James Mylne

James Mylne is a London based fine artist specializing in photo-realism through the use of ballpoint pens on paper. He is considered a pioneer for the use of ballpoints in photo-realistic artwork. With the use of a normal Bic ballpoint pen (or biro) James will spend up to 300 hours working in intricate detail to create beautiful black and white drawings often combining the careful use of spray paints to add colour backgrounds & additions. Although working mostly from small, old photographs to create his fine drawings, James has collaborated with famous photographers such as Terry O’Neill, Ex Rolling Stones guitarist Bill Wyman, and Roger Eaton.
Influenced by both ‘Urban Art’ and ‘Contemporary Art’ Mylne has been exhibited alongside Street Art legends such as Shepard Fairey, D*Face, Banksy, Mr. Brainwash etc as well as YBA artists such as Damien Hirst & Gavin Turk.
His first solo exhibition was at The Conningsby Gallery, London, in 2008 which was the first ever exhibition in Europe (possibly worldwide) showing photo realistic ballpoint artworks. To date he has had 4 public solo exhibitions. His last representing gallery was Rook & Raven Gallery where he had his first sell out solo show in 2012, but is currently working as an in-de...

Art Foundation at Chelsea Art College. BA degree in Drawing and MA degree, Camberwell College of Arts, London.

2008 - solo show - Coningsby Gallery, West London
2008 - group show - Black Rat Press, Shoreditch, East London
2009 - solo show - “Piece of No-Mind”, Maverik Showroom, Shoreditch, London
2010 - solo show - Canvas Gallery, Wimbledon, London
2010 - group show - Stolen Space Gallery, East London
2011 - solo show - Good Human Studios, Camden, London
2011 - group show - Stolen Space Gallery, Shoreditch, London
2012 - group show - Rook & Raven gallery, Fitzrovia, London
2012 - solo show - “Vintage Vogue”, Rook & Raven gallery, Fitzrovia, London
2013 - group show - “Terry O’Neil: Reworked”, Rook & Raven gallery, Fitzrovia, London
2014 - group show - Thompson’s Contemporary, Chelsea, London (now closed)
2014 - group show - “The Collective”, West Bank Gallery, Notting Hill, London
2014 - solo show - “Something More”, Pop up space, Kings rd, London
2015 - group show - “Beyond The Hype”, Darren Baker Gallery, Fitzrovia, London
2015 - group show - “The Collective”, West Bank Gallery, Notting Hill, London
2015 - group show - “Urban In Ibiza 7”, Atzaro, Ibiza, Spain
2015 - group show - “The Other Art Fair”, Truman Brewery, Shoreditch, London
2016 - group show - “MIX3”, The Underdog Gallery, London Bridge, London
2016 - group sh...