Arcamorph - triptych 2011. oil, acrylic, & mixed media on panel

James O'Dwyer a British artist whose work responds to the man-made environment, exploring
the possibilities of abstraction through drawing, painting and collage. His paintings are concerned with a visual language of  texture, ephemera, and informed decision-making.

‘James images are drawn from an association of a dark nostalgia with solitary walks made in several countries.....they depict deserted spaces and structures provoking feelings of both curiosity and foreboding; empty in-between worlds uninhabited by the every-day. These are realms of absence, which may feel familiar although we have never been to these places.’

Fiona Swadling RWA Press officer


The works shown are grouped in series ranging over the past five years, each focusing upon a different theme. Please use the links menu, or click on an image to explore these subjects.
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about:

Born:
London

Education:
BA(hons) Harrow School of Art
Theatre Design Motley School
MA University of Newcastle upon Tyne (Erasmus scholar: Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet. Sweden)
PGCert (M) University of the West of England

James currently works as an Art & Design Lecturer

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exhibitions & awards:

Bristol & Bath:


2011 Milsom Place, group.
2009 Paintworks, group. Severnshed, solo.
2008 Hotwells Gallery, group.
2007 Drawing installation for Station, Bristol.
2005 ALLOY  Centrespace gallery, group.
2003 ‘RETOX’ festival with Jamaica Sreet Artists.
Open studios at JSA.

SCA Papers award in 2003,
2005 showcase artist in ‘FIVE’ arts magazine

Previous exhibitions in London include:
Slaughterhouse Gallery, group.
Shad Thames Gallery, solo.
Whitechapel Open Studios.

Work held in collections in the U.K., Europe, and the U.S. 

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