Artist Residency

James D Wilson (b.1982) is an artist based in south east London and a graduate of University of the West of England (Bristol) (2004). His work has been exhibited and is collected internationally and he currently holds a studio at Thames-Side Studios in Woolwich.

Wilson’s work explores the relationship between landscape, abstraction and memory. His approach always starts with a series of drawings, which have a provisional feeling to them, as though glimpsed whilst on the move. In his paintings, reduced gestures that speak of mountains, valleys and coastlines are interrupted with sudden cuts, hard-edges and mismatches. This mimics the way memories of places are prone to abstraction and yet our sense of those places remain familiar and vivid. The eye searches for continuity between the ‘broken’ parts which in turn gives the impression of the passing of time and views within views.

He will be occupying the gallery space at White Box as artist-in-residence for two weeks this July, using it as a gallery/workspace to make new landscape-based work. James will be hosting a number of workshops including landscape & portrait drawing and a number of wine-tasting workshops in collaboration with friends from Wine&Such in Lee Green. The gallery will be open to visitors most days, so feel free to drop in and see what he is up to!