Bio

Maggie James (born 1956) is a British painter, who has exhibited widely, since gaining an MA at the Royal College of Art in 1982. Elected as a member of The Welsh Group in 2019 and Open Books 2012. Paintings in private collections in UK, USA, China and Australia.

  • 2025 ‘The Errant Collaborators’ (Stage III) MIRROR, Arts University Plymouth

    2025 ‘The Sculpted Path’ Summer Show Upton Castle

    2024 Seen and Unseen BayArt

    2024 Silent Disco ’24 Greystone Industries, Wickham Market

    2023 The Welsh Group in Focus Y Gaer, Brecon

    2022 Celebration of Contemporary Welsh Painting, Found Gallery, Brecon

    2021 Thoughts on Paper Oriel Y Bont, University of South Wales

    2021 OpenBooksOnline The GoDown, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  • 2021 Creative Wales Ambassador Open Books /Paper Exchange Wales China. Wales Arts International ACW Create Award - Curator/Artist. OpenBooksOnline - OpenBooks and The GoDown KL. in collaboration with Butetown Artists

    2017 and 2018 Invited by Wales Arts International to join the Cultural Delegation to China, as a representative of Open Books. Travel Grant - Wales Arts International

    2016 Co-curator Open Books, LAC Ottawa, Canada. Travel Grant - Wales Arts International

  • 1979 - 82 MA Painting, Royal College of Art, London

    1975 - 78 BA Hons, 2.1 Fine Art, Newcastle upon Tyne Polytechnic

    1974 -75 Foundation Art & Design, Cardiff College of Art

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