Painter
· Born in 1972
- United Kingdom
James Earley
23 Artworks
James Earley
United Kingdom
Credentials
- Prizewinner
- Established Artist
- International Exposure
- Works on commission
James Earley is a British contemporary painter who currently resides in France. He is renowned for his emotional portraiture, where he depicts individuals who have been through trauma and exist on a emotional knife edge. James has been described by the German Kunst Heute publication as well as The International Contemporary Art Curators as one of the most significant artists in the world today.
James Earley has exhibited widely across the UK and overseas, in Spain, France, the Netherlands and Monaco. He first came to prominence as a featured artist in the ‘Seven Artists Exhibition’ at the prestigious Strand Gallery in London. He was nominated for the BP Portrait Award in 2015, and has exhibited with the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and the Royal Institute of Portrait Painters.
In 2019 James was awarded first prize at The prestigious London Biennale, the Giotto International Prize and the Leonardo da Vinci International Prize. James was awarded the Venice International Art Prize in 2020 and was chosen by The European Cultural Centre to exhibit his work at the Venice Biennale 2022. James had the honour of having his work exhibited at The Louvre Paris and Bonhams Auction House in London in 2022. James won the prestigious Contemporary American Art Collectors Award in 2024.
James has exhibited his work all over the world with significant exhibitions at Bonham’s Auction House in London as well as the Carrousel Du Louvre in Paris. He has appeared on the BBC, in the Financial Times, Europe Today and The Art Newspaper. James has won many awards including the American Art Critic Award as well as the first prize at the prestigious London Biennale.
James Earley has exhibited widely across the UK and overseas, in Spain, France, the Netherlands and Monaco. He first came to prominence as a featured artist in the ‘Seven Artists Exhibition’ at the prestigious Strand Gallery in London. He was nominated for the BP Portrait Award in 2015, and has exhibited with the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and the Royal Institute of Portrait Painters.
In 2019 James was awarded first prize at The prestigious London Biennale, the Giotto International Prize and the Leonardo da Vinci International Prize. James was awarded the Venice International Art Prize in 2020 and was chosen by The European Cultural Centre to exhibit his work at the Venice Biennale 2022. James had the honour of having his work exhibited at The Louvre Paris and Bonhams Auction House in London in 2022. James won the prestigious Contemporary American Art Collectors Award in 2024.
James has exhibited his work all over the world with significant exhibitions at Bonham’s Auction House in London as well as the Carrousel Du Louvre in Paris. He has appeared on the BBC, in the Financial Times, Europe Today and The Art Newspaper. James has won many awards including the American Art Critic Award as well as the first prize at the prestigious London Biennale.
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- United Kingdom
- Nationality
- 1972
- Nationality
- Painter
American Art Award Category - 31 - myinfo.cv.awards.award.nominated- contemporary art award- New York, United States
American Art Award Winner: Collectors Choice- New York, United States
Gemini Art Prize - myinfo.cv.awards.award.nominated- london, United Kingdom
Velasquez International Prize- first prize- Beijing, China
The International Confederation of Art Critics Award - London Art Biennale- first prize- United Kingdom
The International Dante Alighieri Award- myinfo.cv.awards.award.is_winner- Venice, Italy
INTERNATIONAL ART AWARD- first prize- Lisbon, Portugal
Sunny Art Prize 2019 - myinfo.cv.awards.award.nominated- United Kingdom
The International Michelangelo award- myinfo.cv.awards.award.is_winner- Rome, Italy
London Art Biennale- Certificate- London, United Kingdom
Paint a Poem- The International Michelangelo award- New York, United States
Gemini Art Prize - myinfo.cv.awards.award.nominated- London, United Kingdom
BP Portrait Award - myinfo.cv.awards.award.nominated- London, United Kingdom
The Royal Society of Portrait Painters / Mall Gallery - London, United Kingdom
Bulb Artists / Southampton - Southampton, United Kingdom
Eye of the Beholder / 508 Gallery, Chelsea - London, United Kingdom
Royal Society of British Artists / Mall Galeries - london, United Kingdom
Portraits / Rubine Red Gallery - Palm Springs, United States
Do They Know it is Christmas / Sinclair Gallery - London, United Kingdom
Hyperrealism / Southampton City Art Gallery - Southampton, United Kingdom
Sunny Art Prize / Sunny Art Centre Exhibition - london, United Kingdom
London Biennale / LONDON - London, United Kingdom
The Other Art Fair / LONDON - London, United Kingdom
Faces of Humanity / G25N Gallery - New York, United States
Boundaries and borders / Henarch Gallery - London, United Kingdom
Gemini Art Pirze / Zari Gallery - london, United Kingdom
Bonhams Auction House London / Bonhams - London, United Kingdom
Boom Focus Art Fair / CARROUSEL DEL LOUVRE - Paris, France
Vienna Calling / Art Pool Gallery - Vienna, Austria
PARALLAX ART FAIR London / LONDON - London, United Kingdom
The Gemini Art Prize / The Menier Gallery - London, United Kingdom
The Other Art Fair by Saatchi Art / Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol, United Kingdom
Shadows and Light / Equinox Gallery - Madrid, Spain
Four Seasons / Art Fair - Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Royal Society of British Artists Annual Open Exhibition / The Mall Galleries - London, United Kingdom
Seven Artists / The Strand Gallery - London, United Kingdom
The Art News Paper- James Earley Amnesty International Exhibition
Europe Now- James Earley Artist
Financial Times- James Earley Art
BBC News London- James Earley paints the homeless
Contemporary Art Curator- 100 artists to follow
internationale Kunst heute- international Kunst Heute
Homeless Collection, United States
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