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Born in Cambridge, England


2005, P.G.C.E in Art & Design, University of Cambridge, Homerton College, Cambridge, England

1992, M.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago, New York Studio Program, Chicago, IL

1988, Graduate Studio Certificate, School of the Art Institute of Chicago , Chicago, IL

1986, B.A., University of Reading , Reading, UK

1982, Certificate in Sculpture, Cambridge College of Arts and Technology, Cambridge, UK

"Art is an exciting place to be in. The fact that through art an artist can translate ideas or emotions never ceases to amaze me. My own creative development started early on with charcoal, watercolor and pastel on paper. Today, I use these materials in preparation for the works I create in oil on a canvas (or linen) support. These media provide me with both subtle and mysterious qualities for the end result, one-of-a-kind works of art.

How would I describe my work? My primary mode of representation is created through drawing, tone, and color. It is a form of representation, an impression, where I rely equally on accident both in the hues laid down as well as the way in which a brushstroke is applied. This keeps a fluidity and liveliness in my work.

Is there a style? With my application of brushwork, a new type of work is created by combining my artistic interests in Pop Art, Surrealism, or in the use of color, for example, Expressionism.

What is my subject matter? There are trademarks, logos, or packaging from the mass-production that enters domestic life via the household product. Their aesthetic, our aesthetic. Their visual banality enters our psych,e and therefore in art may be held to ransom, both co-opting the characters they provide, or at other times abstracting their design. The same can be said for all things graspable in the material sense, all of which can be summarized with my approach to the medium of oil paint.

What themes do I pursue? Look to art-historical genres like the still-life, landscape, or figure, and merge this with unreal images like those found in familiar product packaging--there I find my subjects and narratives. Opportunities for language exist via borrowing familiar brand imagery, after all 'all copyright is theft.'

Where next? To continue with the creative process, bringing art into this world that has the capacity to enrich our understanding of feelings, realized through painting. I believe it to be very exciting that via the Internet more choice and awareness has been generated for those who enjoy art and those who create it.

At home I'm surrounded by painting, prints, photography, books, pottery and the like. It gives me immense pleasure living with my own art."

James Juett, March 2000


  • Solo Exhibitions
  • 2007: The Upper Gallery at Home Affairs, Cambridge, UK

  • 2006: Gallery 96, Cambridge, UK, Cambridge Open Studios

  • 2003: Royal Opera House, London, UK, Painting Odissey

  • 2000:
    • Miroslav Kraljevic Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia, Paintings 1998-1999 Forever

    • Modern Gallery, Zadar, Croatia, Paintings 1998-1999 Forever/Drawings 1978-1997 Revisited

    • 1994: National Westminster Bank, New York, NY, James Juett

    • 1987: Arts Workshop, Newbury, Berkshire, UK, Cyprus and English Interior Views

    • 1985: University of Reading Art Gallery, Reading, UK, Façade--My work


  • Group Exhibitions
  • 2004:
  • Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, UK, Open/Biennal

  • Salon des Arts, London, UK, Entente Cordiale

  • 2002: Ace Gallery, New York, US, Artist to Artist

  • 2000: PaintingsDIRECT.com, Eye-Candy

  • 1998:
  • Alternative Museum, New York, NY, Mouse: An American Icon

  • Plaza Hotel, New York, NY, Beseda Ball

  • 1995: Viridian Artists, New York, NY, Sixth National Exhibition

  • 1994: Svenska Handelsbaken, Citicorp Center, New York, NY

  • 1993:
  • Lyons Weir Gallery, Chicago, IL, Deluge

  • Painting Center, New York, NY, 30 and Under/Young Painters

  • Contemporary Art Workshop, Two Person Show, Chicago, IL, Hidden Attributes

  • Gallery Two, Chicago, IL, Grouped Solo Shows

  • 1992:
  • Paulina Arts Center, Chicago, IL, Foreign International Show

  • Contemporary Art Workshop, Chicago, IL, New Talent

  • Union League Club, Chicago, IL, Visual Arts Scholarship Participants

  • 1991: Gallery Two, Chicago, IL, International Students Exhibit

  • 1990: Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Project Angel, Angel Art

  • 1987: New Ashgate Gallery, Two Person Exhibition, Farnham, Surrey, UK, Farthing/Juett


  • Stephen Hawking, Cambridge, UK

  • Royal County Surrey Hospital, Farnham, UK

  • Marks and Spencer , Los Angeles, CA

  • Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, UK

  • Seiniger Advertising, Los Angeles, CA

  • Paramount Pictures, Los Angeles, CA

  • Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

  • Union League Club, Chicago, IL

  • Sir Reresby Sitwell, Renishaw Hall, UK

  • Courtney Cox, Los Angeles, CA

  • John Irvin, Beverly Hills, CA

  • Helaine and Yorick Blumenfield, Granchester, UK

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    Selection of works from James Juett

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  • 2005, 2nd Prize Winner, Open Competition, Byard Art, Cambridge, UK

  • 1994-5, Grant, Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation, Brooklyn, NY, Grants to individuals in Arts and Humanities

  • 1993-4, Studio Residency, Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, The Space Program, New York, NY

  • 1992, Double Honors, Union League Club, Civic and Arts Foundation, Chicago, IL

  • 1988, Rotary Scholar, Travelling Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

  • 1986, Post-Graduate Fellowship, Rotary Foundation, Evanston, IL

  • 1985, Exhibition Grant, University of Reading, Reading, UK, Façade--My Work


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  • Author Unknown. "James Juett," Newspaper Zagreb, October 2000, Croatia.

  • Juett, James. Transfer, television interview at the gallery by Channel 3 TV, October 2000, Croatia.

  • Franceschi, Branko. Transfer, television interview at the Cultural Center in Cakovek, October 2000, Croatia.

  • Klein, Nicholas. James Juett/Galerija Miroslav Kraljevic, catalog introduction by screen-writer/co-producer, USA.

  • "Chrystie Street Block Tour." New York Times. June 1999.

  • Moos, Jeanne. "Mouse: An American Icon." Television interview broadcast by CNN News. September 29 & 30, 1998. Interview also carried by FOX Television.

  • Dietsch, Scott. "An Icon Dissected: Mickey Mouse in Soho." The Villager. October 1998.

  • Mandall, Johnathan. "On Museums/An Artist in Disney's Mousetrap." Newsday Inc. October 18, 1998.

  • Gillespie, Mary. "Join The Group." Chicago Sun Times. February 5, 1993.

  • Phillpotts, Beatrice. "Stephen Farthing/James Juett." Arts Review . April 10, 1987.

  • Porter, Elizabeth. "Jim Juett: It's that Aesthetic Touch." Cambridge Evening News. August 1981.