Acting as an inspiration to a generation of 2nd career artists James has completed an arduous and rewarding apprenticeship in Fine Art Theory and Practice. Starting at the Slade School's alternative foundation programme he has studied at a number of prestigious university art schools. As an undergraduate he spent time at the universities of Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and the Faculdade de Belas-Artes of the University of Lisbon. He was awarded a BA in Fine Art and subsequently undertook postgraduate work at the University of Hertfordshire where he gained an MA in Fine Art and an MSc following research into art marketing issues at the University of Hertfordshire Business School.

James’ work is held in prestigious corporate, public and private collections in the UK and overseas. He has contributed to many group shows in London and beyond and held a number of successful solo exhibitions. His next exhibition, a collaboration with Richard Rowland, will be at The Millinery Works in Islington during the month of May 2012. He is organising a Group Show in Mayfair during June 2012 in collaboration with Brian Tutt and Richard Barnard.