James Tucker
James Tucker was born in Sydney Australia. In 2003 he graduated from Computer Graphics College with an advanced diploma in 3D animation. In 2008, James began study at Julian Ashton Art School, Sydney, where
he exhibited in several group exhibitions between 2008 and 2011. He was awarded the inaugural George Lambert prize for sculpture in 2008 and the Brett Whiteley scholarship in 2010. James began his studies at the Angel Academy of Art, Florence, in 2011 and graduated in 2013.
In 2014 he exhibited several works in the Students and Teachers Exhibition at Angel Academy of Art, Florene, and was a finalist in the Art Renewal Centre International Salon. In 2015 James was part of the Hudson River Fellowship and exhibited several landscapes at the fellows exhibtion in Jackson, MA.
He now teaches at the Angel Academy while continuing to paint and refine his technique in his studio. His works are in private collections in Canada, USA, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Mar
Charcoal and pastel on paper 35x50cm
I have done a mixed media work on watercolour paper of Mar, a Senegalese refuge who I see on a daily basis and try to help support as best I can. My personal compassion and interest in him and thousands of others like him, is that it could be a very fine line between being supported, or becoming homeless. I think this is at least an issue that should be raised and not ignored due to the political or criminal involvement.