James Wilson –Fine Art Photography                                                        

James Wilson has been an artist working in the medium of photography for more than 30 years. James works from his heritage home and natural light studio in the beautiful Kennebecasis River Valley near Hampton New Brunswick, Canada. He uses large format cameras mostly, making images of the land or to document people in great detail. James's new work involves digital photography, merging image layers and textures to create new images that challenge your emotions.

In 2008 James Wilson was short listed for the prestigious Strathbutler Art Award. He has recently completed Portraits: New Brunswick Painters , which has been both a book and an exhibition. This project was co-curated by Peter Larocque and Peter Buckland. The New Brunswick Museum published the book. His latest project, dance FIGURA is a provocative and exciting examination of the human form in motion. This exhibition was launched at the Peter Buckland Gallery in October of 2009. Also in 2009 James Wilson was the first photography-based artist to be chosen to make a formal portrait of the out-going President of the University of New Brunswick. Historically this commission has always gone to painters.

Selected Exhibitions  

     2009   New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, NB - "Portraits: New Brunswick Painters" (group)

     2009   Peter Buckland Gallery, Saint John, NB - "dance FIGURA" (solo)

     2008   ALMAC (McCain Art Gallery) Florenceville, NB - "New Landscapes" (solo)
     2007   Marion McCain Atlantic Art Exhibition, Beaverbrook Art Gallery (group)    

     2006   Peter Buckland Gallery, Saint John – Light on the Edge - Where Land Meets Water  ( solo)

     2005   Peter Buckland Gallery, Saint John – The River & The Pond (with Richard Flynn)

     2004   Gallery 78 , Fredericton, NB - “ Land & Body ” (solo)

     2004    Argyle Gallery, Halifax, NS - “ Water's Edge” (solo)

     2003    Handworks Gallery, Saint John, NB -   “Floral” (Solo)

     2003   City Hall Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario – “ Atlantic Fiest” (Group Show)

     2001   James Baird Gallery, Saint Johns, Newfoundland   - “ The Convincing Lie” (Group)

     2000   City of Saint John Gallery, Saint John   - “Social Studies” - (Portraits) –(Solo)

     2000    Marion McCain Exhibition - Beaverbrook Gallery - (Group Show)

     1999    Handworks Gallery, Saint John - “Dreamscapes” - (New Infrared Images) – (Solo)

     1999    Peter Buckland Gallery, Saint John - “Masks” - (Group Show)

     1999    Peter Buckland Gallery, Saint John - “Nudes” (Group Show)

     1998    Aberdeen Cultural Centre Art Gallery, Moncton “Infrared Landscapes”

     1998    Moncton City Hall Gallery -   “Rain Forests Of The Pacific Rim” (C.Y.A.P)

     1997    Fredericton Playhouse - “Rain Forests Of The Pacific Rim” ( C.Y.A.P.)

     1997    Imperial Theater - “Rain Forests Of The Pacific Rim” ( C.Y.A.P.)

     1996    Acacia Gallery, Gagetown, N.B. - “Panoramic Landscapes Of New Brunswick”

     1996    City of Saint John Gallery - “ Ten Years, Ten Artists” - (Group Show)

   1995    University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, N.B. - “Face To Face” (Portraits)

     1995    Acacia Gallery, Gagetown,   N.B. -   “B/W Landscapes” (Group Show)

    1994    Aitken Bicentennial Exhibition Center, Saint John, N.B. - “Face To Face” (Portraits)

     1992    Canadian National Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Ont.- “Visions in the Rain Forest”

     1992    Aitken Bicentennial Exhibition Center, Saint John, N.B .-“ Visions in the Rain Forests”

     1991    National Exhibition Center, Fredericton, N.B.- “Visions in the Rain Forests”

     1988    Ring Gallery of Art, Saint John, N.B. - “ Chess Theme “ ( Group Show )

     1987    National Association of Photographic Art, Canada Wide Tour -   ( Group Show )

     1984    Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University, Sackville, N.B.- ” Bicentennial” (Group)

     1984    Beavebrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, N.B. - “Bicentennial” (Group Show)

     1984    Sunbury Shores Arts and Nature Center, St. Andrews, N.B.- Portraits” (Group Show)

     1984    National Exhibition Center, Fredericton, N.B. “Portraits” (Group Show)

     1981    N.B. Craft School Gallery, Fredericton, N.B. “Portraits”

Permanent Collections

Public

The Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Ottawa, ON

Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, NB

Canadian Consulate, New York, USA

Canadian Embassy, Tehran, Iran

Canadian Embassy, Algiers, Algeria

Canadian Embassy, Amsterdam, Netherlands

The New Brunswick Art Bank

The New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, NB

City of Saint John

Saint John Public Library, Saint John, NB

Private              

X-Wave Corp.

Bell Aliant Corp.

McCain Foods Limited

The Royal Bank      

Irving Oil Limited

JD Irving Ltd.

Rogers Cablevision Limited

Grant Thornton

Moosehead Breweries

Kodak Canada

Stewart McKelvey, Stirling, Scales