Angela Haseltine Pozzi
{{short description|American sculptor}}
Portland State University{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox artist
| name = Angela Haseltine Pozzi
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1957}}
| birth_place = Portland, Oregon
| field = Sculpture
| training = {{ubl|B.S. Education, University of Utah, 1984|M.S. Education, emphasis in Art Education, Portland State University, 1990}}
| website = http://seathingsart.com/bio.html
}}
Angela Haseltine Pozzi (born 1957) is an American sculptor who uses recycled ocean plastic to create her work. She is also the founder and creative director of Washed Ashore. Her large-scale sculptures include a polar bear, puffin, jellyfish, and an octopus.
Early life and education
Angela Haseltine Pozzi was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1957.{{Cite web|title=Sea Things Art - Angela Haseltine Pozzi - Resume|url=http://seathingsart.com/bio.html|access-date=September 22, 2020|website=seathingsart.com}} Pozzi was born into an artistic family and spent much of her early life on the shores of the Oregon coast.{{Cite web|title=Staff|url=https://washedashore.org/staff/|access-date=September 22, 2020|website=Washed Ashore|language=en-US}} She attended the University of Utah earning a Bachelor's degree in education in 1984. In 1990, she received her Master's in Education from Portland State University, with an emphasis in Art Education.
Career
Pozzi was a teacher for 30 years. After the sudden death of her husband in 2002 she turned to the ocean for healing. After seeing the detriment of plastic pollution along the Oregon coast, she soon realized the ocean also needed healing. She researched the impact of plastic on marine life and in 2012 she founded the Washed Ashore Project. With plastic debris collected from the beaches bordering Bandon, Oregon, she constructs large sculptures of marine life. With the help of over 10,000 volunteers the organization has collected upwards of 40,000 pounds of waste and created 70 sculptures.
Style
Pozzi creates colorful sculptures from everyday waste items such as bottles and bags.{{Cite web|author=Jacopo Prisco, for|title=Enchanting marine sculptures made from washed ashore plastic|url=https://www.cnn.com/style/article/washed-ashore-plastic/index.html|access-date=September 22, 2020|website=CNN|language=en}} Her large-scale sculptures include a polar bear, puffin, jellyfish, and an octopus.{{Cite news|last=Cipolle|first=Alex V.|date=March 9, 2020|title=When the Ocean Gives You Plastic, Make Animals|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/09/arts/design/ocean-plastic-sculpture.html|access-date=September 22, 2020|issn=0362-4331}} She personifies her sculptures by giving them human names, for example her sculpture titled Edward the Leatherback Sea Turtle. Pozzi uses her work to educate the viewer on conservation and tries to engage them to think about the impacts of plastic use on marine environments.{{Cite web|last=Frost|first=Emily|title=Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea |website= Smithsonian Ocean|url=http://ocean.si.edu/conservation/pollution/washed-ashore-art-save-sea|access-date=September 22, 2020}}
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Category:21st-century American women sculptors
Category:21st-century American sculptors
Category:Sculptors from Oregon
Category:Artists from Portland, Oregon