Ishbel Angus
Artist CV


Qualifications
  • First Class BA (Hons) in Painting and Printmaking at Glasgow School of Art. 2020 - 2024

  • Central Saint Martins Fine Art Foundation Diploma with Distinction - 2D pathway. 2020

  • Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, US on exchange program. 2022


Competitions and Awards   • Awarded the Sir William Bequest Award by the Royal Scottish Academy

  • Selected as a Royal Scottish Academy New Contemporary 2025 

  • Winner of 18+ Years Category, Broad Canvas art competition selected by the Chairman of Oxford Art Society, June 2020 


Publications and Features


  • Work featured in RSA New Contemporaries 2025 publication

  • Album Cover for ‘Umber’ by Mhairi with The Forgotten Fairground label. 2024

  • ‘Radio International’, collaborative work with Susan Philipsz featured in Frieze. 2024

  • Published work in ‘dà leth (two halves)’ zine with Glasgow School of Art. 2023

  • Published work in ‘Domestic Labour’ zine with Glasgow School of Art. 2021



Exhibitions
  • Bomb Factory, Archway. Central Saint Martins Foundation. 2019
  • Blythswood House.
Exhibited and curated a student led Glasgow School of Art Exhibition. 2021
  • Selected Works.
Exhibited and curated show in The Variety Bar, Glasgow. 2022
  • Bitter/Sweet.
Exhibited and curated in Box Hub, Glasgow. 2022
  • Showcase.
Exhibited in Reid Gallery in the Reid Building, Glasgow G3 6RQ Glasgow. 2022 
  • Away Show.
Selected to exhibit work in Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, US. 2022
  • French Street.
Exhibited work in French Street space, Glasgow. 2023
  • Old Hairdressers.
Group exhibition. September, 2023
  • NauArt exhibition.
Exhibited collaborative painting in NauArt, C d'Espronceda, 154, Barcelona, Spain. 2023
  • Glasgow School of Art Degree Show. Stow College, Glasgow. June 2024
  • Radio International.
For the Glasgow International Festival. Group work with artist Susan Philipsz and Hill52 Radio. June, 2024
  • Tiny Show.
The Royal College of Art, 2024
  • RSA New Contemporaries.
Group show at The Royal Scottish Academy for the New Contemporaries 2025, Edinburgh, UK
  • Who Let Them Out.
Online exhibition on EYTE Platform. June 2025
  • Summer Crush.
Seeing Loud gallery in Hootananny’s, Brixton, London, UK. June 2025
  • BabyDoll.
Group exhibition with ‘Home on Me’ collective at Indra Gallery, London. June 5th 2025
  • Royal College of Art Painting MA Show.
June, 2024
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Upcoming exhibition at Six Foot Gallery, Glasgow, UK, opening 12th August 2025


Talks
  • Invited to give Graduate Talk about dissertation essay and Q&A panel discussion at Glasgow School of Art, October 2024

  • Artist Talk at The Royal College of Art, 2025

  • Visiting Artist Lecturer and Tutor at Cardiff School of Art and Design, 2025


Other

  • Small business selling woodcut and lino prints through Etsy
  • Experience in Lithography 
  • Experience in wood workshop machinery 
  • Experience Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro and Blender