James Isherwood was described as a “master of deception” by Pier Luigi Sacco in Flash Art (2020). He holds a BA from Parsons and lives in Brooklyn, NY. His recent solo exhibitions include SEIZAN Gallery (2024), Susan Eley Fine Art (2022), and Galeria Ana Serratosa in Valencia (2021). He is the recipient of fellowships from the Constance Saltonstall Foundation, Willapa Bay AiR, and VCCA, and his work is held in the U.S. Department of State Art Bank and various private collections.
Profile
| Born 1971, Boston, MA, USA Lives and works in New York, NY, USA |
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| 【Education】 | |
| 1993 | BFA, Painting, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY |
| 【Selected Solo Exhibitions】 | |
| 2024 | Thaw (SEIZAN Gallery, New York) |
| 2022 | James Isherwood (Susan Eley Fine Art, New York) |
| 2021 | Future Memory (Galería Ana Serratosa, Valencia, Spain) |
| 【Selected Group Exhibitions】 | |
| 2026 | Summer Playground (SEIZAN Gallery, New York, NY) Quotations (The Word & Image Gallery, Bright Hill Literary Center, Treadwell, NY) Consequences (The Word & Image Gallery, Bright Hill Literary Center, Treadwell, NY) |
| 2025 | Where We Are Not (SEIZAN Gallery, New York, NY) |
| 2024 | Highlight Reel, Collect Bean, curated collaboration with The Art Kollective Landscapes of Transcendence (Susan Eley Fine Art, Hudson, NY) |
| 2023 | Surpassing Structure, James Isherwood and Mike Childs (Susan Eley Fine Art, Hudson, NY) |
| 2022 | Small Wonder, curated by Emily Miraglia (Susan Eley Fine Art, New York, NY) |
| 2021 | Space Deconstructed, James Isherwood and David Collins (Susan Eley Fine Art, Hudson, NY) |
| 2020 | Homegrown (Hauser & Wirth, New York, NY) Summer Selects (Susan Eley Fine Art, Hudson, NY) Americana, curated by Emily Miraglia (Susan Eley Fine Art, New York, NY) |
| 2019 | A Sense of Place, James Isherwood with Rachel Burgess (Susan Eley Fine Art, New York, NY) Art Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Susan Eley Fine Art, New York, NY Reveal Art Fair, Saratoga Springs, NY; Susan Eley Fine Art, New York, NY On The Rocks (Susan Eley Fine Art, New York, NY) Wavelength (Beaudry Gallery, Dallas, TX) Friends From Social Networks (Thomas Deans Fine Art, Atlanta, GA) Art on Paper, Pier 36, New York, NY; Susan Eley Fine Art, New York, NY Winter Selects (Silvermine Arts Center, New Canaan, CT) |
| 2018 | Reveal Art Fair, Saratoga Springs, NY; Susan Eley Fine Art Entirely Twelve Square (Eisenhower Gallery, Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard, MA) |
| 2017 | Context Art Miami, Susan Eley Fine Art, New York, NY Art Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Francine Hester, James Isherwood and Rachelle Krieger; Susan Eley Fine Art, New York, NY Art on Paper, Pier 36, New York, NY; Susan Eley Fine Art, New York, NY |
| 2016 | Context Art Miami, Susan Eley Fine Art, New York, NY Art on Paper, New York, NY; Susan Eley Fine Art, New York, NY |
| 2015 | Build It (i.d.e.a. Museum, Mesa, AZ) |
| 2014 | Elements of Domecicity (Susan Eley Fine Art, New York, NY) |
| 2013 | Friends With Benefits (Lorimoto, Ridgewood, NY) |
| 2012 | Architectural Musings, James Isherwood and David Collins (Susan Eley Fine Art, New York, NY) |
| 2011 | Summer Selects (Susan Eley Fine Art, New York, NY) Fountain Art Fair, Camel Art Space, Brooklyn, NY |
| 2010 | Photogenic, curated by James Isherwood (Camel Art Space, Brooklyn, NY) |
| 2009 | The Resident Faction, curated by James Isherwood (Camel Art Space, Brooklyn, NY) Heading Home (Susan Eley Fine Art, New York, NY) |
| 2008 | Regarding Arcadia: Rural Viewpoints (Susan Eley Fine Art, New York, NY) |
| 2002 | The Christmas Show, curated by Burr Dodd (Brooklyn Fireproof Gallery, New York, NY) |
| 1998 | Small Works (Grey Art Gallery, New York University, New York, NY) |
| 【Public Collections】 | |
| U.S. Department of State, Art Bank Collection, Washington, DC | |
