Vangen's sculpture ‘Sitting Girl’ from 1897 stands in Bankparken in her childhood town of Kongsvinger.

Aagot Vangen (born 29 June 1875 in Stor-Elvdal, died 29 July 1905 in Drøbak) was a Norwegian sculptor.

Her father Ola Vangen was a railway engineer, and in 1875 the family moved to Kongsvinger where she grew up. She was confirmed in Vinger church in 1891.

In 1895 she started at the ‘Drawing School’. In 1896 she travelled to Paris to continue her education there. Vangen started at the Académie Julian under the direction of sculptor Denys Puech (1854-1942). After just three months, the 21-year-old Vangen won the Julian Academy medal at a competition.

In 1902, her contribution to the competition for the ‘Abel Monument’ to be erected in Oslo (then Kristiania) won second prize behind Ingebrigt Vik's proposal. Vik's design was entitled ‘Hans Petter’. Gustav Vigeland had submitted the proposal that the competition jury liked best, but Vigeland's entry was not in line with the competition rules that had been drawn up in advance and could therefore not be awarded a prize. However, the jury did not recommend that any of the winning entries be listed. After the jury's decision, jury member Andreas Aubert wrote to Vik that there was a discussion about whether Vigeland should get the assignment or whether VIk and Vangen should be allowed to compete among themselves with new proposals. In the end, it was Vigeland who was given responsibility for the realisation of the monument.