James Bowles (b. 1999) is a multidisciplinary artist from Westport, Connecticut based in Brooklyn, New York. Bowles was selected to exhibit work at the Westport Art Center “Pop-Up!” Collective show in 2015 and 2016. Following this, Bowles attended the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan where he graduated with a BFA in Visual and Critical Studies. His work has been published in the Luna Collective Magazine’s “Summer 2020” issue, the School of Visual Arts’ "Visual Arts Journal,” and Curatorial Affairs. Bowles’s Illustrations have been included in AutoArts Illustrated Newspaper and in an article on Platform Art. Bowles creates works across various mediums that articulate ideas of personal obsession and anxiety, the ephemeral nature of memory, and a complicated relationship with tobacco advertising.
Photo: Amanda Barker
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JAMES BOWLES (b. 1999, Westport, CT)
Lives and works in Brooklyn, New York
Education
2022
BFA, School of Visual Arts
Exhibitions
2024
The Block is Hot, curated by Alex Browngardt, 1969 Gallery, New York, NY
Postcards from the Edge: A Benefit for Visual Aids, Berry Campbell Gallery, New York, NY
2023
Black Lodge, curated by Amanda Barker and Brandy Wednesday, SPRING/BREAK Art Show
Contemporary Art Now, 1969 Gallery, Ibiza, Spain
2022
Extra Pain Strength Relief, Rogue Space Penthouse, New York, NY
How Much Does It Hurt?, SVA Flatiron Gallery, New York, NY
2016
“Pop-Up!” Show, MoCA Westport, Westport, CT
2015
“Pop-Up!” Show, MoCA Westport, Westport, CT
Publications
2023
Curatorial Affairs, Issue II, 2023
2022
James Bowles, Making Art in Formula One | Small Talk
2021
School of Visual Arts, “Visual Arts Journal”
2020
Luna Collective Magazine