• Skip to content

Main top menu

  • Home
  • About
  • Exhibitions
  • Art Sales
  • Commissions
  • Videos
  • Classes & Workshops
  • Blog
  • C.V.
  • Contact

Shana James Artist

Printmaker, Artist, Educator

Main top menu

  • Home
  • About
  • Exhibitions
  • Art Sales
  • Commissions
  • Videos
  • Classes & Workshops
  • Blog
  • C.V.
  • Contact
  • $0.00

Header Widgets

Find out more about new artwork, workshops and exhibitions:

Curriculum Vitae – Shana James

Born: 1969 Perth, Australia

Education

2021    Master of Arts by Research (Visual Arts) Edith Cowan University

2009    Present Public Art Concepts (unit 23323 advanced diploma) Central Tafe

1989    Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts) Curtin University of Technology

Collections

Kerry Stokes, Australia

Art Bank, Australia

The Water Corporation, Western Australia

The Western Australian Ministry for Culture and the Arts

Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority, Perth, Western Australia

Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria

Penrhos College, Perth, Western Australia

Prizes

2016 York Art Award Highly Commended

2012    Mosman Park Art Prize Highly Commended

2011    Printmakers Association Highly Commended

2010    Printmakers Association Highly Commended

2010    City of Melville Art Award works on Paper Highly Commended

Solo Exhibitions

2022 Carve Print Repeat, Gallery 152, York, Western Australia

2022 Down the Rabbit Hole Again, Collie Art Gallery, Western Australia

2021    Down the Rabbit Hole, Spectrum Project Space Edith Cowan University, Perth

2019    Curiouser and Curiouser STALA CONTEMPORARY, Perth

2015    Understanding Alice, Firestation Print Studio, Melbourne

2008    Interplay, Little Creatures Brewery, Fremantle

2007    Precipitate, QV1 Foyer, St Georges Tce Perth

2000    Pomegranate, Artplace, Perth

1997    Shana James and Three Narrative Artists, Artplace, Perth

(Festival of Perth Exhibition)

1995    Shana James – Works on Paper, Artplace

1994    Artist in Residence – Work in Progress, Canning Arts Centre

1990    Looking Inside, The Bridge Gallery (Artrage – Fringe Festival Perth)

Selected Group Exhibitions

2022 Framed/Unframed PAWA, Nyisztor Studio, Perth

2022 Ensemble 2 Stala Contemporary, Perth

2022 printMAKERS, four artists, Lost Eden Creative, Dwellingup, Western Australia

2021    Bookish, Print Council of Australia, Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, Works on Paper

2021    Ensemble 1 Stala Contemporary, Perth

2020    Carve Print Repeat, ARMA museum Ubud Bali.

2019    Nexus, Gallery 25, Edith Cowan University, Perth

2019    Linocut Gardens, ARMA museum Ubud Bali.

2018    Contemporary Print Media Awards PAWA, Moore’s Building Fremantle

2018    Edith Cowan Library, works by Post Graduate Students from the School of Arts

2017    Between the Sheets Artists Books, Curated by Gallery East at Central Tafe Perth

2017 Between the Sheet Artists Books, selected for Australian Galleries Melbourne.

2016    York Art Prize

2016    Guildford Grammar Exhibition

2016    Seven Printmakers Respond to Place, Curated Exhibition Heathcote Gallery Applecross

2015    Between the Sheets, Artists Books Curated Exhibition, Gallery East Central Gallery

2014    Mandorla Art Award shortlisted Linton and Kay Galleries

2014    ArtEX group exhibition invited participant Moores Building, Fremantle

2014    Art at Perth College, invited artist

2014    Newman College Art show, invited artist

2014    Show Off, City of Cockburn

2014    Melville art award

2013    City of Victoria Park Art Award

2013    Newman College Exhibition

2013    Guildford Grammar Art Show, Invited artist

2013    Show Off, the City of Cockburn

2012    City of Mosman Park Art Prize

2012    Show Off Artists from the City of Cockburn

2012    City of Melville Art Prize

2012    Vancouver Art Prize, Albany

2011    Guildford Grammar Exhibition

2010    Trinity College Exhibition

2010    City of Melville Art Award

2010    Perth College Art@PC

2004    12/10 Bali Commemorative Exhibition Colonial house, Royal Perth Hospital

2004    Artplace Group Exhibition

1999    Directors Choice, Gallery 101, Melbourne

1998    Directors Choice, Gallery 101, Melbourne

1998    Artplace at 101, Gallery 101 Melbourne

1994    ACAF*4, Fourth Contemporary Art Fair, Melbourne

Selected Teaching Experience

Current:

2015 – Current

2010 – Current

2017 – 2020

2019

2018

2014 – 2016

2013

Lecturer at Curtin University in Printmaking Studio Practice

Tutor at the Fremantle Arts Centre in Drawing, Painting and Printmaking

Proprietor and Facilitator of Creative Breaks linocut retreats in South West WA and Ubud, Bali.

Various one off workshops, mentoring and speaking engagements with various schools including: John Curtin – special art, All Saints College, Penrhos College, Wesley College, Perth College, Scotch College.

Special Art Students at John Curtin College of the Arts, taught year 11 atar students etching in the after school program.

Relief Lecturer at Edith Cowan University. First year Linocut program.

Designed and implemented STEAM project in four Kwinana Primary Schools (in partnership with Arif Satar, City of Kwinana) Children made concertina Artists’ Books with a narrative based on a native animal and taking into account information from for guest speakers.

Relief Lecturer at Central Institute of Technology (formally Central Tafe) in painting and printmaking

Lecturing at UWA fine art department how to make a Concertina Artist Book – for an extended multimedia project Pathways

Grants

1998    Artflight

1995    W.A . Department for the Arts, Special Project Grant

Other Experience – Residencies, Commissions etc

2017    Artist in Residence Penrhos College, Como Perth WA

2015    Artist in Residence January Vancouver Arts Centre, Albany WA

2015    Commissioned to make linocuts for corporate identity for boutique Cheesemaker Stone and Crow

2014    Commissioned to make a linocut medieval craftsman for logo and signage

2012    Commissioned to make a series of wine labels for Jack Russell Wine Company telling the story of the winemaker’s life in 6 linocut images.

1993    Artist in Residence at the Canning Arts Centre

Publications

2017 West Australian Weekend Arts “Library of Artful Perspectives”  March 25th  p97 (image lower right)

2016 Gallery Circuit p27 Seven Printmakers Respond to Place p27

2012 Cockburn Gazette, “Tribute to Public Spaces” 5th June

2012    West Australian, “Modern Spin on Ancient Arts” 25th April

2008    Interplay Catalogue Essay Ted Snell

2007    Precipitate, Exhibition Catalogue, Jo-ann Whalley

“Life’s Decisions Inspire Artist” Western Suburbs Weekly, 1st May Louise Bettison

“Floating Metaphors” Fremantle Herald, Sat 21st April

© Shana James 2023MINIMAL

Like us on FacebookFollow us on Instagram
x