James Wilson, Photographer
James
Wilson has been an artist working in the medium of photography for more than
30 years. James works from his heritage home and natural light studio in the
beautiful Kennebecasis River Valley near Hampton New Brunswick, Canada. He uses
large format cameras mostly, making images of the land or to document people
in great detail. James’s new work involves digital photography, merging
image layers and textures to create new images that challenge your emotions.
He has had 15 solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibits, both internationally and through out Canada. His panoramic landscapes, classical nudes, and large-scale still-lifes have been most popular with collectors. His photographs have been purchased for both public and corporate collections, and also are in private collections around the world.
Public
- Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, NB Canada
- Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Ottawa, Canada
- Canadian Consulate, New York, USA
- Canadian Embassy, Tehran, Iran
- Canadian Embassy, Algiers, Algeria
- Canadian Embassy, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- New Brunswick Art Bank, NB Canada
- New Brunswick Museum, NB Canada
Corporate
- Rogers Cable Vision
- Royal Bank of Canada
- Irving Oil Ltd.
- Grant Thornton Ltd.
- Moosehead Breweries Ltd.
- Bell Aliant Corp.
- Xwave Corp.
- McCain Foods Limited
"As an artist, my work is always evolving. I work hard at raising the
bar every time I have an exhibition."
- James Wilson
In 2008 James Wilson was short listed for the prestigious Strathbutler Art Award. He is busy finishing up a project of taking portraits of New Brunswick Painters in black and white, which will be a traveling exhibit and book in June 2009. He is also working on a new body of work that will be a provocative and very exciting exhibition in the new year.
Read Telegraph Journal article about Jamie.