exhibition

Pleasure Island

Nathan James

28.Feb.08 - 09.Mar.08
12-6pm daily
£ NA, NA advance, NA concession

DegreeArt.com
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Bethnal Green
London E2 9DQ
020 8980 0359
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Nathan James' striking images combine elements of portraiture with graphic art. His paintings often give the viewer a tantalizing glimpse of larger, undefined narratives. Strong personalities emerge from Nathan's canvasses to act out both the salient and mundane moments from their emotional lives within the viewers' mind.

The artist uses a combination of techniques including traditional painting, silk-screen printing, and digital manipulation to achieve his distinctive works. He finds inspiration from many sources including trash TV, graphic design, vintage photography, popular magazines and his own passion for skate culture.

Nathan was born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada in 1979 and has degrees and diplomas from The Ontario College of Art and Design and McMaster University. His work has been exhibited extensively, with shows throughout North America and Europe. In 2001 Nathan was awarded the Hamilton Women’s Association Tuition Scholarship and was recently featured in Scope London (2005). He currently lives and works in London.

Selected Solo Shows:
2007 Ballads, MLIA Gallery, London, UK.
2005 Consumption Junction, Gallery Neubacher, Toronto, ON.

Selected Group Exhibitions:
2007 Group Show, MLIA Gallery, London, UK.
2007 Dorian Gray Project Part 2: Happy Days, John Jones Gallery, London, UK.
2007 Group Show, The Empire Gallery, London, UK.
2007 Young Emerging Artists, Leslie's Art Gallery, Luxembourg, LU.
2005 S.S.K.A.A., Spoke Club, Toronto, ON.
2005 Summer Fling, Gallery Neubacher, Toronto, ON.
2005 Mix Blender 3, Mind Control Gallery, Toronto, ON.
2005 Spring Phantasm Show, 2/20 Gallery, New York, NY.

Selected Art Fairs/Biennales:
2008 AAF London 2008, London, UK.
2006 SCOPE New York, New York, NY.
2005 SCOPE London, London, UK.
2005 Nova Young Art Fair, Chicago, IL.
2004 AAF NYC 2004, Pier 92, New York, NY.
2004 [R][R][F] 2004--->XP, Biennale for Electronic Arts, Perth, Australia.
2004 SPACEMAKERS, Lothringer Dreizen, Munich, Germany.

Articles and Reviews:
Arts Editor: Frieze Magazine, October 2007, Issue 110, pg 178, London, UK.
Cimatti, G.: Jeunes et talentueux, Le Quotidien, Luxembourg, LU, Saturday 21 July 2007, Culture, pages 1, 37 et 39.
Becker, N.: Plein feu sur la jeune création, Luxemburger Wort, Luxembourg, LU, Thursday 19 July 2007, La vie culturelle, pages 13 et 16.
Boff, A.: stimuleight, East Eight, June 2007, London, UK.
Arts Editor: Time Out London, No. 1918, pg. 44, London, UK, 2007.
Boff, A.: stimuleight, East Eight, May 2007, London, UK.
Smith, R.:through the eyes of..., Ukula Magazine, London, UK, 2007, volume 3, number 2.
"Whose Design Is It Anyway?", Global Television, Toronto, Original Air Date: 8 May 2005.
Woolf, S.:Exclusive Antipoda Interview, AntiPoda, Sydney, Australia, 2005.
Vargas, M.:As I Was Saying, No Friends, San Diego, 2005, volume 1, issue 2.
"Art and Soul", ZeD, CBC Television, Original Air Date: 11 January 2005.
Krogh, J.: Want More?, Terminus 1525, Toronto, 2004, Vol. 1, issue 1.
"Efficiency 2", Toronto [living], Rogers Television, 25 October 2004.
Editor: Anti Poda, Desktop Magazine, Australia, Issue 195, 2004.
Terauds, J .: What’s On, Toronto Star, Toronto, Thursday, March 11th 2004.
Balzer, D.:Eye Candy, Eye Magazine, Toronto, 2004, volume 13, issue 22.
Arts Editor: MIX Gallery Section, Mix Magazine, Toronto, Spring 2004, pg.34-35, V29.4.