James Atkins

James studied Fine Art (Painting) at Camberwell School of Art in London, graduating in 1988. Tutors and visiting artists included Ian McKeever RA, John Hilliard, Anish Kapoor RA, Eileen Cooper RA, Dr Jonathan Miller and Bruce Maclean.

He worked for a 'Big Four' Management Consultancy, freelanced at major London design agencies and contracted at the London International Financial Futures & Options Exchange (LIFFE) and helped create one of the UK’s first web design companies.

He set up James Atkins Studio in 1996 to create and develop brands, visual identities, design for print and websites for organisations in the UK, France, Italy, Switzerland, Brazil, USA and Canada.

Throughout this time he continued to paint and make artworks but rarely exhibited his work. In the last few years Fine Art has once more become his focus, with a particular interest in those boundaries of traditional painting, drawing and digital art.

James has work in private collections in Australia, France, Italy, Ireland, Switzerland, Canada, USA, Singapore and the UK. He is currently based in Ariege, South West France and in Northamptonshire in the UK.

Fine Art (Painting) BA Hons, Camberwell School of Art, London

Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, Birmingham, UK / RBSA Print Prize 2026

Rugby Museum and Art Gallery, Rugby, UK / Open 2026

Leicester Museums and Galleries, Leicester, UK / Open 2026

Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, Northampton, UK / Northampton Town and County Art Society - 108th Annual Exhibition, 2025

Customs House, Leith, UK / EXPOS3D / Curated by Trevor Jones (Digital screen), 2025

Northampton School for Boys / Alumni Exhibition / Cripps Hall, Northampton, UK / Group show, 2023

House of Abstract / Online / Group show, 2022

Southern California Instate of Architecture, Los Angeles, USA / Fylthy Trash Art Exhibition LA / Group Show, 2022

Lobby3 / Washington, USA / Online / Group show, 2022

Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, Northampton, UK / Selling Gallery / Various works, 2021

Numéro Vingt, Mirepoix 09500, France / Solo show ‘Mirepoix Les Façades’, 2019

Le Stop, Sainte Colombe sur l'Hers, 11230, France / Solo show / ‘James Atkins New Prints’, 2018

Galerie l’Impénitente 09500 Mirepoix 09500, France / Solo show ‘Un voyage numérique’, 2017

Letchworth Studio & Gallery / Solo show, 7 Works shown alongside an exhibition of designer / printmaker Gordon House, 2017

Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los ...