FEBRUARY JAMES
Born in Washington, DC
Lives and works in Washington DC
Education
2023 BFA, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Gap Year, Tilton, New York, NY
2021 When the Chickens Come Home To Roost, Tilton Gallery, New York, NY
(Don't) Take Me With You, Wilding Cran Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2020 I Painted Flowers For You, Luce Gallery, Turin, Italy
We Laugh Loudly So The Spirits Can Hear, Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago, IL
2019 A Place to Belong, Wilding Cran Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Group Exhibitions
2022 Set It Off, Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY
Face-to-Face, Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art and Storytelling, New York, NY
Juggernaut, The Pit, Los Angeles, CA
The Air Upon You, Wilding Cran Gallery, London, UK
Adornment | Artifact, Getty Villa satellite sites, Los Angeles, CA
What’s Going On, Rubell Museum, Washington D.C.
BodyLand, curated by Lauren Taschen, Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin, Germany
2021 Portraits, Tilton Gallery, New York, NY
Life in Flowers, Luce Gallery, Turin, Italy
Something About Us, Anthony Gallery, Chicago, IL
Proximity, Wilding Cran Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2020 A Strange and Beautiful World, Wilding Cran Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Open Air, Luce Gallery, Turin, Italy
Nomad St. Moritz, John Wolf Art, Samedan, Switzerland
2019 Punch, Jeffrey Deitch, Los Angeles, CA
Double Trouble, Ross + Kramer Gallery, New York, NY
L.A. On Fire, Wilding Cran Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Mirror Mirror, LatchKey Gallery, New York, NY
Public Collections
The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY
Rubell Museum, Washington DC
Bibliography
Slenske, Michael. "After a Meteoric Rise in the Art World, February James Looks to Her Roots," Los Angeles Magazine, September 9, 2021.
https://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/february-james-wilding-cran/
Platform Art, “The painter discusses how her need for constant change fuels her growth – as both an artist and a person”, September 2021 https://www.platformart.com/editorial/february-interview/
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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/01/arts/design/art-gallery-shows-reviews.html
O'Grady, Megan, "Why Are There So Few Monuments That Successfully Depict Women?" The New York Times Style Magazine, February 18, 2021.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/18/t-magazine/female-monuments-women.html?referringSource=articleShare
Haussman Schall, Rachel L., "The Artist as Changemaker: A Conversation with February James." Sixty Inches from Center, September 21, 2020.
https://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/the-artist-as-changemaker-a-conversation-with-february-james/
Moreira-Brown, Caira, "Emotive States: A Review of Chase Hall and February James at Monique Meloche. New City Art, August 7, 2020.
https://art.newcity.com/2020/08/07/emotive-states-a-review-of-chase-hall-and-february-james-at-monique-meloche/
Harden, Essence, “February James: We Laugh Loud so the Spirits Can Hear: 11 July - 22 August 2020 - Overview.” Monique Meloche, July 2020 https://www.moniquemeloche.com/exhibitions/12-february-james-we-laugh-loud-so-the-spirits/overview/
Motsumi, Palesa Segomotso, “February James: Unanswered questions in Portraiture.” ARTSKOP, April 30, 2020.
https://www.artskop.com/artmedia/en/february-james-1-54-art-fair-exhibition/
Artsy Curatorial. “5 Artists on Our Radar This Spring.” Artsy, March 25, 2020.
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-5-artists-radar-march
Artsy Editorial. “4 Curators on the Artists They’re Celebrating This Black History Month.” Artsy, February 20, 2020.
https://www.artsy.net/article/casey-lesser-4-curators-artists-celebrating-black-history-month
Webb, Jasmine. “February James.” AMFM Life, May 21, 2017.
http://www.amfm.life/?p=331
Word, Tanekeya. “Interview: February James.” Saint Heron, February 2, 2015.
http://saintheron.com/art/interview-february-james/