Claas Reiss presents James Collins and Daniel Graham Loxton in the Discovery section of Art Brussels 2022, marking the first time the gallery participates in an art fair.
Art Brussels 2022 – press release
Claas Reiss presents James Collins and Daniel Graham Loxton in the Discovery section of Art Brussels 2022, marking the first time the gallery participates in an art fair.
Art Brussels 2022 – press release
Claas Reiss is pleased to announce ‘Alte Freunde, neue Freunde’, a group show of nine painters to celebrate the gallery’s first anniversary.
‘Alte Freunde, neue Freunde’ – press release Nov 2021
Olive Wilson has reviewed ‘Penumbra’ by James Collins for MADE IN BED, a platform coordinated by Sotheby’s Institute of Art students.
Claas Reiss – ‘Penumbra’ by James Collins review by Made in Bed
Claas Reiss is pleased to announce ‘Penumbra’ with new paintings by British artist James Collins in his first solo show and an essay written by Sacha Craddock.
‘Penumbra’ by James Collins – press release March 2021
Sacha Craddock has written an essay for the exhibition ‘Penumbra’ with new paintings by British artist James Collins in his first solo show. Sacha Craddock is an independent art critic, curator and consultant based in London. She has been chair of the board of Bloomberg New Contemporaries since 1996, the co-curator of the 2017 Turner Prize and a joint President of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA) in the UK since 2018.
‘Penumbra’ by James Collins – essay by Sacha Craddock Dec 2020
James Collins (born 1992 in UK) graduated with BA (Hons) from Wimbledon College of Art, London, in 2015 and Master of Arts (MA) from Royal College of Art, London, in 2017. Collins was included in the Bloomberg New Contemporaries in 2015 and the John Moore Painting Prize in 2016. Selected group exhibitions were ‘Lost & Found’ at Rod Barton in London (2017), ‘Duo’ at Galleri Jacob Bjørn in Aarhus, Denmark (2018) and, more recently, ‘Abstract with Figure’ at James Fuentes, New York City (2020) and ‘Hideaway’ at Monti8 in Latina, Italy (2021). ‘Penumbra’ at Claas Reiss in May 2021 was his first solo show, followed by ‘Occultation’ at CAR DRDE in Bologna, Italy, in October 2021. ‘Alte Freunde, neue Freunde’ in late 2021 is Collins’ second cooperation with the gallery, followed by Art Brussels in April 2022. He lives and works in Darlington, UK.