Biography

James Seward was born in El Paso, Texas in 1979. He received his B.F.A at the Savannah College of Art and Design. He has exhibited in many galleries and several museums throughout the United States; His painting My Father in The Living Room of Our 10th House was accepted into the first Boochever Portrait Competition at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. In 2021, he was the recipient of the Peter S Reed Foundation grant. In 2024 he had a solo exhibition Embrace: Cinematic Moments at the Hudson River Museum. His work has been published in the LA Times, on the cover of Newsweek Magazine, Ritz Carlton Magazine, New American Paintings, and American Art Collector. He worked for several years as an assistant painter for the internationally renowned artist Jeff Koons. James currently lives in Brooklyn, NY.

image courtesy of the Hudson River Museum (hrm.org)