James Scannell

I've always been a multi-disciplined artist, but most of my career has been focused primarily on sculpture. I'm now shifting my attention to printmaking.
My most satisfying works have been inventions. What I mean by that is, creating art that's new, something that hasn't been done before. What I like about printmaking is the freedom to experiment. Drawing from my experience in woodworking, and being a sculptor, I've come up with a unique approach to woodcut printing. It's a departure from traditional methods. I'm exploring new territory.
I’ve always been inspired by stained glass windows and the way they’re made up of fragments of varying shapes and colors. The way they look when viewed from inside, when it’s dark inside and the sunlight shines through, is quite beautiful. In my woodcut prints I aim for a similar effect. I try to create compositions of shapes and patterns formed by multiple pieces of wood fit together, often printed on a black background.
The grain of the wood is an integral part of my artwork. The colors I use emphasize the texture of the wood. I appreciate the natural beauty of wood and see all the intricate curves of the grain that twist and turn and dance around knots as works of art. The process is extremel...

Studied at SUNY New Paltz, NY. Sculpture major, but fell in love with printmaking

2026 The Contemporary Print, Austin, Texas. Woodcut Print
2025 Legacy Art Auction. Westchester, PA. Woodcut Print
2024 Painting Freedom Art Auction. Westchester, PA. Woodcut Print
2022 Legacy Art Auction. Westchester, PA. Woodcut Print
2021 Home Sick. Oil on Canvas. A group show in Poughkeepsie, NY themed on the pandemic.
2021 Painting Freedom Art Auction. Westchester, PA. Woodcut Print
2020 Fire and Ice – Woodcut Print on Paper. A group show.
2019 Legacy Art Auction. Delaware Art Museum. Woodcut Print
2019 The Art of Performance: Woodcut Print on Paper. A group show in Wayne, PA
2018 Impression. d’Art Center, Norfolk, VA. A Printmaking group exhibit.
2018 NoBA Artspaces: ORGANICS. Woodcut Prints on Paper. A group show in Bala Cynwd, PA
2009 Little Berlin Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.3#D Installation. A group show
2007 The Davenport Gallery, Radnor Township, PA. A group show
2007 Portraiture: A Philadelphia Tradition. The Ethel Sergent Clark Smith Gallery. A group show
2006 The Moore Gallery, Moorestown, NJ. A groups show
2006 Ethel Sergent Clark Smith Gallery, Wayne, P. A group show 2005 Ethel Sergent Clark Smith Gallery, Wayne, PA. A group show