James William Murray (b. 1988) is a British artist living and working in Woodingdean, UK, and Heiloo, The Netherlands. His work foregrounds the tactile and corporeal materiality of the art object through a range of formal gestures: graphite is burnished to produce dark reflective fields; brass brazed with silver forms skeletal cruciform frameworks; copper grease records traces of touch in motion; handprints made with wine appear as faded vestiges on linen. The work is informed by various art historical discourses, including Palaeolithic mark-making, Minimalism and conceptual art, and Catholic iconography. The relic and memento mori are recurring points of reference.
James William Murray has presented his work in international solo, group, and two-person exhibitions at venues including Stephane Simoens Contemporary Fine Art, Knokke, Belgium (2026, 2024, 2022, 2021, 2018, 2017); FORM, Wageningen, The Netherlands (2026); Alice Amati, London (2025); Dr Julius | AP, Berlin (2025); Saturation Point, London (2024); Museum Jan Heestershuis, Schijndel, The Netherlands (2024); iCOON Museum, Hoek van Holland, The Netherlands (2024); Canopy Collections, London (2025, 2023); The Church Tower of Sint Anna ter Muiden, Sluis, The Netherlands (2023); PS, Amsterdam (2023); Abingdon Studios, Blackpool, UK (2021); Rule Gallery, Denver, CO, USA (2021, 2019); and Towner Eastbourne, UK (2018, 2016). He holds a PhD in Fine Art Theory and Practice (2026) and an MA in Photography (2015) from the University of Brighton.
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Contact
E-mail: jameswilliammurray[at]gmail.com
Galleries
Stephane Simoens Contemporary Fine Art
Golvenstraat 7
8300 Knokke-Zoute, Belgium
Tel: +32 476 475 928
E-mail: info[at]stephanesimoens.com
Canopy Collections
3 Bloomsbury Place
London WC1A 2QA
United Kingdom
E-mail: contact@canopy-collections.com
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