James Mackenzie

James Mackenzie is a widely exhibited artist with a rapidly growing UK and international reputation. His expressionist 'Skyscapes' are particularly sought after and he shares their stage by stage development with his followers on Twitter.

He gained his Fine Art (Hons) Degree at Hertfordshire University in 2000. After his Degree he worked as a portrait Artist for a number of years before deciding to study for a Post Graduate Certificate in Education in Art and Design.

James went on to teach Art in secondary education for 7 years. He found this to be very rewarding, in particular, having the opportunity to teach and encourage students to reach their individual potentials and share his passion in Art.

During his time teaching he continued to paint and experiment with a wide range of styles and techniques. These ranged from his highly expressive portraits capturing the extremes of human emotion to his abstract landscapes representing geometric architectural forms, which almost merge the man-made with nature.

This was a real journey of discovery and, over the last few years, James has discovered the style about which he is most passionate, what he describes as a ‘natural’ style of painting. This ‘natural’ almost spontane...

BA (Hons) Fine Art

Solo Exhibition At The Lloyd's Register Building - 71 Fenchurch Street: 15th March - 8th April
www.lr.org/en/who-we-are/heritage/lr-in-london/gallery-at-lr


The Nine Realms Exhibition - King’s Lynn, Norfolk
https://artipeeps.wordpress.com/whats-on


A Place In Between Exhibition - Espacio Gallery, London
www.pages.espaciogallery.com/a-place-in-between.html
27th March - 1st April 2014


People And Places - Espacio Gallery, London
www.espaciogallery.com/james-mackenzie
2nd - 8th July 2014


Wind Wood & Water - Espacio Gallery, London
www.espaciogallery.com/james-mackenzie
3rd - 9th September 2014


Transformations Exhibition - Hanse House
http://artipeeps.wordpress.com/2013/09/06/great-things-artipeeps-update/
12th,13th,14th September 2014
www.hansehouse.co.uk


Materials & Exploration - Espacio Gallery, London
www.espaciogallery.com/james-mackenzie
3rd -9th December 2014


Show Us Your Art 2012 - Middlesbrough
http://showusyourart.com


The Dark Show Exhibition - Nolias, London