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James Rogers

JAMES ROGERS

Born 1993, Wolverhampton.
Lives and works in London, England.

EDUCATION
2016       UAL Camberwell College of Arts, London
2013       Birmingham Metropolitan College, Stourbridge
2010       King Edwards VI College, Stourbridge

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2026       Melodies of Mud and Sea, UK public sculpture unveiling, Shoreham-by-Sea
2024       We'll Burn that Bridge when we get to it, TM Lighting Showroom, London
2023       We'll Burn that Bridge when we get to it, Solo presentation at British Art Fair with Julian Page, Saatchi Gallery, London
2022       Gonna tell my kids this was Marcus Aurelius, Benappi Fine Art, London

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026      Misfits, Julian Page Projects, Chichester
              London Original Print Fair, Julian Page, London
              London Art Fair, Julian Page, London

2025       Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, Ten Artists for Tenth Anniversary, London
               British Art Fair, Julian Page, London
               Prints Then / Prints Now 1965 - 2025, Julian Page Projects, Chichester
               London Original Print Fair, Julian Page, London
               London Art Fair, Julian Page, London

2024       Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, Julian Page, London
               British Art Fair, Julian Page, London
               London Original Print Fair, Julian Page, London
               London Art Fair, Julian Page, London
               Present - Past, Brun Fine Art, London

2023        Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, Julian Page, London
                Eye of the Collector, Brocket Gallery,
London
                London Original Print Fair, Julian Page, London
                London Art Fair, Julian Page, London

2022        London Original Print Fair, Julian Page, London
                London Art Fair, Julian Page, London
                Terrence Higgins Trust Auction, Christie’s, London

2021        Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, Julian Page, London
                E/AB Fair, Julian Page, New York
                Rhythmn Adjust, The Art Five, London
                3D Clay Printing, Preston Fitzgerald - LDF21, London
                The Top 100, Auction Collective, London
                Sophisticated Friends, Daniel Malarkey, London

2020        To my Twenties, Koppel Projects, London
                Inner Space, Oliver Beer’s Studio, Soho, London
                Idle Thoughts, Soho Revue, London
                Sculpture Garden in the City, 250 City Road, London

2019        The Other Art Fair Summer Edition, Kings’ Cross, London
                This is the end? Candid Arts Trust, London

2018        Why so yellow? Private residence exhibit, London

2017        FBA Futures, Mall Galleries, London

2016        Artiq Emerging Artist prize, Herbert Smith Freehills, London
                ReCreative Video Exhibit, South London Gallery, London
                Graduation show, Camberwell College of Arts, London
                All of this is temporary, CCI Collective at Richmix Cinema, London
                Mead Scholars & Fellows showcase, UAL Showroom, London

2015        Hundreds and Thousands, Angus Hughes/Lubomirov Gallery, London
                Art Athina 2015, Lubomirov-Easton, Athens
                How do you want to plate it? House of Vans, London
                Made in arts London capsule, Embassy Tea Gallery, London
                Badrick and Rogers: An investigation into the times and our tangents, Coleman Project Space, London
                Doppelganger, No Format Gallery, London
                UNIT, CGP Gallery, London

2014        First year show, Camberwell College of Arts, London
                Badrick and Rogers show, Space Invaders Gallery, London


PRIZES, AWARDS, PUBLIC COMMISSIONS AND RESIDENCIES
2026        Melodies of Mud and Sea, Kingston Wharf, Shoreham-by-Sea
                Commission of permanent public sculpture at Kingston Wharf location, Shoreham-by-Sea

                Private corporate commission, Liverpool Street, London
                Commission for one 1.5m bronze sculpture.


2023        A&A European Sculpture Park, Niemodlin Castle, Poland
                Acquisition and unveiling of 1.5m bronze 'Grafter' sculpture for permanent placement in the grounds.

                Artist in Residence, Centre For Print Research, Bristol
                Invited to produce a body of work at the centre, exploring the intersection of emerging technology and traditional print


2022        Private corporate commission, Soho, London
                Commission for two 1.5m bronze sculptures, and nine etchings.

                Old War Office acquisition, Whitehall, London
                Acquisition of etchings from ‘The Measurements of Men and their High Horses’ 

                ‘We’ll Burn that Bridge when we get to it’, R2 Factory, London
                Acquisition of full series by r2 Factory - the data arm of Rolls Royce

2020        Fenton Arts Trust Development Grant
                
Awarded by the Fenton Arts Trust

                'Still dancing with Chemistry and Technology’ machine drawings showcase at Aldgate Tower
                
Artwork commision made at the invitation of Brookfield Properties

                Future. Seduction. Icons Artwork residency at Browns East, Shoreditch London
                In collaboration with The Auction Collective and Browns Fashion

                Artists in Lockdown, Bramley Studio Instagram residency, London
                
Made at the request of Bramley Studio, and Scott Mead

2019        Puma Cell Capsule launch, Shoreditch, London
                Short residency to create and respond to the reinvention of the new Puma Cell Endura trainer

2015        A transient space, Residency at Geddes Gallery, London, UK

                Badrick and Rogers: The new amalgamation feeder, the bumper car complex, and the realisation of the imaginary man,
                Residency at Lubomirov-Easton Gallery, London, UK

                Mead Scholarship Awarded by the Mead Family Foundation and UAL


INVITED TALKS, PANELS, WORKSHOPS
2022        In the studio with James Rogers, Private corporate collection x Artiq, Soho, London
                
Talk given on the ideas and process behind the commission of two 1.5m bronzes

2019        This is the end? London College of Fashion, UK
                Moderated by Julia Hovve, in conversation with Hayley Ku’unani and Tanaka Mhishi

2015        3D Printing and 3D scanning workshop, House of Vans, London


BIBLIOGRAPHY
2025        Modern-day Tinkerer, Printmaking Today Magazine
                Press profile write up by Carinna Parraman on my CFPR project for Spring 2025 issue of Printmaking today magazine

2023        3D sculpture: the sensitive art of collaborating with the machine:
                Press article for King Kong Magazine, Written by Elsa Ferreira

2022        Sanjay Mortimer Foundation Auction, Oxford, England
                Auction in collaboration with E3D to raise money for under resourced engineers.

2021        3D scanned studio tour and interview, The Net Gallery, London
                Invited to give a virtual studio tour during COVID as a means of providing accessibility to artists studios

2019        Real people do real things, Nike and Basement Approved
                Nationwide campaign, inviting innovative creatives to reinvent the release of the new Nike Air Max 90

                A boom downloaded from the clouds - Olly Fathers & James Rogers, Arietta Chandris, Blowout Magazine
                Coverage of our augmented reality interactive 12m mural made for Saatchi Art’s ‘The Other Art Fair

                Puma RS-X Reinvention and innovation, Puma
                James Rogers x Puma, included in London’s creatives pushing the boundaries of reinvention and innovation’


PUBLISHING
2026        Melodies of Mud and Sea, London
                Self published book to coincide with the unveiling of first UK permanent public sculpture in Shoreham-by-Sea

2024       'We'll Burn that Bridge when we get to it' Second Edition, London
                Self published book with texts, sculptures, and drawings from the ‘We’ll burn that bridge...’ series

2022        ‘Sometimes weight hangs like a boulder, other times it hangs like a dress’, London
                Triptych of two colour etchings, published with Art School.

2021        ‘We’ll Burn that Bridge when we get to it’, London
                Self published book with texts, sculptures, and drawings from the ‘We’ll burn that bridge...’ series