James Francis Gill (American, born )

Timeline

1934
Born in Tahoka/Texas
1959
Studies at the University of Texas
1962
Felix Landau – one of the most influential art dealers of the USA contracted Gill
1965
Guest artist to teach painting at the University of Idaho
1967
„Sao Paulo 9 - Environment USA“ The „Who is Who“ of Pop Art
1969
Guest artist to teach painting at the University of California in Irvine
1970
Guest artist to teach painting at the University of Oregon
1972
Self-imposed exile in California as a recapture of the art world
1979
Reclusive life in North California
1997
Start of a new phase of artwork
2005
Retrospective exhibition at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts
In the fifties and sixties a new school of artists emerged that added “Pop Art” to our lexicon. Among them was James Gill. Routinely exhibited alongside acclaimed artists such as Edward Hopper, Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol, James Gill experienced a rapid ascent in the art world; major museums such as New York’s Museum of Modern Art, The Whitney Museum and the Smithsonian Institute added his works to their collections. Then, at the height of his success, he walked away – becoming a legend, an icon, in the Pop Art world.
Not wishing to further succumb to the “me” generation, Gill joined a small group of artists, poets and writers to form an artist’s colony on the California/Oregon border, far from the materialistic world. He continued to work and expand his artistic vision, taking the Pop Art practice of appropriating commercial photo-derived imagery as source material and applying the latest in technology to develop his current unique process. By running a raw canvas through an ink-jet printer he re-creates an image he then manipulates with a clear gel medium, applying it as one would paint with regular pigment, to draw the inks up into the gel, giving the same effect as colored acrylics – only with colors dramatically more vibrant than pre-colored medium. Gill can then paint or glaze over this piece until it thoroughly represents his artistic vision.
With iconic Pop Art imagery as well as bold collaged abstract imagery, James Gill is making his mark once again on the world of art. Major shows have been launched in several states celebrating the return of this legendary artist. James Gill is truly an artist rediscovered
Lives and works in San Angelo/TEXAS

Exhibitions

2013
Galerie Michael, Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, CA, USA
2013
Neue Serigrafie-Editionen 2013 in der HPH Siebdruck.Galerie, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany
2013
Neue Serigrafie-Editionen 2013 in der Galerie Premium Modern Art, Heilbronn, Germany
2013
Ausstellung in der Galerie Kunst und Auktionen am Kettwiger Tor, Essen, Germany
2013
art Karlsruhe 2013, Germany
2012
Art International Zurich 2012, Switzerland
2012
Exhibition of serigraphs in the Gallery HPH, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany
2012
Exhibition “L.A. Raw“ Pasadena Museum of California Art, CA
2012
Permanent Exhibition in Gallery Premium Modern Art, HN, USA
2012
Sonderausstellung Premium Modern Art, Heilbronn, Germany
2011
Exhibition in “Fascination Street Gallery“ in Denver, Colorado, USA
2011
Exhibition in Milan Gallery in Fort Worth, Texas, USA
2010
Exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
2010
Exhibition in Laguna Niguel, CA, USA
2009
Exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
2009
Exhibition in “Lanning Gallery” in Sedona, Arizona, USA
2008
Exhibition in Westlake Village, CA, USA
2007
Exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
2005
Exhibition 45-Years-Retrospective „Uncommon Places” in San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, Texas, USA

Public Collections

Museum of Modern Art, NY
Whitney Museum of American Art, NY
Berkeley Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Stanford University Center for Visual Arts
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX
Santa Barbara Museum of Fine Art, Santa Barbara, CA
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
English (US)

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