Philip James

Born in 1948, Bromley, Kent, England, Philip James studied Painting and Printmaking (BA) with Keith Vaughan and Frank Auerbach at the Slade School, University of London, and History of Art (MA) at Kingston University. His primary attraction to landscape was developed in works made on site in Sussex, Devon, Cornwall and the Lake District, progressing to city series of London, Venice and Paris. He regularly exhibits at The Royal Society of British Artists and Royal Institute of Oil Painters...See more

Born in 1948, Bromley, Kent, England, Philip James studied Painting and Printmaking (BA) with Keith Vaughan and Frank Auerbach at the Slade School, University of London, and History of Art (MA) at Kingston University. His primary attraction to landscape was developed in works made on site in Sussex, Devon, Cornwall and the Lake District, progressing to city series of London, Venice and Paris. He regularly exhibits at The Royal Society of British Artists and Royal Institute of Oil Painters (prizewinner 2002). Works have recently been shown at Beaulieu Fine Arts, Hampshire; Fisherton Mill, Salisbury; Wold Galleries, Gloucestershire; Bourne Gallery, Reigate; Manor House Gallery, Oxfordshire; Turner Gallery, Exeter; Vestry House, Richmond, and Smith Gallery Teddington. The artist's work is held in private collections in Britain, Europe and America. He maintains his art practice as Philip James Studio and is editor of Cv/Visual Arts Research (Cv Publications London). See less