Born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada, Nathan James currently lives and works in London, UK. Exhibiting extensively, James has had shows throughout North America and Europe. His work was also selected to show in SCOPE Miami in 2008 and 2009, SCOPE New York in 2006, and SCOPE London in 2005.
Nathan James’ artworks, “The Sudden End Of The Misfit' (2008) and “Splank Thru” (2008), were chosen by fellow artist, Stuart Semple, for Semple’s first curatorial project “Mash Ups” in London, over the summer of 2008.
Nathan James’ photo based paintings of trendy youths are intervened by helpings of obnoxious neon slashes, cuts and splashes comprising of pop elements such as cartoons, graphics and text, to create his distinctive style. These combinations of techniques and styles collide as cartoon and plastic clash with Nathan James’ figurative flesh and bone elements.
With these paintings James explores the notion that mass media materialism can indeed fulfill some of their promises of leisure and enjoyment but at the cost of forfeiting some of the subjects’ humanity.
Born 1979 in Kirkland Lake, ON
Currently living and working in London
Education
1998-02 Diploma in Visual Art Studies,
Ontario College of Art and Design
1997-98 Foundation Studies Diploma,
McMaster University/ DVSA, Hamilton
| 2010 | Opus Art Gallery, Newcastle, UK | Group exhibition "Hammer Horror" |
| 2010 | Affordable Art Fair (AAF), Brussels | Group exhibition at stand G5 of Leslie's Artgallery |
| 2009 | SCOPE Miami, Miami, FL | International Art Fair |
| 2009 | Bridge Art Fair, New York, NY | International Art Fair |
| 2009 | Opus Art Gallery, Newcastle, UK | Group exhibition "Revert to Type" |
| 2009 | The Empire Gallery, London, UK | Group exhibition "Return to Reason II |
| 2009 | Opus Art Gallery, Newcastle, UK | Group exhibition "Black Market II" |
| 2009 | The Garage CCC Moscow, London, UK | Group Show |
| 2009 | Galleria Aus 18, Milan, IT | Group exhibition " LONDON LOVES ... The way things fall apart" |
| 2008 | SCOPE Miami, Miami, FL | International Art Fair |
| 2008 | Opus Art Gallery, Newcastle, UK | Group exhibition "Contemporary Painting" |
| 2008 | Opus Art at the Truman Brewery, London, UK | Group exhibition "Kounter Culture" |
| 2008 | LoveBox Music Festival, London, UK | Group exhibition "LoveArt" |
| 2008 | Kowalsky Gallery at DACS, London, UK | Mash Ups; group exhibition |
| 2008 | Leslie's Artgallery, Bridel, Luxembourg | On Sugar Mountain; solo exhibition |
| 2008 | Empire Gallery, London, UK | Pleasure Island ; solo exhibition |
| 2008 | AAF Comtemporary Art Fair, London, UK | groupe exhibition; catalogue |
| 2007 | Leslie's Artgallery, Bridel, Luxembourg | "Young Emerging Artists" : exposition collective |
| 2007 | MLIA Gallery, London, UK | Ballads : exposition personnelle |
| 2007 | Ukula Magazine, UK, Vol 3, No 2 | Through the eyes of ... : présentation |
| 2006 | SCOPE New York, NY | International Art Fair |
| 2005 | Antipoda Clothing & Art, Sydney, Australia | Interview par Sam Woolf |
| 2005 | Gallery Neubacher, Toronto, ON | Consumption Junction : exposition personnelle |
| 2005 | SCOPE London, UK | International Art Fair |
| 2005 | Spoke Club, Toronto, ON | SSKAA : exposition collective |
| 2005 | Gallery Neubacher, Toronto, ON | Summer Fling : exposition collective |
| 2005 | Mind Control Gallery, Toronto, ON | Mix Blender 3 : exposition collective |
| 2005 | 2/20 Gallery, New York, NY | Spring Phantasm Show : exposition collective |
| 2005 | Nova Young Art Fair, Chicago, IL | Art Fair |
| 2004 | AAF New York City, NK | Affordable Art Fair |
| 2004 | SPIN Gallery, Toronto, ON | Panorama ; exposition collective |
| 2004 | Mind Control Gallery, Toronto, ON | Efficiency 2; exposition collective |
| 2004 | Gallery Neubacher, Toronto, ON | Valley Boys : exposition collective |
| 2004 | SPIN Gallery, Toronto, ON | Monkey See Monkey Do ; exposition collective |
| 2004 | Gallery Neubacher, Toronto, ON | Gallery Artists Group Show : exposition collective |
| 2004 | Fran Hill Gallery, Toronto, ON | The Parrot Project : exposition collective |
| 2004 | Biennale for Electronic Arts, Perth, Australia | Biennale |
| 2004 | Lothringer 13, Munich, Germany | SPACEMAKERS : exposition collective |
| 2003 | The Fanny Larouche Artspace, Toronto, ON | Supernumerary : exposition collective |
| 2003 | Greener Pastures Contemporary Art, Toronto, ON | Two Weeks in Autumn : exposition collective |
| 2003 | The Urban Disco Trailer, Toronto, ON | Instant Coffee : exposition collective |
| 2003 | Gallery Death, Toronto, ON | New Paintings : exposition collective |
| 2002 | Gallery Art System, Toronto, ON | The War Show : exposition collective |
| 2000 | Gallery Art System, Toronto, ON | Hugs - A Show of Affection : exposition collective |