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James Joslin is an artist with a primary interest in figurative art and portraiture in both oil and pencil, whilst also experimenting in other media. Fascinated by the nuances of the body, James unravels hidden stories within the human form, whether the shyness of a lowered gaze or the implications of a contorted hand.
His work has been exhibited at the Fermata Festival in association with Kensington + Chelsea Art Week, the Phillips Collection, and the Singapore, Brisbane, and Tasmanian International Festivals of Art. He originally studied music under Simon Emmerson at De Montfort University and has since frequently worked with performers such as Margaret Leng Tan, a leading exponent of John Cage’s music. In 2012, he was funded by the Daphne Oram Trust to study installation art at Dartington and in the same year was commended by the Toby Moores Creative Thinking Awards for his innovative approach to sculpture in his Clockwork Études 1-8. James’ compositions have been performed internationally, with notable appearances at Klavier Festival Ruhr, Gaudeamus Muziekweek and XXXV Foro Internacional de Música Nueva. His collage piece, Paganini Cut-Up, features on violinist Fenella Humphreys' 2023 BBC Music Magazine awarding-winning album Caprices. James works from the south coast of the UK and London. |
RESIDENCIES
2022
Open Plan: Summer Studio, Eastbourne Towner Gallery, UK
GROUP EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS
2023
About Face, BLAST Gallery, Hastings, UK
2021
Fermata, Kensington + Chelsea Art Week, UK
2019
Миниатюра встречается с монументальностью, Re:formers Festival, Moscow, Russia
Honens Festival, Calgary, Canada
Miniature meets Monumental, Melbourne Recital Hall, Australia
2018
The Phillips Collection, Washington DC, UK
2017
Uncaged, Museum Speelklok, Gaudeamus Muziekweek, Utrecht, Netherlands
2015
Brisbane International Arts Festival, Australia
Singapore International Festival of Arts
Brunswick Festival, Melbourne, Australia
Tasmanian International Arts Festival, Australia
WOMAD, Adelaide, Australia
2014
Singapore International Festival of Arts
Kunstforum der GEDOK , Blurred Edges Festival, Hamburg, Germany
2013
Clocked Out Festival, Brisbane, Australia
XXXV Foro Internacional de Música Nueva, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City
Kunstforum der GEDOK, Blurred Edges Festival, Hamburg, Germany
Chatelet Theatre, Paris, France
2012
The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, USA
Gogolfest, Kyiv, Ukraine
A John Cage Centenary Tribute, Klavier Festival Ruhr, Essen, Germany
Conceptualizing Now, European Capital of Culture, Guimaraes, Portugal
Tastenspiele Festival, Berlin, Germany
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Collins, Nicholas, “DJs”, Handmade Electronic Music: The Art of Hardware Hacking, 3rd Edition, June 2020
McPherson, Angus, “Extended Play”, Limelight Magazine, 4 September 2019
Brookes, Stephen, “Avant-garde pianist makes music beyond the keys”, Washington Post, 8 May 2017
Beng, Mervin, “Cabinet of Curiosities”, The Straits Times, 20 January 2016
Davison, Angus, “Colour and Connotation”, Cut Common Magazine (online), 11 March 2015
Brookes, Stephen, “Toying around with preconceived notions”, Vancouver Sun, 6 October 2014
2022
Open Plan: Summer Studio, Eastbourne Towner Gallery, UK
GROUP EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS
2023
About Face, BLAST Gallery, Hastings, UK
2021
Fermata, Kensington + Chelsea Art Week, UK
2019
Миниатюра встречается с монументальностью, Re:formers Festival, Moscow, Russia
Honens Festival, Calgary, Canada
Miniature meets Monumental, Melbourne Recital Hall, Australia
2018
The Phillips Collection, Washington DC, UK
2017
Uncaged, Museum Speelklok, Gaudeamus Muziekweek, Utrecht, Netherlands
2015
Brisbane International Arts Festival, Australia
Singapore International Festival of Arts
Brunswick Festival, Melbourne, Australia
Tasmanian International Arts Festival, Australia
WOMAD, Adelaide, Australia
2014
Singapore International Festival of Arts
Kunstforum der GEDOK , Blurred Edges Festival, Hamburg, Germany
2013
Clocked Out Festival, Brisbane, Australia
XXXV Foro Internacional de Música Nueva, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City
Kunstforum der GEDOK, Blurred Edges Festival, Hamburg, Germany
Chatelet Theatre, Paris, France
2012
The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, USA
Gogolfest, Kyiv, Ukraine
A John Cage Centenary Tribute, Klavier Festival Ruhr, Essen, Germany
Conceptualizing Now, European Capital of Culture, Guimaraes, Portugal
Tastenspiele Festival, Berlin, Germany
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Collins, Nicholas, “DJs”, Handmade Electronic Music: The Art of Hardware Hacking, 3rd Edition, June 2020
McPherson, Angus, “Extended Play”, Limelight Magazine, 4 September 2019
Brookes, Stephen, “Avant-garde pianist makes music beyond the keys”, Washington Post, 8 May 2017
Beng, Mervin, “Cabinet of Curiosities”, The Straits Times, 20 January 2016
Davison, Angus, “Colour and Connotation”, Cut Common Magazine (online), 11 March 2015
Brookes, Stephen, “Toying around with preconceived notions”, Vancouver Sun, 6 October 2014