James Shannon (aka Jimmie James) works as a poet, painter, actor
and singer/songwriter. This renaissanced, outsider artist has been a
fixture in New York City's art/theater/music scene, showing at a number
of galleries (Boltax Gallery, Thomas Werner Gallery, Andrea Schwartz
Gallery), performing in works by theatrical luminaries, Richard Maxwell,
Danny Hoch, Susan Lori Parks, as well as composing for theater and film
( Seth Zvi Rosenfelds' Everythings Turning Into Beautiful, Amos Poes'
Empire II) Whether painting/performing or composing, Jimmie James
work is accessible yet refuses containment. He is doggedly
transdisciplinary; part shaman, part poet, part craftsman.
James combines paint, fiber, word and image into tapestrial works on
canvas and paper. His paintings have been acquired by a number of
private collectors. James Shannon's works respond in equal parts to life
on New York City streets as well as to the journey of the human heart.
-Ann Carlson, choreographer