James Connelly (b. 1978, Doncaster, UK)
Solo Exhibitions
Amanita Gallery, September 2023, New York
Dick Smith Gallery, How To Cook an Hour in 59 Minutes, May 2005, London, UK
Hammelehle Und Ahrens, Let The Dog See The Rabbit, August 2005, Cologne, Germany
Excel Doncaster, Drawing The Lines, May 2005, Doncaster, UK
Leicester City Gallery, The Pleasant Life, April 2001, Leicester, UK
Doncaster College and Art Gallery, 1998, Doncaster, UK
Group Exhibitions
Lambeth Courthouse, I celebrate myself, March 2022, London
Unit Gallery, No Fear In Trying, curated by Kenny Schachter, September 2021, London
Ethan Cohen Gallery, Darkest Before Dawn, November 2020, New York
Mall Galleries, Discerning Eye Competition, 2020, London
Town Hall Gallery, Claremorris Open Exhibition curated by Tom Morton, September 2017, Ireland
Thames Side Studios, Autolytic Future Games, 2015, London
Transition Gallery, Uber Kunst - 2 person show, May 2013, London
Blyth Gallery, Now The Dream Is Over, October 2012, London
HorseBridge Gallery, Better Than Christmas - 2 person show, January 2008, Whitstable, UK
ESSL COLLECTION, Recent Acquisitions, January 2007, Vienna, Austria
THE SHAMAN PROJECT, September 2006, Bilbao, Spain
ecArtspace, Peculiar Encounters, November 2005, London
ESSL Collection, Hotspots, November 2005, London
Farmiloes Building, pilot:2 international art forum, October 2005, London
Site Gallery, Immediate 3, July 2005, Sheffield, UK
Birkbeck University, Group Show, November 2005, London
Royal College of Art, Getting to Know You - s, February 2005, London, UK
Battersea Pump House Gallery, Arrivals, October 2004, London
Barbican, Bloomberg New Contemporaries, September 2004, London
Education
Royal College of Art / MA Painting, September 2002 - June 2004,
London
De Montfort University Leicester / BA Hons Fine Art, September
1997 - January 2001, Leicester, UK
Doncaster Art College / Foundation Diploma in Art & Design,
September 1995 - June 1997
Awards
Arts Council Funding / Better Than Christmas, 2009, Whitstable
UnLtd Social Enterprise Award, 2008 and 2007, London
Arts grant, Arts Council 2006
Arts grant, Arts Council 2005
Community Art Projects
Family Friendly Sketching Group, Group Organiser, Month 2024 - Present, London
Regular meetups in museums and other historic locations where I teach sketching and art history. I started the group to inspire my two young daughters, focusing primarily on women artists such as Elizabeth Vigée Le Brun and Rosa Bonheur at the Wallace Collection.
Suitcase Media Community Interest Company, Founder CEO, 2008 - 2014, London
Training courses and exhibitions for homeless people. Workshops and qualifications in drawing, painting, web development, and audio production. Primarily funded through web development and video production for charities and other social enterprises.
New Orleans House Gallery, Painting Tutor, March 2008 - April 2008, London
Teaching drawing and painting to service users of a homeless charity.
New Beginnings, Artist in Residence, May 2006 - August 2007, Doncaster, UK
Empowering people recovering from addiction to create art and organise their own events and exhibitions.
M25 Open House, Lead Artist, January 2006 - March 2007, Doncaster, UK
Received Arts Council funding to work with residents of a homeless hostel to create a mural using open-source software. Organised exhibitions in the city centre and produced a documentary DVD to raise awareness.
Sycamore House, Social Activities Coordinator, 2002 - August 2004, London, UK
Organised arts and crafts, games, and outings for elderly residents of a nursing home.
Lecturing Experience
Central St Martins College of Art / Visiting Lecturer, 2004, London
Reading University / Visiting Lecturer, 2004, Reading, UK
De Montfort University / Visiting Lecturer, 2004, Leicester, UK