James Jaxxa

James Jaxxa is an artist known for his vibrant mixed-media paintings that explore the interplay between color, texture, and abstraction. He received his MFA from the School of Visual Arts and BS from Michigan State University. He attended summer programs at School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Rhode Island School of Design and Salzburg International Summer Academy of Fine Arts. Jaxxa’s work has been presented in numerous exhibitions in New York City across the United States and internationally (see details under "Exhibitions"). Jaxxa’s work has been included in publications by The New York Times, Visual AIDS, New York Public Library and The Seattle Times. He was awarded an Artists Space Independent Project Grant. His public artwork, Potential Connections was installed for the inauguration of Seattle’s Link Light Rail system. Jaxxa is a founding member of I Found U, an international group of artists working across different materials and mediums, committed to discussion and collaboration on environmental, sociological and economic concerns. He lives and works in New York City.

● MFA, School of Visual Arts
● BS, Michigan State University
● Summer Programs: School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Rhode Island School of Design and Salzburg International Summer Academy of Fine Arts

2024
● How Do You Like Your Love, SVA Flatiron Project Space, New York, NY
2023
● La Tormenta, Museo Maeso, Soriano, Uruguay
● INSIDE | OUTSIDE I Found U, studioFive, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, Melbourne, Australia
● The Hand of the Artist, SVA Chelsea Gallery, New York, NY
● Sympoietic Encounters: Making-With in the Sixth Great Extinction, SVA Gramercy Gallery, New York, NY
2022
● Zeitsensitiv, Barac Project Space, Mannheim, Germany
● 14C Art Fair, Office Space Gallery, Newark, NJ
● I Found U by the River, Peoria Art Guild, Peoria, IL
2021
● Keep In Touch, Terrain Biennial, I Found U Art Collective, Vienna, Chicago, and Los Angeles
● Cocoon, New Collectors Gallery, New York, NY
● NYCx3 | Magick, Superfine!, New York, NY
● Love Wins, HOMOCATS Studio, Brooklyn, NY
2020
● TSA_PDF x SVA, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, New York, NY
● PRIDE: UNDEFINED, Curina, New York, NY
● Magick, Superfine! + Exhibbit, New York, NY
2019
● Earth Evolves, Bunny Shapiro, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (solo)
2013
● FREEDOM, Deep Tanks Studio, Staten Island, NY
2012
● ReMixed Messages: A(I)DS, Art + Words, Fathom Gallery, Washington, DC
2011
● Sweet & Savory, Pavel Zoubok Gallery, New York, NY
● Mixed Messages: A(I)DS, Art + Words, La MaMa Gallery, New Yo...