James Jessiman
Email: info@jamesjessiman.com

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Lecturer in BA Illustration Animation / MA Illustration
Kingston School of Art, London

EDUCATION
2017 - Royal College of Art, London / MA Printmaking
2012 - Kingston University, London / BA Illustration
2009 - Leeds College of Art  



EXHIBITIONS

Upcoming - 
NADA Miami 2023, USA
Solo Presentation
The Artist Room
5–9th December 2023

The Reactor (Fundraising Event)
The Sunday Painter
24 November 2023 - 13 January 2024

Search Party: Ben Edmunds and Friends
Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
4th February - 19th March 2023
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Nouvelles - Jean Feline + James Jessiman
Feria, Marseille
August 2022
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502 Bad Gateway: 10 Years of Bronze Age
SET Kensington
London
July, 2022
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Support
Andor, London
March 2022
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Meltdown
Ridley Road Project Space
London
February, 2022
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Pathways on Paper
South Parade
London
January 2022
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Lizard Point ‘99
The Whitworth
Manchester
November, 2021
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Death, In Bloom!
Two-person exhibition with Diane Chappalley
Artworks Project Space,
114 Blackhorse Lane, London E17 6AA
July 2021
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Lizard Point ‘99
Reference Point
180 The Strand
2 Arundel Street, London
August, 2021
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24 Bells For The Radio
Open Plan / South London Gallery
London 2020
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Like A Sieve
Kupfer, London 2020
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LS GOMMA 072
Pavilion Pavilion, Glasgow 2019
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EPIPHANY - Directed by Theo Nunn
Artifact design and artwork
August 2019
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Sinkhole Project
London, 2018
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30DAYFREETRIAL
SET, London, 2018 
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Jolene’s Unit (Curated)
Selby’s Antiques, Pickering UK 2018

Mantel
C Ø P P E R F I E L D, London 2018
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As Soft As Velvet, As Rough As Grit
Printed Matter, New York 2017
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Super Super
Kingsgate Project Space
, London 2017
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So Much To Tell About Even In The Side Rooms
ShowRCA, London 2017
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ずれた / Zureta
University of the Arts, Tokyo 2017
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Horizontal Smile, Two person show with Adam Glibbery
Hockney Gallery, RCA  London 2017
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EDITIONS
Tripp Gallery, London 2016
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Letter to the Proxy,
P.P.S, London 2016
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Break / Link 
CGP London 2016
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Dimension(s) Variable
Wating Rooms / 84 Hatton Gardens, London 2015



PUBLICATIONS

Mantel - Lynda Morris, David Steans 2018
The Experimental Library: Ornette Coleman 2017
Lushington Bellevue - Snöar Press, London 2017
MEGA2000 - Self Published, London 2017
Hot Bed and Other Drawings - Heuberger Books, London 2014



AWARDS / SCHOLARSHIPS

The Tiffany & Co. x Outset Studiomakers prize 2017 (Shortlisted) / Video Interview
Augustus Martin Prize 2017
The Almacantar Studio Award 2017 (Shortlisted)
Print Futures Award 2016

The RCA Fund
The Eaton Fund
The Printing Charity
The Ann Watson’s Trust
The Zobel Charitable Trust
The Sidney Perry Foundation
The Prowdes Educational Foundation
The Company of Merchant Taylors of the City of York
Philip Bates Trust
Coats Foundation Trust
Ruby Will and George Trust
Sir Mark and Lady Turner Charitable Settlement
Leathersellers' Company University Exhibition Fund
Marker