in June of 2018, he had the honor of delivering the 2018 commencement address to the University of Washington School of Communications graduating class.Would you consider the audio edition of Wild Born to be better than the print version? Angell also received the Finestone Award from New York University, recognizing his conservation efforts. His outreach with both his writing and artwork resulted in his election into the Hall of Fame of the Department of Communications at the University of Washington. Likewise he was recognized as a Champion of Puget Soundby the Puget Sound Keeper's Alliance in 2014. Angell served as Board Chair of the Washington Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, receiving this national organization's highest award of the Golden Oak Leaf for his work in establishing the Skagit River Bald Eagle Natural Area. His sculpture 'Stretching Kestrel' received the Chilmark Award from the National Sculpture Society an organization of which he is an elected Fellow.Īngell has been recognized for his public service and to this end he has devoted time and energy to The Nature Conservancy and other organizations seeking to restore and sustain a quality environment. Angell received the first prize award for illustration from the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2006. Some of his awards include the Master Artist Medal from the Woodson Art Gallery of Wausau Wisconsin, and the 2016 Northwest Luminary for sculpture recognition from the Museum of Northwest Art. His working studio on Lopez Island in the Salish Sea is also a source of inspiration where forest hawks nest on his property and peregrine falcons and bald eagles raise families above the nearby bays and inlets. Here too are long tailed weasels, mink and coyote. Their home itself has served a source of inspiration and outdoor studio for much of Angell's work as it is built along a salmon producing creek and adjacent to a forest still hosting nesting owls and hawks. The family has lived north of Seattle in Lake Forest Park for nearly half a century. This intimate contact has provided the foundation of understanding for his artwork that is realized in his drawings, paintings, stone carvings and bronze sculptures.Īngell and his wife, Lee Rolfe, have four daughters, Gilia, Bryony, Gavia and Larka.

As an adult he continues to rehabilitate wild species, particularly birds of prey and crows and ravens. This work allowed him to continue to cultivate his understanding and appreciation of the region's natural diversity as he traveled extensively working with the state's educators.įrom his childhood, Angell had kept and worked with animals including hawks and falcons that he had trained. Angell taught high school and junior college communication courses and then assumed the position of State Supervisor of Environmental Education in the office of the State Superintendent of Schools.

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