James Perkins

James Perkins, Purple Rain, 2022

James Perkins (b. 1978) is an artist who lives and works between New York City and Fire Island, New York. He received a BA from Yale University in 2000, and a Master’s degree from the School of Visual Arts in 2013. His work spans land art installations, sculpture, painting, photography, and film. He has exhibited work with Metro Pictures, NYU The Institute of Fine Arts, County Gallery, Hannah Traore Gallery, Ace Gallery, MANA Contemporary, Tappan Collective, Aimee Friberg Exhibitions, Dallas Contemporary, MTV RE: DEFINE and the School of Visual Arts. He has given lectures at the Art Institute of Chicago, NYU The Institute of Fine Arts, LACMA’s Avant-Garde, and University of Wisconsin.

His work has been featured in Domino, Robb Report, Wallpaper, Artsy, LUXE Interiors & Design, The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, ABC, Teen Vogue, Hodinkee, and Entrepreneur Magazine among others. His brand collaborations include West Elm, J. Crew, Huckberry, Sleepy Jones, Lulu and Georgia, Faust Wines, UBS, Marlborough Chelsea Gallery, The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey (LVMH) brands, and The Standard Hotels.

James Perkins (b. 1978) is an artist who lives and works between New York City and Fire Island, New York. He received a BA from Yale University in 2000, and a Master’s degree from the School of Visual Arts in 2013. His work spans land art installations, sculpture, painting, photography, and film. He has exhibited work with Metro Pictures, NYU The Institute of Fine Arts, County Gallery, Hannah Traore Gallery, Ace Gallery, MANA Contemporary, Tappan Collective, Aimee Friberg Exhibitions, Dallas Contemporary, MTV RE: DEFINE and the School of Visual Arts. He has given lectures at the Art Institute of Chicago, NYU The Institute of Fine Arts, LACMA’s Avant-Garde, and University of Wisconsin.

His work has been featured in Domino, Robb Report, Wallpaper, Artsy, LUXE Interiors & Design, The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, ABC, Teen Vogue, Hodinkee, and Entrepreneur Magazine among others. His brand collaborations include West Elm, J. Crew, Huckberry, Sleepy Jones, Lulu and Georgia, Faust Wines, UBS, Marlborough Chelsea Gallery, The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey (LVMH) brands, and The Standard Hotels.

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