CURRICULUM VITAE

James Nicholas Cochran

Born in 1973
Based in Adelaide, South Australia
Currently living in London

Education

2002 Master of Visual Arts, University of South Australia.
1999 Astronomy, Levels Campus, University of South Australia
Anatomy: The hand, Adelaide Central School of Art
1998 Anatomy: The head, Adelaide Central School of Art
Tonal Realism, Adelaide Central School of Art
1994 Bachelor of Visual Arts, University of SouthAustralia.
Completed with first class Honours; November 1997



Employment
2005 Drawing Lecturer, Visual Arts, 1st year students, Univerity of S.A.
2004 Painting lecturer (part time), 2nd and 3rd Year students,Roma Mitchel Arts.
Lecturer for Alla Prima painting course, Adelaide Central School of Art.
2003 Painting Lecturer, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Year students, Roma Mitchel Arts Centre

1994- 2007 Community Art Coordinator
Employed by councils throughout Adelaide as well as throughout regional South Australia to design and coordinate painting projects for schools and community centres with an emphasis on the development and education around aerosol art.


Awards and Prizes

2008 The Archibald Prize finalist exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales

2006 The Prospect Portrait Prize, AdelaidePeople's Choice Award

2003 The Prospect Portrait Prize, Adelaide,Joint winner and Packer's Prize

2002 The Gunnery Studio Residency in Sydney
July - Sept 02, Supported by Arts S.A.

2000 Australian Postgraduate Award
University of South Australia



Community Cultural Development

Click here to see examples from 1993 - 2007


Mural Commissions

Click here to see examples from 1992 - 2007



Solo Exhibitions

2010 New Paintings - Lindberg Galleries, Melbourne

2010 Blessé(d) - FELT Space, Adelaide

2009 New Paintings - Lindberg Contemporary Art, Melbourne

2008 City Souls - Boutwell Draper Gallery, Sydney

2008 New Paintings - Lindberg Contemporary Art, Melbourne

2007 James Cochran - New Paintings, Mahoneys Galleries, Melbourne

2006 James Cochran - Peintures 1996-2006, Tri-Postal, Lille, France

2006 Point Ephemere, Paris, France

2004 Aerosol Pointillism, Adelaide Central Gallery

2003 Gitte Weise Gallery, Sydney

2003 The Project Space, The Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia

2001 BMGART, Adelaide

2000 From Walls to Canvas, The Axis Gallery, Adelaide

2000 Seeing the Light, Red House Gallery, Adelaide

1999 Top Floor, 66 Hindley St, Adelaide

1998 Pleasure, Anxiety and Unemployment, Noarlunga Community Arts Centre, Adelaide



Group Exhibitions

2010 Intangibles in Terra Australis, Kubo Kuxta Museum, San Sebastien, Spain 

2009 Art in Mind, The Brick Lane Gallery, London

2009 Reflections of Australia, Au New Hub Gallery, Beijing, China

2008 Fleurieu Biennale, South Australia

2008 Graphein, Lindberg Contemporary Art, Melbourne

2008 The Archibald Prize Finalist Exhibition, Art Gallery of NSW

2006 Metro 5 Art Award Exhibition, Metro 5 Gallery, VIC

2005 Identity and Desire, Art Gallery of South Australia

2005 Everyday Addictions, Art Gallery of South Australia

2005 Portrait, Hawthorn Town Hall Gallery, VIC

2004 No Place Like Home, SEAS Gallery, Adelaide

2004 Holy Holy Holy, Flinders University City Gallery, with the Adelaide Festival

2004 Drug, Our Spot Gallery, Sydney

2003 Finalist exhibition for the Brett Whiteley Scholarship,
The Brett Whiteley Studio, Sydney

2003 SALA exhibition, The Art Gallery of South Australia

2002 Strathfield Eco art prize, Sydney

2002 Trace, Adelaide Central Gallery

2001 Hill Smith Fine Art Gallery, for SALA Week

2000 Finalist exhibition for the Brett Whiteley ScholarshipThe Brett Whiteley Studio, Sydney

1999 Gallery Spain, Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia

1998 Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia, Members show

1998 Martin Hanson Memorial Art Exhibition, Gladstone Regional Art Gallery, QLD


Curated Exhibitions

2001 May Urban Dimensions, Red House Gallery, Adelaide



Selected Bibliography

2009

Nunn, L. Self-portraits with difference, The Adverstiser, Dec 31, pg.9

2008
Gill, H. Such Lavish Sprays, Herald Sun, June 9, pg. 90
Harris, S. Shine a Light, The Advertiser, April 12, pg. 7

2007
Reid, C. A Painter of City Life, Mahoneys Galleries, Melbourne

2006
Pecquet, A. James Cochran, Une esthetique du rapprochement, Tripostal, Lille, April
Blisson, C. Les coulures du sacre, Telerama Sortir, Paris, Aug 9-15
Kawala, A. James Cochran, Paris Art, Paris, Aug See online link
Lameigniere, E. James Cochran, Redux, France, No. 20, July
Couturier, E. Aerosol Spirituel, La Gazette Nord-Pas de Calais, April 20
Le Flecher, G. Theme Austral, Metro, Lille, May 27
Objois, F. James Cochran au Tripo, Sortir, May
Behague, C. Du graffiti aussi pour les galeries, 20minutes, France, April 18
Dupont, T. Vaporisateur de verite, Nord Eclair, Lille, May 25

2005
McDonald, P. French Revolution for an 'unknown' artist,The Advertiser,Dec 23
2004
Neylon, J. People and places all gone dotty, The Adelaide Review,No 258,Dec
Austin, N. More colour in the Red Centre, The Advertiser, Oct 9
Waterloo, N. Holy Holy Holy, Art Monthly Australia, No. 170, June
Neylon, J. In the name of God, The Adelaide Review, No. 247, April
Neylon, J. Faceless gathering, The Adelaide Review, No. 244, Jan
2003
Dutkiewicz, A. Self-Reflection Takes Prize, The Advertiser, Dec 22
Walker, W. Lingering images, The Advertiser, Aug 9
Gallasch, K. Narcissus, RealTime, No. 55, June-July
James, B. Three Generations, one with youth on its side,The Sydney Morning
Herald, April 23
2002
Soper, R (ed). Featured Artist: James Cochran, The Tablet, Sydney, No. 9
Neylon, J. Elements, Adelaide Review, No. 225, June.
Dutkiewicz, A. Budding stars shed new light, The Advertiser, May 27.
2001
Dutkiewicz, A. Complex Abstractions, The Advertiser, Aug 8.
Reid, C. New Adelaide Grooves. What the??, RealTime, No. 43, June
Neylon, J. Quizzical and Quirky: Shine Hindley Light, Adelaide Review
No. 213, June
Neylon, J. It's a Jungle: Urban Dimensions, Adelaide Review, No 213, June.
Dutkiewicz, A. Just Short of Target, The Advertiser, May 16
O'Brien, D. Urban Dimensions, Db Magazine, Issue 252, June.
2000
O'Brien, D. From Walls to Canvas, Db Magazine, Issue 232,Sept.
Covernton, H. Taming the Wild Style, City Limits, City of Marion, Spring.
Walker, W. The young FIGURE it out, Weekend, The Advertiser, July 29
1999
Newall, M (ed.) Gold Card: South Australian Emerging Artists, Experimental
Art Foundation.
1998
Radok, S. In That Vein, The Adelaide Review, No. 179


Collections

Art Gallery of South Australia
Private collections throughout Australia, Asia and Europe
















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