Image:
James MACSPORRAN
Untitled 2021
acrylic, spraypaint
30 x 40.5 cm
1 March – 31 May 2024
Gallery Shop
Benalla Art Gallery and Arts Project Australia proudly present Emerging from the mist — an Autumn Gallery Shop exhibition by James MacSporran.
James MacSporran (b. 1970) is an emerging artist working primarily in painting and drawing on paper and canvas.
Inspired by trains and cityscapes, stylistically his art practice embodies a blend of abstraction and graffiti, resulting in fluoro-coloured and densely layered artworks that he creates from his imagination. Often synthesising text with abstraction, his work conjures references to mazes, street art and old-style arcade games.
MacSporran has worked at Arts Project Australia’s studio since 2016. He has presented two solo exhibitions in 2020 and 2021 and completed his second public art commission in Melbourne in 2020. He has been presented in group exhibitions in Australia and has also shown in New York and Hong Kong.
About Arts Project Australia
Arts Project Australia is a creative social enterprise that supports artists with intellectual disabilities, promotes their work and advocates for their inclusion in contemporary art practice.
For 50 years, APA has been recognised and celebrated for the quality of the work produced by the artists in its studio which is exhibited in the APA gallery and around the world and represented in multiple public and private collections.
The first full-time art studio in Australia for artists with an intellectual disability, APA has worked to develop a world-class creative program for Australian artists, enabling professional and lasting careers in the arts. APA are renowned for their values, philosophy and practice of supporting highly talented, skilled and passionate artists.
Learn more by visiting www.artsproject.org.au
All works in the Gallery Shop are available for purchase from Benalla Art Gallery,
or by contacting the Gallery on: T 03 5760 2619 or gallery@benalla.vic.gov.au
- 60% of sales go to the artists
- 20% of sales go to Benalla Art Gallery to support its presentation of a dynamic exhibition and public program
- 20% of sales go to APA to support the studio and artists
Benalla Art Gallery Exhibition Partner
Fringe Event
