Meet James Busby: Accomplished Artist

It’s not often you find an accomplished artist right here in our community. Much less one that goes to your church and lives just down the road.

Last night I attended my second (ever) art showing and decided it was time to let everyone know about a talented artist and great guy, James Busby. James and his wife live in Chapin and have two daughters and a son. While his work takes him to New York, Miami, France and other locales; James chose Chapin to raise his family.

Odds are many around here have not heard of James before; but the art world sure has!

James Busby received his Master of Fine Arts degree in Painting from Virginia Commonwealth University.

He has exhibited his works in solo and group exhibitions in museums and galleries including: Kravets|Wehby Gallery, NY; Stux Gallery, NY; The Chelsea Art Museum, NY; The Armory Show, NY; Scope New York; Untitled Art Fair, Miami, FL; Randall Scott Projects, D.C.; University of Richmond Museum, Virginia; New Gallery, TX; Galerie Jean-Luc & Takako Richard, Paris, France; he was also included in the exhibition More Young Americans in Paris curated by Susanne Van Haagen.

Busby recently won the 701 CCA Prize in Columbia SC. His work has received accolades from publications such as, The Washington Post, ARTFORUM, Sculpture Magazine, ArtPapers, and The New York Optimist.

Forthcoming in March 2014, Busby’s work will be featured in “A.M.”, After Modernism, at the Nassau Count Museum of Art on Long Island, NY this Spring.

His next solo exhibition at Kravets|Wehby Gallery in New York opens January 9, 2014.