James Vassallo
Through my work I'm questioning and reflecting on the systems of knowledge and information, systems for understanding and categorization that have influenced and are still influencing my cognition of life.
Through the process of making, erasing and remaking and the shifts in meaning that take place when editing and re editing the groupings of my works, I'm colonizing a grotesque, sometimes funny and often nonsensical world that exists within, and perhaps without, my work.
C.V
Born Attard, Malta
Works and lives Ebbw Vale, Wales
Education
2015, MA Fine Art, University of the West of England, Bristol
2012, BA (Hons) Fine Art, Metropolitan University Cardiff
Exhibitions
2023-2024, Inside/Out, Oriel y Bont, University of South Wales, Treforest
2022, The Derwent Art Prize, The gallery@oxo, London
2021, The line of least resistance, The Create Centre, Bristol
2019, Wales Contemporary, Waterfront Gallery, Milford Haven
& Mall Galleries, London
2019, Downstream, The Crypt, St Paul's Church, Bristol
2018, SPACEs reimagined, Kosar Contemporary, Bristol
2018, Bona fide, Walcot Chapel, Bath
2017, Winter Wall, Cardiff Made, Cardiff
2017, Presence, Centrespace, Bristol
2016, Al che my, The Island, Bristol
2016, (two artists) SEEMS, Westbury Arts Centre, Milton Keynes
2015, Vent, University of the West of England, Bristol
2015, White Hole, Spike Open, Spike Island, Bristol
2014, Stay, Walcot Chapel, Bath
2014, Deceive/ Disclose, The Galleries, Bristol
2013, The Emerging artist award, Clarke Willmott, Bristol
2012, Output, Howard Gardens, Cardiff
2011, Made in Roath, Cardiff
2004, (two artists) Rencontre, Couvre Porte, Birgu, Malta
2003, (solo) Grand Harbour, Notte Bianca, Malta
1998, (solo) Nomad, The National Museum of Fine Art, Malta
Residencies
2016, Stiwdio Maelor, Corris
2016, Westbury Arts Centre, Milton Keynes
Public Collections
The National Museum of Fine Art, Valletta, Malta
Bank of Valletta plc., Malta
The Council of Birgu, Malta
