James Winnett
James Winnett is an artist, stone carver and workshop leader interested in the crossovers between sculpture, archaeology, folklore, place and memory. Working primarily in public art, sculpture and film, he has developed a range of public art projects across the UK and Ireland.
Recent projects include: The Stones of the Hollow Hill, Kildare County Council, Ireland, 2021-24; The Kemnay Steens, Aberdeenshire, 2019-21; The Free Gardeners Stone, Haddington, 2020; The Lenton Priory Stone, Nottingham, 2018; Luminate and Erskine Artist in Residence, Scotland, 2017-2022; Lace Un-archived, Nottingham Trent University, 2018; The Capelrig Stones, East Renfrewshire Council, 2017; The Cuningar Stones, South Lanarkshire, 2014-17; Green Year Artist in Residence, Glasgow City Council, 2015-16; 100 Flowers Public Art Commission, Queens Elizabeth University Hospital; Year of Natural Scotland Artist in Residence, Cuningar Loop, Rutherglen, 2013-14; The Rise and Fall of the Grey Mare's Tail, Environmental Art Festival Scotland, 2013; Glasgow Life Visual Artist Award, 2013.
Public Realm
2021-2024 The Stones of the Hollow Hill, Kildare County Council, Ireland
2019-2020 The Kemnay Steens, Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire Council, The National Lottery Community Fund
2019 - 2020 The Free Gardeners Stone, Haddington, Persimmon Homes, East Lothian Council
2018 The Lenton Priory Stone, Nottigham, Nottingham City Council
2017 - 2018 The Capelrig Stones, Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire County Council
2016 - 2018 Denny Town Centre, Artist Staircase, Falkirk District Council
2015 - 2016 Green Year Artist in Residence, Glasgow City Council, Glasgow
2014 - 2016 Cuningar Stones Public Art Project, South Lanarkshire, Creative Scotland, Forestry Commission Scotland
2014 - 100 Flowers Public Art Commission, New South Glasgow Hospitals, Gingko Projects, Glasgow.
2013 - 2014 Cuningar Loop Artist in residence, Forestry Commission Scotland, Rutherglen, Year of Natural Scotland.
2013 The Rise and Fall of the Grey Mare's Tail, Environmental Art Festival Scotland, Grey Mare’s Tail, Galloway Forest Park, Scotland.
2010 Heritage Fishing, Worcester Open 2010, PITT, Worcester
2009 - Heritage Fishing, New Art Gallery Walsall, Walsall
Qualifications and training
2012 MFA, Glasgow School of Art
2006 BA (Hons) Fine Art, Oxford Brookes University
Solo Exhibitions
2016 Settlement, Project Room, Glasgow
2014 James Winnett, East Kilbride Arts Centre, East Kilbride
2014 Life inside the Loop, Rutherglen Town Hall, Rutherglen
2009 Garden Images, Launch Collaborative, Oxford
Group Exhibitions
2018 Lace Unarchived, Bonnington Gallery, Nottingham
2014 d i s p l a y, Flip Projects, Sala Murat, Bari
2013 Prisism, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow
2012 Don't Leave Me This Way, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
2012 MFA Degree Show 2012, Glasgow School of Art, The Glue Factory, Glasgow
2010 Artists and Architecture, Beldam Gallery, London
2010 The Lock Up, Encounters at Wheatley, Wheatley Manor, Oxfordshire
2010 Worcester Open 2010, Worcester Museum and Art Gallery, Worcester
2009 Heritage Fishing, New Art Gallery Walsall, West Midlands
2009 Oxford Contemporary, OVADA, Oxford
2009 Stop. Rewind. Skip. Play, Hotel MariaKapel, Hoorn, The Netherlands
2008 Obsessions, Modern Art Oxford, Oxford
2008 Pontoon, River Thames, Oxford
2008 The Estate, National Gallery of Arts, Tirana, Albania
2007 Stone's, Tara Bryan Gallery, Borough, London
Artist Talks
2016 Creative Carbon Scotland, Green Year Artist in Residence, Glasgow City Council, Glasgow
2016 Artist Talk, The Cuningar Stones, Old Glasgow Club, Glasgow
2014 Glasgow Loves (moving) Monuments, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow in conjunction with People love monuments, Fokus Grupa, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow
2014 Coup, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow
2013 The Rise and Fall of the Grey Mare's Tail, EAFS, Grey Mare’s Tail, Galloway Forest Park, Scotland.
2010 Fine Art Lecture and Workshop, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford
2009 Interrogation Walsall, New Art Gallery Walsall / Longhouse, Walsall
Residencies
2017 - 2020 Luminate and Erskine: Artist in Residence
2015 - 2016 Green Year Artist in Residence, Glasgow City Council, Glasgow
2014 - 2015 Cuningar Loop Artist in residence, Forestry Commission Scotland, Rutherglen, Year of Natural Scotland.
2009 Stop. Rewind. Skip. Play, Hotel MariaKapel, Hoorn, The Netherlands
2006 On the beaches, TCA, Torbay Contemporary Art, Torbay
Public Commissions
2021-2024 The Stones of the Hollow Hill, Kildare County Council, Ireland
2019-2020 The Kemnay Steens, Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire Council, The National Lottery Community Fund
2019 - 2020 The Free Gardeners Stone, Haddington, Persimmon Homes, East Lothian Council
2018 The Lenton Priory Stone, Nottigham, Nottingham City Council
2017 - 2018 The Capelrig Stones, Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire County Council
2016 - 2018 Denny Town Centre, Artist Staircase, Falkirk District Council
2015 2016 Green Year Artist in Residence, Glasgow City Council, Glasgow
2014 100 Flowers Public Art Commission, New South Glasgow Hospitals Gingko Projects, Glasgow
2013 The Rise and Fall of the Grey Mare's Tail, EAFS, Grey Mare’s Tail, Galloway Forest Park, Scotland.
Awards
2013 Glasgow Artist Award, Glasgow Life, Glasgow
2012 Axis 'MAstars' Award, selected by Kitty Anderson, Common Guild, Glasgow