Cruciform shear painting with grey white and signal black Painting

b.1988 lives/works Brighton UK. Biography James William Murray (b.1988, United Kingdom) is an artist based in Brighton, UK. He has presented his work in international solo, group, and two-person exhibitions at venues including The Church Tower of Sint Anna ter Muiden, The Netherlands (2023); PS, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2023); Stephane Simoens Contemporary Fine Art, Knokke, Belgium (2022, 2021, 2017); Abingdon Studios, Blackpool, UK (2021); Rule Gallery, Denver, CO, USA (2019); and Towner Eastbourne, UK (2018, 2016). Murray has received funding for his work from various organisations, including an Arts Council England National Lottery grant, a 'time-space' bursary from The Artist Information Company, a Research and Knowledge Exchange grant from the University of Brighton, and an Eastbourne Arts Circle. In 2022, he was an artist in residence at Rule Gallery in Marfa, Texas, USA. In 2018, he undertook a commission by Towner Eastbourne, UK, to produce a major new work. Examples of Murray's work can be found in public collections, including The British Library, The University of Brighton, and The Hellenic Centre for Photography, as well as private collections in the UK, USA, and Europe.