James Koskinas

James Koskinas is a painter, writer, actor and co-creator of the film, “The Twilight Angel,” as well as a play, “Even if The Mountains Burn.” He attended the College of Arts and Crafts, in Oakland, California and has more recently studied with artists with Bob Winston, Robert Burridge, and Dean Howell.

Currently James lives works, paints and writes in Santa Fe, New Mexico with his wife, Julie Schumer, also a painter.

The figure is James’ primary theme, part of his quest to know the human condition. He attempts to paint as automatically as possible which is intended to bring forth elements of his unconscious. He adds layers of paint until the original painting has been covered over many times, working at a rapid pace. He usually has more than one painting going at the same time. Influenced by Native American mythology, Koskinas sees the role of the artist as akin to that of a shaman, trusting his instincts and freeing the figure from the customary restraints that painting imposes.

A chance meeting with a lost stallion on a Arizona highway set in motion Koskinas’s lifetime obsession with painting horses. Lately he has added a rider to his horses. The riders have become self-portraits and a search for unity between the...

2003 February, Solo show, Koskinas Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico

2003 October, Group Show, El Museo Cultural, Santa Fe, New Mexico

2004 April, Solo Show, James Hart Exhibition Space, Santa Fe, New Mexico

2004 November, Two person show, SKF Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico

2005 January to March, Group show, Farrell-Fischoff Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico

2005 March, Emerging Artists show, Scottsdale, Arizona

2005 April, Two person show, New Editions Gallery, Lexington, Kentucky

2005 May, Group show, Farrell-Fischoff Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico

2005 November, Solo show, Farrell-Fischoff Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico

2006 June, Two person show, Farrell-Fischoff Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico

2006 October, Group show, New Editions Gallery, Lexington, Kentucky

2007 October, Group show, Marziart, Hamburg, Germany

2008-2010 Various group shows at Selby Fleetwood Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico

2010 October, Group show, Matrix Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico

2011 January, Group show, Matrix Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico

2011 November, Group Show, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, Texas

2012 April, Group show, Muse Fine Art, Denver, Colorado

2014 May, Group show, Jay ...