James Pearson
"In all things, I aim to simplify expression to something that is pure. Quite often, my paintings are influenced by childrens art and indigenous art from around the world: particularly aboriginal Australian creation paintings, Japanese woodcuts, Peruvian weavings and Tibetan sand paintings. Western painters I admire include Henri Matisse, Paul Klee, Marc Chagall, Mark Rothko and Alexander Calder. I'm a multi-instrumentalist who composes, arranges and records in my humble home studio. I also engineer and produce other musicians and songwriters. Like Klee and many other artists, music greatly influences my work as a painter.
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Corporate Collections
Avenue Bank Corporate Lobby Commission - Avenue bank opened October 10, 2007 with the feature painting by James in downtown Nashville TN (between the Frist Art Museum and historic Union train depot.) James also has smaller paintings in Avenue branches.
Pinnacle Bank - Nashville TN and various regional branches
(A full list is available upon request)
Press:
The Amplifier May. 2008
Nashville Arts Magazine Nov. 2007
Nashville Arts Magazine Aug. 2007
WNPT Arts Connection (PBS) video about the Arts At The Airport, Nashville Int'l show.
Contemporary Art Gallery Magazine Nov. 2006
Blir Magazine #6 (March 2006)
Boise Weekly March 2006
The 2005 Blick Studio catalog by art supplier Dick Blick featured artwork by James Pearson on the front and back covers. ("Momentum" acrylic on gallery wrap canvas, held in the private collection of S. Scarbrough) Blick also ran two half page ads separately featuring James' work.
The Amplifier Mar. 2003
Nashville Scene Nov. 2002
Tennessean Oct. 2002
Ebsq zine, Dec. 2001
Franklin Favorite: 2002
Outsider Art Article: Nashville City Paper
WKYU PBS & KET PBS:
Feature segment "Art & Fire" as part of WKYU's original Arts program, MainStreet. The segment contains an interview and scenes of James at work in the studio. The segment is redistributed statewide as part of KET PBS' Kentucky Life program at various times from 2004 through 2008. KET's statewide network reaches all of Kentucky as well as bordering states and metropolitan areas including Cincinnati, OH and Nashville, TN.
Curriculum Vitae
Rymer Gallery Grand Opening Show participant: Nashville TN June 7, 2008
Capitol Arts Alliance Featured Show: Houchens Gallery, Bowling Green KY November 2007
Arts At The Airport Flying Solo Exhibition: Nashville International Airport, Nashville TN March 9 - June 4, 2007
Mark Palmer Gallery: Annual Holiday Group Show: Paducah KY Nov. 7th 2006 -Jan. 27th 2007
22nd Decorators Show House Participant; Jr. League of Nashville
Tag Art Gallery: Featured Show: Nashville TN Oct. 7th-28th 2006
Kentucky Museum: "Side By Side" VSA Kentucky collaborative works show Bowling Green KY April 17- June 2006
Visual Arts Collective: Solo show, March 3 - April 22nd, 2006 Boise ID
Kentucky Arts Council grant recipient 2006
Shaker Museum: Shake, Ride & Roll featured art, 2005
Capitol Arts Alliance: Solo show Mezzanine Gallery, Bowling Green KY, March 25 - April 29, 2005
Tag Art Gallery Featured Show; Nashville TN, October 28th 2004
Youth Encouragement Services Charity for Inner City Youth; The Factory, Franklin TN, June 20, 2003
The historic Guider House Featured show; Nashville TN, May 2003 as represented by TAG Art Gallery
The Drunken Fish Featured show; Nashville TN, Feb. - May 2003
Bongo Java East Small Works Show participant; Nashville TN, December 2002
Tag Art Gallery Featured Show; Nashville TN, November 2002 with Roger Clayton
4th Annual House Of Blues Folk Art Show: Orlando, FL November 2002 as represented by TAG Art Gallery
Worlds Greatest Studio Tour: Bowling Green, KY November 9 &10, 2002 Lot 916 Gallery
Gallery On The Square: Featured Show: Council, September/October 2002; Children's workshop; Franklin, KY July, 2002; Taught art classes 2001-2003
Capitol Arts Day: Bowling Green, KY August 3, 2002
Nashville Art & Soul: Nashville, TN July 19, 2002
Memphis Marsha's Gallery: Taught Animation, Comics, Storyboards and Cartooning class; Bowling Green KY July 2002
Indigenous Kentucky: Gallery show; Lot 916; Bowling Green KY May3-June 7, 2002
Green Tie Affair: Cheekwood Museum of Art, Nashville TN; Spring 2002
VSAK: Very Special Arts KY; teacher; Summer 2001; Spring 2006
Simply Red: Invitational Small Works Exhibition; Bowling Green KY Feb 2 - March 16, 2001
Private solo show: Cincinnati OH; private sponsor along with Ehoodin & Williams Gallery; December 15, 2001
World's Greatest Studio Tour: Bowling Green KY; November 10-11, 2001
20th Annual All KY Juried Fine Art Exhibition Capitol Arts Alliance; Bowling Green KY; November 10 - December 29, 2000
New Works Show: Solo show; Capitol Arts Alliance; Bowling Green KY August 4 - September 6, 2000