Bio
James Bullough is an American born artist living and working in Berlin, Germany. His studio paintings, and huge monumentally scaled site-specific murals combine delicately handled realistic portraiture with harsh graphic distortion and abstraction. Inspired by the gritty urban graffiti he saw as a young artist growing up in Washington, DC, Bullough harnessed it’s energy and edge while teaching himself more traditional realistic oil painting techniques by studying the Old Masters. Combining the momentum of the one and the technical precision of the other, his work is about staging compelling contrasts and juxtapositions. Whether working with spray paint on massive facades or oils in his studio, Bullough’s work strikes a delicate balance between realistic portraiture and stylised distortions, straddling the space between traditional and contemporary.
Bullough’s studio work has been exhibited at numerous galleries, museums, and art fairs across the globe and with multiple sold out solo shows to his name his work continues to be in high demand. His murals can be found world wide with landmark pieces in New Zealand, Sweden, France, Germany, The Ukraine, and throughout the US.
EXHIBITIONS
March 2023 Goldshteyn Saatort Gallery – Paris France
Oct 2023 Goldshteyn Saatort Gallery – Paris France
Jan 2023 Galeries Bartoux – Paris France
Feb 2020 (SOLO) ‘Parallel Truths’ – Thinkspace Gallery – Los Angeles California USA
Sept 2018 Urban Nation Museum – Second show – (Permanent Collection) – Berlin, Germany
Dec 2017 (SOLO) Scope Art Fare – Thinkspace Gallery featured artist – Miami USA
Dec 2017 Juxtapoz Magazine Clubhouse – Miami USA
Sept 2017 Urban Nation Museum – Grand Opening – (Permanent Collection) – Berlin, Germany
June 2017 (Feature Artist) LAX/DTW – Innerspace Gallery– Detroit USA
May 2017 Flourish – MESA Contemporary Arts Museum – Mesa AZ USA
Feb 2017 POW! WOW! – Honolulu Museum of Art – Honolulu HI USA
May 2016 (SOLO) – Breaking Point – Thinkspace Gallery – Los Angeles Ca. USA
March 2016 Scope art fair – NYC USA
Dec 2015 The Reason for the Season – Stolenspace Gallery – London UK
Dec 2015 Scope art fair – Miami Fla USA
Sept 2015 Brotherhood – Johathan LeVine Gallery currated by Yasha Young – New York, NY. USA
Aug 2015 Pain/Ting – Currated by Juan Arata and 19 Karen Gallery (AU) at Open Walls Gallery – Berlin, Germany
June 2015 Vitalitiy and Verve – Long Beach Museum of Art, Thinkspace Gallery, & POW WOW Long Beach – Long Beach Ca. USA
June 2015 LAX/DTW – Currated by Thinkspace Gallery at Inner State Gallery – Detroit MI USA
April 2015 GUMBO – Thinkspace Gallery – Los Angeles Ca. USA
Feb 2015 The 2nd Annual POW! WOW!: Exploring The New Contemporary Movement – Honolulu Museum of Art – Honolulu HI USA
Feb 2015 Transcendence – Art Whino Gallery – Washington DC USA
Jan 2015 ‘La Familia’ – Thinkspace 10th Anniversary Show – Thinkspace Gallery – Los Angeles Ca. USA
Dec 2014 Thinkspace Gallery Showcase – Aqua Art Fare – Miami, Florida USA
July 2014 We Box – Ambulatorium Gallery – Berlin, Germany
May 2014 LAX/TXL – Currated by Thinkspace LA. at Urban Nation – Berlin, Germany
Aug 2013 All My Stars Exhibition – Strychnin Gallery – Berlin, Germany – (JBAK)
Aug 2013 Project “M” – Urban Nation – Berlin, Germany – (JBAK)
July 2013 The Circle Show – Urban Spree – Berlin, Germany
Dec 2012 Metropolitan – Strychnin Gallery – Berlin, Germany
Sept 2012 re:MMX – MMX Gallery – Berlin Germany
April 2012 Various – CoVerlag Gallery – BerlinGermany
Jan 2011 ENCORE – MMX Gallery – Berlin, Germany
Oct 2010 Show VII – MMX Gallery – Berlin, Germany
April 2010 Featured Artists Group Show – De Castellane Gallery – Brooklyn, NY USA