James Earley

James first came to prominence in 2013 when he was chosen to be a part of The Art Investors acclaimed 2013 “Seven Artists Exhibition” which portrayed his portraits of Musicians. His work took another route in 2015 with his powerful and emotional studies of homeless people, victims of war and religious martyrs. This work took him to another level in the art world as he was nominated for The BP Award, The Royal Institute of Oil Painters and The Royal Institute Of Portrait Painters culminating in his work being displayed at the iconic and famous Mall Gallery in the heart of London. James has been described by the German Kunst Heute publication as well as The International Contemporary Art Curators as one of the most significant artists in the world today. In 2019 James was awarded the prestigious Michelangelo International Award and won the first prize at the London Biennale and in 2020 James was awarded “The International Artist of the Year” by The International Art Contemporary Magazine and “The Venice International Art Award”. James had the honour of showing his work at the Louvre in Paris in 2023 and in the same year he had his first auction show at Bonhams in London. James Earley has thus emerged as one of the foremost pioneers of figurative painting in Britain today, a fact all the more remarkable since James is a self taught artist.