in 1908 in Hastings, New Zealand, and passed away in 1970. She was a New Zealand painter, regarded as one of the leading figures in twentieth-century New Zealand art, alongside Colin McCahon and Toss Woollaston.
Angus studied at the Canterbury College School of Art and later attended the Elam School of Fine Arts in Auckland. Her work was influenced by Byzantine art, Cubism, and Renaissance painting, as well as the distinct New Zealand light and landscape.
Rita Angus painted some of New Zealand’s most celebrated works, including Cass (1936), which was voted New Zealand’s most-loved painting in a 2006 television poll. She also created striking self-portraits, reflecting her feminist ideals and independent spirit.
Her works have been widely exhibited and celebrated in New Zealand and beyond.
Major retrospectives include Rita Angus: Life & Vision at Te Papa, Wellington in 2008, showcasing her career and influence on New Zealand art.
Rita Angus: An Artist’s Life at Auckland Art Gallery from 2021 to 2022, a comprehensive exhibition highlighting her landscapes, portraits, and self-portraits.
Selected exhibitions include the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition in 1940, featuring her iconic painting Cass.
The Women’s Art Exhibition in 1975, a posthumous show recognizing Angus’s contribution to feminist perspectives in art.
Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington holds a substantial collection of her works, frequently featured in exhibitions.
Rita Angus’s works continue to be displayed in permanent collections at institutions such as Christchurch Art Gallery, Auckland Art Gallery, and Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington.