Jamie Mccartney

My artworks demonstrate a career-long commitment to experimentation. Often taking the body as inspiration I work with traditional and novel materials using many of my own processes. Not content with simply making beautiful things, there is often a socio-political agenda in my work, a result of my life as an activist as a young man. I am a committed career artist who has been working continually since graduating from art school in 1991. Now working from my studios in Brighton and Florida, I'm obsessively exploring my interest in the human condition.

I'm fascinated by the power of emotionally loaded objects and how to lend that power to my artworks. I'm interested in reprographic processes, dovetailing casting and experimental photography into my working practice. I also like to use humour to break down barriers and encourage public engagement with tricky subjects. No subject is too taboo. When I find something that obsesses me I have to pick at that thread until I can tease out what I am trying to say. I'm no stranger to controversy.

I am concentrating at the moment of figurative works in bronze, steel, resins and animal hides as well as experimental photographic portraits. I also continue to work on my Objets d'Aft series in ...

Bachelor of Fine Art, Hartford Art School, CT, USA. 1991

Feb 2020 PHOTO LA – Seer Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
Sept 2019 GOODWOOD REVIVAL – “Figurative and portraiture” sculpture show
May 2019 DESIGN RENAISSANCE GALLERY – Solo show, Hove UK
Oct 2018 STAND WITH WOMEN - Planned Parenthood Charity Art Auction, Pittsburgh
Sept 2018 PHOTOFAIRS SHANGHAI, Frogman Art Gallery, Shanghai, China
Sept 2018 COASTAL CURRENTS ARTS FESTIVAL, Group show, Hastings, UK
April 2018 GALERIE ROWLAND & KUTSCHERA – The London Five show, Berlin, Germany
Mar 2018 SOHOST LONDON – Group show of The London Five
Oct 2017 SOTHEBYS VIENNA - Charity Art Auction, Sothebys, Vienna
Sept 2017 BATTERSEA POWER STATION – Great Wall of Vagina mini exhibition
May 2016 HAY HILL GALLERY- Group show, Baker St. London UK
May 2016 ART UNDRESSED – group show, Miami, USA
Oct 2016 BRIGHTON PHOTO FRINGE – “Bra Spangled Banner” photo show, Hove UK
Mar 2016 Sh! WOMENSTORE – Great Wall of Vagina mini exhibition, London UK
Dec 2015 OXO TOWER WHARF –Freedom from Torture charity auction, London UK
Sep 2015 MALL GALLERIES – 7th Passion for Freedom art festival, London UK
July 2015 HENLEY FESTIVAL - London UK
Feb 2015 GOLDSTONE GALLERY – Solo show “The Sum of Our Parts”, Hove UK
Nov 2014 ART UNDRESSED – group show, Miami, USA
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