Faculty Profile

James Charlton

Visiting Assistant Professor of Art 2006-7

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Bio

James Charlton is a sculptor who uses a range of physical, digital and performative approaches to explore the natrue of artifacts, consistently subverting the role of the artwork and the assumptions of the audience. Having immigrated to New Zeland from the UK in 1973, he received a BFA from the Elan School of Fine Arts, then, as a Fulbright recipient, completed him MFA at SUNY Albany in 1986. Remaining in the US for a further four years, he exhibited extensively and was represented by Akin Gallery in Boston and John Gibson Gallery in New York. His work has been featured in numerous solo and curated group exhibitions throughout New Zeland including Constructing Purgatory 2006; the Vodafone Digital Art Awards 2005; Interior Horizons, Te Tuhi 2001; Art Now, MONZ 1994; and Sharp and Shiny, Govett Brewster 1997. He has taught at the University of New Hampshire, Monserrat College of Art, and SUNY Albany. Since returning to New Zeland in 1991, he has lectured at the ASA School of Art and is a Senior Lecturer in Sculpture and Interactive Media at Auckland University of Technology. He was a visiting faculty member and lecturer in the School of Art during 2006-7.