James Giddy
South African born, James Giddy spent his childhood around the suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. Initially recognized through an internship with the Little Wing Corner Gallery in 2014 and public art for Form WA’s Public project, Giddy completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Curtin University in 2016 and has expanded his practice painting murals throughout rural Western Australia as well as internationally in South Africa and Indonesia.
Heavily inspired by the natural environment and the French motif of en plein air painting, James Giddy revolves his practice around themes concerning the unknown as well as environmental conservation, drawing inspiration from subjects encountered on his journeys.
Through the medium of painting, Giddy is able to push and pull emphasis, abstracting and glorifying spaces, encouraging the viewer to reconsider a subject and look beyond a single point of focus. Giddy’s use of ambiguous landscapes and grounds, allow the viewer to bring his or her own contextual references and associations to the work, often providing a platform to re-consider thoughts on the everyday.
Artist CV
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Curtin University
Solo Exhibitions
December 2017 - James Giddy Studio Open, Floreat
December 2016 - Thoroughfare, Common Ground Collective, Fremantle
March 2016 - Life's Natural Path, Zig Zag Gallery, Kalamunda
September 2015- Dreams Aside, Open Studio, Floreat
November 2014 -When Rain Makes Mud, Little Wing Corner Gallery, Subiaco
July 2014 - Now I See, Cambodia Fundraising Exhibition, Peppermint Grove
Selected Public Art
February 2018 ReSpoke, East Perth
November 2017 The Studio: Beauty and Wellness, Kalbarri
November 2017 Historic Heart Planter Boxes, East Perth (Peoples Choice Award)
October 2017 Mt Hawthorn Primary School, Mt Hawthorn
September 2017 CleaverSt & Co. (Interior), West Perth
September 2017 Rosemount Hotel (Interior), North Perth
June 2017 Beverley IGA, Shire of Beverley
Penny’s Beauty Salon, Shire of Beverley
Old Supermarket (Forrest St), Shire of Beverley
Country Kitchen, Shire of Beverley
Beverley Pharmacy, Shire of Beverley
May 2017 Richardson Park, Shire of Dalwallinu
April 2017 Eden Light Retreat, Roleystone WA
March 2017 Liquor Barons, Swanbourne
September 2016 Jurien Bay Bowls Club, Jurien Bay WA
July 2016 Source, Hermanus South Africa
June 2016 Little Wing Corner Gallery, Subiaco
May 2016 Coogee St Carpark, Mt Hawthorn
February 2016 Curtin Student Guild, Curtin University
January 2016 Flux Lifeground, Kerobokan, Indonesia
January 2016 Old Mans Canggu, Indonesia
January 2016 Fresh Provisions Carpark, Mt Lawley
December 2015 Cleaver St Coffee Shop, West Perth
December 2015 IGA Express, Dwellingup WA
December 2015 Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch
November 2015 Global Cabling, Osborne Park
November 2015 Senses Australia, Burswood. Commissioned by Brookfield Multiplex
November 2015 Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch
October 2015 Mullaloo Kindy, Mullalloo
April 2015 Broken Hill Hotel, Victoria Park. Commissioned by Form WA
April 2015 Water Corporation, Leederville. Commissioned by Form WA
March 2015 The Good Store, Victoria Park, Commissioned by Form WA
November 2014 Beaufort St Festival, Laneway Collective
August 2014 Corner Markets: Little Wing Corner Gallery, Subiaco
December 2013 Ocean Beach Hotel Beer Garden, Cottesloe
Selected Group Exhibitions
November 2017 - Monday Live Art, Henry on Eighth, Maylands
July 2017 - Fine Art at Hale, Hale School, Wembley Downs
July 2017 - Art of Symphony, Heath Ledger Theater, Perth
July 2017 - Artitude Amplified, The Crown, Burswood
May 2017 - PLCOCA Exhibition, PLC Peppermint Grove
February 2017 - The Other Side, Friday Studios, West Perth
December 2016 - Art for ZERO, WA AIDS, PS Art Space, Fremantle
December 2016 - Curtin University Art Degree Show, Bentley
August 2016 - Emerge Youth Art Award, Nedlands
July 2016 - Fine Art at Hale, Hale School, Wembley Downs
July 2016 - Art of Symphony: Heath Ledger Theater, Perth
May 2016 - PLCOCA Exhibition, PLC Peppermint Grove
March 2016 - Finders Keepers, Little Wing Corner Gallery
July 2015 - Art of Symphony: Heath Ledger Theatre, Perth
July 2015 - Laneway Collective: Little Creatures Main Gallery, Fremantle
July 2015 - Hot Soup Gallery, Fremantle
June 2015 - Night Out for Nepal: Moore Gallery, Fremantle
May 2015 - Art for Spark: Pop-up Gallery Mount Hawthorn
May 2015 - PLCOCA Exhibition, PLC Peppermint Grove
April 2015 - pARTy: Studio 2, Leederville
December 2014 - Where the Fruit Grows: Little Creatures main Gallery, Fremantle
September 2014 - Roll on Rome: Little Wing Corner Gallery, Subiaco
May 2014 - PLCOCA Exhibition, PLC Peppermint Grove
Galleries
The Clay House, Margaret River
Mt Lawley Art Framers, Mt Lawley
Picasso Galleries, Duncraig