james bradley marshall

“Continuance” at Coleman Burke Gallery, Portland, Maine, May-June 2012

jim — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 23:49:18 +0000

I’m excited to be showing my sculpture, “Continuance,” an installation piece, at the Coleman Burke Gallery, in Portland, Maine, during the months of May and June, 2012. The opening reception coincides with First Friday Art-walk in Portland; May 4th between 5-7 pm.

Below is text from the press release for this exhibition.

Titled “Continuance,” the piece is one of an ongoing series of sculptures that has its origins in simple, common materials—graphite and paper. “Central to this body of work is the theme of transformative process and accumulative cultural content,” says Marshall. “In much the same way that a beloved personal object accumulates meaning for its owner through possession, time and extended use, my desire is that these sculptures will resonate a shared cultural history, while also challenging assumptions about materials, objects, and the emotive sources of art.”

The Coleman Burke Gallery in Portland is located in the window of Port City Music at 504 Congress
Street. Learn more about Coleman Burke Gallery at www.colemanburke.com and about First Friday Arts Walk in Portland at www.firstfridayartwalk.com.

Sculpture and drawings, Icon Contemporary

jim — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 02:52:51 +0000

ICON Contemporary

August 13, 2011 — Sculpture and drawings will be shown at Icon Contemporary, in Brunswick, Maine, between August 13 – September 10. I will be showing my graphite on paper-bag sculptures which have been in development for the past two years, as well as several large and small drawings and other wall pieces. I’m privileged to share the gallery space during this show with Kate Beck, who will be showing her beautiful graphite drawings.

Summer 2010 – Fryeburg Academy, Fryeburg, Maine

jim — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:46:39 +0000

Five large drawings and six sculptures were included in the Summer 2010 exhibition at the Stephen & Palmina Pace Galleries at Fryeburg Academy, in Fryeburg, Maine. This was special for me since Stephen Pace was both a friend and an important early influence on my desire and decision to be an artist. I studied with Steve for two years when he first arrived at American University in Washington, DC, in the nineteen-seventies. I was also fortunate to visit and spend time with he and his wife, Pam, during their last five summers in Stonington, Maine.