B. 1988 Brighton UK
Lives and works in Brighton, UK & Heiloo, NL
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E-mail: jameswilliammurray[at]gmail.com
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James William Murray makes minimal, monochromatic, and gestural paintings. His work explores corporeality and tactility through the materiality of the medium. Murray’s graphite paintings involve burnishing pure carbon pigment onto linen and canvas, resulting in reflective surfaces with intricate textures. Other works embrace incidental forms of mark-making, such as his Anti-Form paintings, where he repurposes pieces of cloth used to scrub his studio floor, stretching them to form compositions that highlight the physicality and context of their making. All his work emphasises a sensual engagement with raw materials.
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Murray has presented his work in international solo, group, and two-person exhibitions at venues including Saturation Point, London, UK (2024); Stephane Simoens Contemporary Fine Art, Knokke, Belgium (2024, 2022, 2021, 2018, 2017); Museum Jan Heestershuis, Schijndel, The Netherlands (2024); iCOON Museum, Hook van Holland, The Netherlands (2024); The Church Tower of Sint Anna ter Muiden, Sluis, The Netherlands (2023); PS, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2023); Abingdon Studios, Blackpool, UK (2021); Rule Gallery, Denver, CO, USA (2021, 2019); and Towner Eastbourne, UK (2018, 2016).
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Canopy Collections
3 Bloomsbury Place
London WC1A 2QA
United Kingdom
E-mail: contact@canopy-collections.com
Stephane Simoens Contemporary Fine Art
Golvenstraat 7
8300 Knokke-Zoute, Belgium
​Tel: +32 476 475 928
E-mail: info[at]stephanesimoens.com
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RULE Gallery
808 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO, USA
204 E San Antonio St, Marfa TX, USA
​Tel: +1 303 800 6776
E-mail: info[@]rulegallery.com