JAMES CASTLE

James Castle

Curriculum Vitae

James Castle was born in 1946, Aberdeen, Scotland.

He was educated at Ealing School of Art, Winchester School of Art and the Royal College of Art, London.

As well as exhibiting throughout the United Kingdom, James has curated exhibitions of sculpture, most notably at Gloucester Cathedral and Malmesbury Abbey. He was also a senior lecturer in Sculpture and Fine Art at the University of Gloucestershire.

James was elected an Associate Member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors in 2005, and in 2008 was elected as a Royal Scottish Academician.

His work is held in numerous public and private collections across the United Kingdom, Europe, and the USA.

A black and white photograph of James Castle from the 1990s
James Castle in his Malmesbury Studio, circa 1994

Education, Teaching, Curating, Awards

1967-1968Ealing School of Art
1968-1971Winchester School of Art
1971Hampshire Scholarship for Fine Art; Turkey and Greece
1980Royal College of Art, Foundry Course
1984-1995Visiting Lecturer, Cardiff College of Art; Lecturer in Sculpture, City of Bath College
1988Appointed Associate Lecturer in Sculpture at the Universtiy of Gloucestershire
1995Senior Lecturer in Sculpture, the University of Gloucestershire
2001Curated major exhibition of 20th century sculpture in Gloucester Cathedral and Malmesbury Abbey, 'Sculpture, an Abbey and a Cathedral'.
2005Elected an Associate Member of the Royal British Society of Sculptors.
2008Elected Royal Scottish Academician.

One Man Exhibitions

1983Artspace Galleries, Aberdeen
1984Crawford Centre, St Andrews University
1985Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
Mid Pennine Arts Association, Burnley
1989Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
1993Peacock Printmakers, Aberdeen
Compass Gallery, Glasgow
Pier Art Centre, Stromness, Orkney
2001'Sleep Walking', Maidstone Library Gallery, Kent
2003Bohun Gallery, Henley on Thames
2007Compass Gallery, Glasgow
2008'Echoes', Swindon Art Gallery and Museum, Wiltshire
2014'Night Day', the Cello Factory, London
2021'First Light', Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh

Two Man Exhibitions

1986'Keep Dry', Howard Gardens Gallery, South Glamorgan
Institute of Higher Education, Cardiff
1997Brewery Arts, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Gardiner Arts Centre, Sussex University, Brighton
2009'An Englishman A Scotsman and A Tree', Gallery Oldham, Manchester

Selected Group Exhibitions

1984'One Cubic Foot', Talbot Rice Centre, Edinburgh University
1985Artspace Galleries, Aberdeen
1986Contemporary Art Fair, Bath
1988'Six North East Artists', 369 Gallery, Edinburgh; Pier Art Centre, Orkney;Peacock Galleries, Aberdeen
1990'Casting, Carving and Modelling', Black Bull Gallery, London
1991Invited artist, Cheltenham Group of Artists, Pittville Gallery, Cheltenham
'Painted Carvings', Rufford Centre, Nottinghamshire
'Contemporary Sculpture', Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh International Festival
1992'Ten Years On', Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
1994'Artist as Teacher', Hot Bath Gallery, Bath
1995The London Contemporary Art Fair, Compass Gallery
1997'Grey Walls', The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
1999Art'Northern Lights', the Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
2000'Connections', Royal Scottish Academy, (invited artist)
'Sculpture, an Abbey and a Cathedal, (curator and exhibitior)
2001'Fresh Air' 2001, Quennington Sculpture Trust, Gloucestershire
'Sculpture in the Wild', Eastnor Castle, Herefordshire
'Salt Water', An Tuirean Art Centre, Isle of Skye (Scottish Arts Council Collection)
2002'Artists of Fame and Promise', Bohun Gallery, Henley
7th International Sculpture Symposium and Exhibition, Lentzke, Berlin, Germany
2003'150 Years of Education in Gloucesterhsire', Pittville Gallery, University of Gloucestershire
30th Anniversary Exhibition, Bohun Gallery,Henley
'Sculpture in the Wild 2', Eastnor Castle, Herefordshire
2005London Contemporary Art Fair and the Glasgow International Contemporary Art Fair, with the Compass Gallery
Burghley Sculpture Garden and Stamford Arts Centre
'Drawing Power', Wyvern Theatre, Swindon
Staff Exhibition, Pittville Gallery, University of Gloucestershire
2006Newby Hall Sculpture Park, Yorkshire
Artists of Fame and Promise, Bohun Gallery, Henley
Royal West of England Academy, Bristol (invited artist)
2008Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition
New Acadmeicians Exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh (Festival Exhibition)
2009Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition
Collins Gallery, Glasgow
2010Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition
Compass Gallery, Glasgow
2011Annual exhibition RSA Edinburgh
2012Co-convenor of 'The Artists Studio', RSA Annual exhibition
Bohun Gallery, Henley on Thames
2013'I would walk 500 miles', The Lemon Street Gallery, Truro
'In perspextive', RSA Edinburgh
RSA Annual Exhibition
Rendezvous Gallery Aberdeen, Summer Exhibition, Garyvard Isle of Lewis
Bohun Gallery '40 years Centenary exhibition', Henley on Thames
2014'Scottish Art Today', Bohun Gallery, Henley on Thames
'Scottish Drawing', Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2015Invited Artist at the 'Annual Exhibition', Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
'Imagine', (three person show), Tatha Gallery, Newport on Tay, Dundee
2016'RSA Annual Exhibition, Edinburgh', Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
'Curious Eye 2', RSA, Edinburgh
Lemon Street Gallery, Truro, Cornwall
2017'RSA Annual Exhibition, Edinburgh', Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh - (Awarded the Maud Gemmel Hutchison Prize)
Shoreham Sculpture Trail, Kent (with The London Group)
Ages of Wonder Exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2018Annual Exhibition Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
'From the Sublime to the Concrete', The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
2019'Aviary', The Academicians' Gallery, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
Annual Exhibition Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
'Our Infinte Land', Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2020'Academicians in Isolation', Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2022Annual Exhibition Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
Royal Scottish Academy Christmas Exhibition, Edinburgh
'Out of the Workshop', Pangolin Gallery, London
'Caledonian', Thompson Gallery, Harpenden, Herts
2023Annual Exhibition Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
Royal Scottish Academy Christmas Exhibition, Edinburgh
Sculpture presented to the winner of The Scottish Arts Trust Landscape Award, at the City Arts Centre Exhibition, Edinburgh
'In Living Memory Exhibition' at Athelstan Museum, Malmesbury
Royal Scottish Academy Christmas Exhibition, Edinburgh

Public Collections

Chippenham Museum Contemporary Collection
Aberdeen Art Gallery
Strathclyde University
Royal Scottish Academy
Great Western Hospital, Swindon
Malmesbury School
Scottish Arts Council
Aberdeen Central Library
Wiltshire County Council