James Isaac Zamora
James Isaac Zamora, Eastside, 2017,
Oil on Canvas, 6"x6"
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About the Artist
James Isaac Zamora is a contemporary realist painter investigating ongoing trends and popular products and their effects on the consumer. Born in Graham, TX, Zamora earned his B.F.A. in painting and drawing from The University of North Texas in 2010, and his MFA in painting from Texas Woman's University in 2015. Zamora has exhibited nationally and numerous personal and public collections. Zamora has appeared in several publications including New American Paintings West #114 and #126.
Artist Statement
When I have found the object I wish to paint, I use the technical, mathematical exactness of the camera to capture the nuances my human eyes have missed. The camera lens captures and provides information that only exists in photography. By incorporating the anomalies of complicated shapes and unexpected color created by the lens, my paintings give a surprising factor to me, and hopefully, the viewer. At the beginning of the painting process I’m aware of what the image looks like, but I do not know how the image will be created or even look like through the use of paint. Though my imagery maybe ordinary, at first glance, even unnoticed and at best a throwaway object, it is the essence of reflection, lights and darks, and unexpected color, that makes me want to paint the extraordinarily ordinary.
About the Artist
James Isaac Zamora is a contemporary realist painter investigating ongoing trends and popular products and their effects on the consumer. Born in Graham, TX, Zamora earned his B.F.A. in painting and drawing from The University of North Texas in 2010, and his MFA in painting from Texas Woman's University in 2015. Zamora has exhibited nationally and numerous personal and public collections. Zamora has appeared in several publications including New American Paintings West #114 and #126.
Artist Statement
When I have found the object I wish to paint, I use the technical, mathematical exactness of the camera to capture the nuances my human eyes have missed. The camera lens captures and provides information that only exists in photography. By incorporating the anomalies of complicated shapes and unexpected color created by the lens, my paintings give a surprising factor to me, and hopefully, the viewer. At the beginning of the painting process I’m aware of what the image looks like, but I do not know how the image will be created or even look like through the use of paint. Though my imagery maybe ordinary, at first glance, even unnoticed and at best a throwaway object, it is the essence of reflection, lights and darks, and unexpected color, that makes me want to paint the extraordinarily ordinary.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2015 MFA in Painting, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
2010 BFA in Painting and Drawing, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Solo and Duo Exhibitions
2017 Transitions of a Realist Painter, Bryant St. Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
Environmental Awareness, Exhibit by Aberson, Tulsa, OK
2016 #interiors from @instagram, Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
2015 For Real, Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
2014 Cupcakes, Ro2 Art at Fluellen Cupcakes, Dallas, TX
2013 Reality Bites, Ro2 Art at Magnolia Theater, Dallas, TX
Selected Group Exhibitions
2017 New York Art Expo, Mason Fine Art, New York, NY
Dallas Art Fair, Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
Just Add Water, SOS International, Fort Worth, TX
Brand Spanking Blue, Bryant St. Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
2016 Ro2ooth, Ro2 Art and Art Tooth, Dallas, TX
Nourish, Terminus, Atlanta, GA
Chaos, Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
Dallas Art Fair, Fashion Industry Gallery, Dallas, TX
Solo, Ro2 Art Project Room, Dallas, TX
One, Art Room Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
2015 Art for Advocacy, Featured Artist, Fashion Industry Gallery, Dallas, TX
Anything but Ordinary, Bryant St. Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
New Works, Mason Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
Chaos, Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
Clear Reflections, Mason Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
Yeah, It's Salon Style, Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
Pool Party, Anya Tish Gallery, Houston, TX
Dallas Art Fair, Fashion Industry Gallery, Dallas, TX
The John Weinkein Juried Student Exhibition, Denton, TX
Ten, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC
2014 Post-Presence, Pop Up Gallery, Dallas, TX
Domestic Familiarity, Anya Tish Gallery, Houston, TX
August 8th Opening, Mason Murer Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
CHAOS, Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
Fresh Blood, Mason Murer Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
Hunting Art Prize Gala, Friedkin Companies Campus, Gulf States Toyota, Houston, TX
Dallas Art Fair, Fashion Industry Gallery, Dallas, TX
TWU Research Symposium, Presentation, Denton, TX
Joanie's Bridge Brunch, Benefit for Dallas Homeless Shelter, Dallas, TX
Ro2 Art at The Magnolia, Dallas, TX
Through a Different Lens, Selected Works, University of Dallas, Dallas, TX
Texas Women’s University Selected Works, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
2013 Objectified, Ro2 Art Downtown, Dallas, TX
Art for Advocacy, Fashion Industry Gallery, Dallas, TX
Fall with the GAP, 010 Gallery at TWU, Denton, TX
Group Show, Ro2 Downtown Gallery, Dallas, TX
2012 Group Show, Gallery at Midtown, Dallas, TX
Zamora Art Exhibition, Cross Timbers Gallery, Stephenville, TX
Small Works Show, Ro2 Art Gallery, Dallas, TX
4on4, Invitational Group Show, Rising Gallery, Dallas, TX
2011 Group Show, Oxide Gallery, Denton, TX
2010 Group Show, Oxide Gallery, Denton, TX
Group Show, Oxide Gallery, Denton, TX
Group Show, Oxide Gallery at Banter, Denton, TX
BFA Exhibition, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX
Collections
2016 Natural Nate’s, Mckinney, TX
2013 Texas Woman’s University, Dallas, TX
Fluellen Cupcakes, Dallas, TX
2012 Jordan Winery, Healdsburg, CA
2010 Big Red, Austin, TX
Gallery Representation
Aberson Exhibits, Tulsa, OK, (918) 740-1054
Bryant St. Gallery, Palo Alto, CA, (650) 321-8155
Mason Fine Art, Atlanta, GA, (404) 879-1500
Meyer Gallery, Park City, UT, (435) 649-8160
Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX, (214) 803-9575
Publication
2016 New American Paintings, West #126
Art Materials, Quarto Publications
2015 CBS DFW, Fresh Faces of DFW: Contemporary New Artist
The English Room, Artist Spotlight
Mist Gallery, Artist Feature
Houston Press, Pool Party Review
Papercity, Splash
The Huffington Post, A Hyperrealism That Questions Reality
2014 New American Paintings, West #114
Painting in Acrylics, The Indispensable Guide, Quarto Publications
Lectures
2015 “For Real” Art Talk, Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
Teaching Experience
2016 Adjunct, Art Appreciation, Tarrant County College, Fort Worth, TX
Adjunct, Painting I & II, Grayson County College, Denison, TX
Adjunct, Art Appreciation, Grayson County College, Denison, TX
2015 Adjunct, Painting I & II, Grayson County College, Denison, TX
Adjunct, Art Appreciation, Grayson County College, Denison, TX
Instructor of Record, Intro to Painting, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
Awards
2015 Honorable Mention, Crushed Can, 30"x30", Still Life, Art-Competition.net
First Place, Cold Brew, 24"x24", Denton, TX
2014 Honorable Mention, Well Read, 60"x30", Still Life, Art-Competition.net
First Place, Wine Corks, 18"x18", Gustine, TX
Best of Show, Wine Corks, 18"x18", Gustine, TX
Hunting Art Prize Finalist
2011 First Place, The Traveler, 20"x20", Gustine, TX
Best of Show, The Traveler, 20"x20", Gustine, TX
2009 First Place, Three Old Ladies, 24”x18”, Gustine, TX
Best of Show, Boy in Pokémon Shirt, 24”x18”, Gustine, TX
Murals
2010 Waymire Mural, Argyle, TX
2008 Old Post Office Museum Director Mural, Bryson, TX
2007 Mi Familia Mural, Graham, TX 2007, Graham, TX
2015 MFA in Painting, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
2010 BFA in Painting and Drawing, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Solo and Duo Exhibitions
2017 Transitions of a Realist Painter, Bryant St. Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
Environmental Awareness, Exhibit by Aberson, Tulsa, OK
2016 #interiors from @instagram, Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
2015 For Real, Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
2014 Cupcakes, Ro2 Art at Fluellen Cupcakes, Dallas, TX
2013 Reality Bites, Ro2 Art at Magnolia Theater, Dallas, TX
Selected Group Exhibitions
2017 New York Art Expo, Mason Fine Art, New York, NY
Dallas Art Fair, Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
Just Add Water, SOS International, Fort Worth, TX
Brand Spanking Blue, Bryant St. Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
2016 Ro2ooth, Ro2 Art and Art Tooth, Dallas, TX
Nourish, Terminus, Atlanta, GA
Chaos, Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
Dallas Art Fair, Fashion Industry Gallery, Dallas, TX
Solo, Ro2 Art Project Room, Dallas, TX
One, Art Room Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
2015 Art for Advocacy, Featured Artist, Fashion Industry Gallery, Dallas, TX
Anything but Ordinary, Bryant St. Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
New Works, Mason Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
Chaos, Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
Clear Reflections, Mason Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
Yeah, It's Salon Style, Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
Pool Party, Anya Tish Gallery, Houston, TX
Dallas Art Fair, Fashion Industry Gallery, Dallas, TX
The John Weinkein Juried Student Exhibition, Denton, TX
Ten, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC
2014 Post-Presence, Pop Up Gallery, Dallas, TX
Domestic Familiarity, Anya Tish Gallery, Houston, TX
August 8th Opening, Mason Murer Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
CHAOS, Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
Fresh Blood, Mason Murer Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
Hunting Art Prize Gala, Friedkin Companies Campus, Gulf States Toyota, Houston, TX
Dallas Art Fair, Fashion Industry Gallery, Dallas, TX
TWU Research Symposium, Presentation, Denton, TX
Joanie's Bridge Brunch, Benefit for Dallas Homeless Shelter, Dallas, TX
Ro2 Art at The Magnolia, Dallas, TX
Through a Different Lens, Selected Works, University of Dallas, Dallas, TX
Texas Women’s University Selected Works, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
2013 Objectified, Ro2 Art Downtown, Dallas, TX
Art for Advocacy, Fashion Industry Gallery, Dallas, TX
Fall with the GAP, 010 Gallery at TWU, Denton, TX
Group Show, Ro2 Downtown Gallery, Dallas, TX
2012 Group Show, Gallery at Midtown, Dallas, TX
Zamora Art Exhibition, Cross Timbers Gallery, Stephenville, TX
Small Works Show, Ro2 Art Gallery, Dallas, TX
4on4, Invitational Group Show, Rising Gallery, Dallas, TX
2011 Group Show, Oxide Gallery, Denton, TX
2010 Group Show, Oxide Gallery, Denton, TX
Group Show, Oxide Gallery, Denton, TX
Group Show, Oxide Gallery at Banter, Denton, TX
BFA Exhibition, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX
Collections
2016 Natural Nate’s, Mckinney, TX
2013 Texas Woman’s University, Dallas, TX
Fluellen Cupcakes, Dallas, TX
2012 Jordan Winery, Healdsburg, CA
2010 Big Red, Austin, TX
Gallery Representation
Aberson Exhibits, Tulsa, OK, (918) 740-1054
Bryant St. Gallery, Palo Alto, CA, (650) 321-8155
Mason Fine Art, Atlanta, GA, (404) 879-1500
Meyer Gallery, Park City, UT, (435) 649-8160
Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX, (214) 803-9575
Publication
2016 New American Paintings, West #126
Art Materials, Quarto Publications
2015 CBS DFW, Fresh Faces of DFW: Contemporary New Artist
The English Room, Artist Spotlight
Mist Gallery, Artist Feature
Houston Press, Pool Party Review
Papercity, Splash
The Huffington Post, A Hyperrealism That Questions Reality
2014 New American Paintings, West #114
Painting in Acrylics, The Indispensable Guide, Quarto Publications
Lectures
2015 “For Real” Art Talk, Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
Teaching Experience
2016 Adjunct, Art Appreciation, Tarrant County College, Fort Worth, TX
Adjunct, Painting I & II, Grayson County College, Denison, TX
Adjunct, Art Appreciation, Grayson County College, Denison, TX
2015 Adjunct, Painting I & II, Grayson County College, Denison, TX
Adjunct, Art Appreciation, Grayson County College, Denison, TX
Instructor of Record, Intro to Painting, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
Awards
2015 Honorable Mention, Crushed Can, 30"x30", Still Life, Art-Competition.net
First Place, Cold Brew, 24"x24", Denton, TX
2014 Honorable Mention, Well Read, 60"x30", Still Life, Art-Competition.net
First Place, Wine Corks, 18"x18", Gustine, TX
Best of Show, Wine Corks, 18"x18", Gustine, TX
Hunting Art Prize Finalist
2011 First Place, The Traveler, 20"x20", Gustine, TX
Best of Show, The Traveler, 20"x20", Gustine, TX
2009 First Place, Three Old Ladies, 24”x18”, Gustine, TX
Best of Show, Boy in Pokémon Shirt, 24”x18”, Gustine, TX
Murals
2010 Waymire Mural, Argyle, TX
2008 Old Post Office Museum Director Mural, Bryson, TX
2007 Mi Familia Mural, Graham, TX 2007, Graham, TX
Selected Available Works
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