Ian James

MFA, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California

BA, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

 

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2024

RIP Hard Rock Cafe, Myrtle Beach, SC, Et al, San Francisco, CA (solo)

HEALTH LIFE, Timeshare, Los Angeles, CA (solo)

RARE EARTH, Timeshare, Los Angeles, CA

2021

UR-TEMPLE, The Fulcrum, Los Angeles, CA (solo)

Untying Six Astral Knots, Hernando’s Hideaway, Miami, FL (solo)

2020

The Harmony of the Noosphere, Five Car Garage, Los Angeles, CA (solo)

Hand of Basajuan, (w/ Patricia Fernández), Holiday Forever, Jackson, WY

2019

Seven of Cups, Queens, Los Angeles, CA

The Magic Hour #5, The Magic Hour, 29 Palms, CA

In the many valleys, the sun, was the eye of god (w/ Patricia Fernández), Forest Island Project, Mammoth, CA

Wasting Time in the Tomb World, El Classificado, Los Angeles, CA (solo)

2018

Death Show, curated by Don Edler, Elevator Mondays, Los Angeles, CA

Take Care, curated by Ceci Moss, Gas, Los Angeles, CA

2017

Preservation, curated by Aurora Tang, UNLV Barrick Museum of Art, Las Vegas, NV

I Was Meant to Love You, SÍM Gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland

Four Person Summer Group Show w/ Laeh Glenn, Phil Chang, John Houck & Ian James, Roberts & Tilton, Los Angeles, CA

To See the Moon Fall from the Sky, Spring/Break, curated by Will Hutnick & Mark Epstein, New York 

Mystic Hyperstitians in the Heart of the Empire, curated by Joey Cannizaro, Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis, IN

Chateau Antonym, curated by Carter Mull, Photo LA, Los Angeles, CA 

 2016

Time and the Technosphere, Vacancy, Los Angeles, CA (solo)

Mushroom & Honey, Eitherway LA & metro pcs, Los Angeles, CA 

Number Six, MiM Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

NADA NYC, ltd los angeles, New York, NY

Higher-Self Rendezvous, metro pcs, Los Angeles, CA (solo)

Rune Saloon, Ian James & Matt Siegle, Holiday Forever, Jackson, WY

Infinite Regress, Ian James & Katie Shapiro, ltd los angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Together/Alone, Embassy LA, Los Angeles, CA

2015

Hotel Theory, curated by Sohrab Mohebbi & Ruth Estevéz, REDCAT, Los Angeles, CA

In the Caverns of Your Mind, Self Actualization Gallery, Houston, TX (solo)

NEWD, curated by Kibum Kim, NEWD Art Fair, Brooklyn, NY

Shangrila, curated by Michelle Chong, Joshua Tree, CA

2014

Healing Light Comfort Zone, KCHUNG TV, Made in LA 2014, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA

Mondays et al, curated by Keith Varadi, Chin’s Push, Los Angeles, CA

Deviled Eggs, curated by Jeff McLane, Photo LA, Los Angeles, CA

2013

An Extended Mantra for Magic Chef, performance, House of Moomaw, Los Angeles, CA

2012

A Romantic Measure, organized by Calvin Lee, Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Knowledges, performance, Mt. Wilson Observatory, Angeles National Forest, CA

The Black Box, performance, Pacific Standard Time Performance and Public Art Festival, Los Angeles, CA

Opening Reception, performance with Matt Siegle, Human Resources, Los Angeles, CA

The Blue Shanty, organized by Matt Siegle, performance, Los Angeles, CA

Gibson’s Neuromancer performed by Sneaky Snake, The Last Bookstore, Los Angeles, CA

Tonalism, performance, El Cosmico, Marfa, TX

2011

The Palms II, Three New Works, Los Angeles, CA

The Palms I, Los Angeles Road Concert, Los Angeles, CA

US EST, Pepin Moore Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

This Old House, Alpine House, San Diego, CA

The Collective Show, Human Resources, Los Angeles, CA

2010

Predator II, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

 2009

Feeling Feelings, organized by Meghann McCrory & Ali Prosch,

Compact/Space Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

The Writing is on the Wall, Los Angeles Road Concert, Los Angeles, CA

Between the Surface, Stephen Cohen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Why Theory, CalArts MFA Graduate Exhibition, Spring Arts Tower & REDCAT, Los Angeles, CA

Line Drawing (as of March 2, 2009)~(thesis exhibition), CalArts, Valencia, CA

 2008

Fractal Topography (solo), CalArts, Valencia, CA Desiring Images, CalArts, Valencia, CA

Reflection, CSU Long Beach, Long Beach, CA

2007

Subject to the Wall, Deborah Page Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

What We Do is Secret (two-person show), ROY Gallery, Columbus, Ohio

If You Lived Here, Compact/Space Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

WRITING/BOOK PROJECTS

2020

The 13:20 Movement – artist book, The Fulcrum Press

2019

In many valleys, the sun, was the eye of god – in collaboration w/ Patricia Fernández, Colpa Press

2015

A Catalog of Existing Photography – artist book, Invisible Solid Publishing Corp

2014

“The Void that Binds: Moving Mass through Space and Time” – Prism of Reality Issue no. 2

Industrial Color/Light Test – artist book, Golden Spike Press

SPECIAL PROJECTS

2018-2020

Leroy's, Los Angeles, CA

2018

Ecoshamanism, curator, Leroy's, Los Angeles, CA

2017

On Dockweiler Beach, Ana & Ina, cassette tape, edition of 300, Constellation Tatsu

2013-2016

metro pcs, An Artist Project Space co-founded with Matt Siegle, Los Angeles, CA

2015

Industrial Color/Light Test, Audiobook, The Monthly, Los Angeles, CA

2014

Eternal Om, curator, metro pcs, Los Angeles, CA

Industrial Color/Light Test, Golden Spike Press, Risograph book, edition of 150

2011

Analogue, Ana & Ina, cassette tape, edition of 300, Complicated Dance Steps

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2021

Preston-Zappas, Lindsay "Ian James at Five Car Garage," KCRW.com, Jan. 21

Diner, Eli "Six Art Shows to See in Los Angeles Now," Cultured Mag, Jan. 11

2020

Cohen, Alina, "How Two Collectors are Nurturing a Vibrant Scene in Jackson Hole," Artsy, May 11

Bryant, Jesse, "Hand of Basajuan Explores Immigrant Stories," Jackson Hole News & Guide, Feb. 5

2019

Guadagnino, Kate, "T Suggests," T Style Magazine/The New York Times, Nov. 1

2018

Azizi, Arshy, "take care," Artforum, July

Wells, Emily, "Curator Ceci Moss on 'Take Care' at Gas Gallery," ArtilleryMagazine.com, June 16

2017

Baude, Dawn-Michelle, "Barrick Museum's 'Preservation' Mounts a Stunning Visual Defense Against Loss,"

Las Vegas Weekly, Oct. 9

Cling, Carol, "UNLV's Barrick Museum Celebrates 50th Anniversary...," Las Vegas Review-Journal, Oct 5.

"Preservation at the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art," Las Vegas Sun, Oct. 4.

Moon Reed, C. "Trust Us....," Las Vegas Weekly, Oct. 5-11

Preston Zappas, Lindsay, "Ian James, Vacancy Los Angeles," Flash Art, March/April.

Chilewicz, Patryk, "On the Moonrise...Art Museum," Fashion Post (Poland), March 1.

Graziosi, Fabiola, "A Museum on the Moon," NSSmag.com, March.

Weiss, Alexandra, "Don't Worry, There's an Art Museum Coming to the Moon," Bullet Magazine, Feb 28.

2016

LA-based Artists Ian James & Matt Siegle, co-founders of metro pcs, Seeing is Forgetting with Jason Bailer Losh, July 22.

Wagley, Catherine, “Five shows in LA you should see this week,” LA Weekly, Dec 28.

Elizalde, Molly, "10 Artists to Watch from the NADA Art Fair," s-w-e-e-t.com, May 11.

Johnson, Paddy, “We Went to NADA: No Spider Bites Yet,” ARTFCITY, May 6.

Wagley, Catherine, “Ian James Higher-Self Rendezvous,” LA Weekly, Apr. 6.

2015

Davenport, Bill, “In The Caverns of Your Mind: Ian James at Self Actualization”, Glasstire, Jan 14.

2014

LA Review of Books, Fall Quarterly Edition

Kado, Steve, “Eternal Om”, Artforum, June

Wagley, Catherine, "Eternal Om," LA Weekly, April 17

Cheh, Carol, "9 New Alternative Art Spaces to Check Out Right Now," LA Weekly, March 6 

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, CA

AWARDS/RESIDENCIES

2020

Faculty Development Grant, Otis College of Art & Design, Los Angeles, CA

2017

Residency – SÍM, Reykjavik, Iceland

Faculty Development Grant, Otis College of Art & Design, Los Angeles, CA

2016

Residency – The Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY

2015

Faculty Development Grant, Otis College of Art & Design, Los Angeles, CA

2014

YoYoYo Grant, Rema Hort Mann Foundation, Los Angeles, CA

 

LECTURES

2023

Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

2017

San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA

California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA - exhibition walkthrough

2015

Otis College of Art & Design, Los Angeles, CA

University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 

2014

Antioch College, Los Angeles, CA

Cirrus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

TEACHING APPOINTMENTS

Adjunct Associate Professor, Fine Arts, Otis College of Art & Design, Los Angeles, CA

Adjunct Faculty, Graduate Art, Art Center College of Art & Design, Los Angeles, CA

Adjunct Faculty, Visual Arts & Media Studies, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA