Mark Angus

Mark Angus is a Visiting Lecturer at the Estonian Academy of Arts, Faculty of Design, and has been a pivotal figure in stained glass art since the 1970s. His work spans architectural commissions for churches and public spaces in the UK, Germany, and Ireland, alongside autonomous art in painting, printmaking, and artist’s books. He operates studios in Frauenau (Germany) and Graz (Austria).

• Education: Bristol Polytechnic (Chartered Surveyor, 1970), Swansea School of Art (Architectural Stained Glass, 1978).

Research Interests focus on:

• Stained Glass as a medium for spiritual and secular narratives.
• Vitreography (glass-based printmaking) and its interplay with light and subtlety.
• Artist’s Books integrating letterpress and visual storytelling.
• Human Figure Representation in glass and paper, emphasizing dialogue and existential themes.

Recent Publications include his 2018 artist’s book 80 Capriccios and the Turbulences of the Self, drawing on Goya’s Los Caprichos to critique modernity, and 2025’s KUNST. Kunst im Landkreis Passau, Bd. 70, documenting regional art practices. His RED (2014) and Juvenescence (2014) explore color symbolism and eternal youth through acrylics and illustrated novels.

Scientific & Artistic Awards:

• 1990: South West Arts & Crafts Fellowship
• 1984: South West Arts Major Craft Award
• 1979: Crafts Council Setting-up Grant
• 1978: Worshipful Company of Glaziers Travelling Scholarship

Teaching & Collaborations: He has taught at the Estonian Academy of Arts, Penland School of Crafts (USA), and Bild-Werk Frauenau (Germany), including 2025’s masterclass Risk & Resonance – The Stained Glass Experience. His exhibitions, such as 80 Capriccios (2024, Neuburg am Inn), reflect interdisciplinary dialogues between glass, poetry, and theological themes.