{"id":14331,"date":"2024-01-10T15:32:23","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T20:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=14331"},"modified":"2024-01-11T13:53:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T18:53:22","slug":"sydney-g-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/sydney-g-james\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney G. James"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8415\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-14331-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2024\/SydneyGJames.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2024\/SydneyGJames.mp3\">https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2024\/SydneyGJames.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_14336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14336\" style=\"width: 266px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.janelombardgallery.com\/sydney-g-james-girl-raised-in-detroit\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14336\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/portrait.jpeg?resize=266%2C399&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/portrait.jpeg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/portrait.jpeg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/portrait.jpeg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/portrait.jpeg?resize=696%2C1044&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/portrait.jpeg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Lamar Landers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.janelombardgallery.com\/sydney-g-james-girl-raised-in-detroit\">Sydney G. James<\/a> (b. 1979, Detroit, MI) is a fine arts painter and muralist living and working in <\/i><i>Detroit. James began her career as art director of an advertising agency after earning her BFA <\/i><i>from Detroit\u2019s College of Creative Studies in 2001. In 2004, James moved to Los Angeles to work <\/i><i>as a visual artist in the film and television industry and earned a master\u2019s degree in secondary <\/i><i>education. Since returning to her native city in 2011, James has become known as the eminent <\/i><i>muralist of the Detroit art scene, transforming the city\u2019s skyline and artistic legacy as well as <\/i><i>completing murals across the country, including New Orleans, LA; Brooklyn, NY; Atlanta, GA; Los <\/i><i>Angeles, CA; Worcester, MA; and Hawaii.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>James was awarded a 2017 Kresge Arts in Detroit Fellowship and served as a 2021 Kresge Artist <\/i><i>Fellowship panelist in Visual Arts. Her work has been exhibited at Detroit\u2019s Museum of <\/i><i>Contemporary Art and Design (MOCAD), the Charles H. Wright Museum, Inner State Gallery, <\/i><i>PlayGround Detroit Gallery, Collective Detroit Gallery, Detroit Artist Market, Red Bull House of <\/i><i>Art, Janice Charach Gallery, and was included in the Arts, Beats and Lyrics traveling exhibition. <\/i><i>James\u2019 work has also been featured by major marketing brands including Vans shoes, PepsiCo, <\/i><i>Ford Motor Company, Detroit Pistons, and Detroit Lions. James is a co-founder of the bi-annual <\/i><i>BLKOUT Walls street mural festival which debuted in Detroit in 2021, created as a direct response <\/i><i>to the lack of diversity and artist remuneration across the country\u2019s creative economies. In 2022, <\/i><i>James participated in th<\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>e <\/i><\/span><i>International Studio &amp; Curatorial Program (ISCP) Residency in Brooklyn, <\/i><i>NY.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14332\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14332\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Serving-Tee-Liberation-2023.-Acrylic-t-shirts-fabric-and-gel-medium-on-canvas-14.5x8ft.jpg?resize=696%2C464&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Serving-Tee-Liberation-2023.-Acrylic-t-shirts-fabric-and-gel-medium-on-canvas-14.5x8ft.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Serving-Tee-Liberation-2023.-Acrylic-t-shirts-fabric-and-gel-medium-on-canvas-14.5x8ft.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Serving-Tee-Liberation-2023.-Acrylic-t-shirts-fabric-and-gel-medium-on-canvas-14.5x8ft.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Serving-Tee-Liberation-2023.-Acrylic-t-shirts-fabric-and-gel-medium-on-canvas-14.5x8ft.jpg?resize=1536%2C1025&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Serving-Tee-Liberation-2023.-Acrylic-t-shirts-fabric-and-gel-medium-on-canvas-14.5x8ft.jpg?resize=696%2C464&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Serving-Tee-Liberation-2023.-Acrylic-t-shirts-fabric-and-gel-medium-on-canvas-14.5x8ft.jpg?resize=1068%2C712&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Serving-Tee-Liberation-2023.-Acrylic-t-shirts-fabric-and-gel-medium-on-canvas-14.5x8ft.jpg?resize=1920%2C1281&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Serving-Tee-Liberation-2023.-Acrylic-t-shirts-fabric-and-gel-medium-on-canvas-14.5x8ft.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Serving-Tee-Liberation-2023.-Acrylic-t-shirts-fabric-and-gel-medium-on-canvas-14.5x8ft.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sydney G. James, Serving Tee Liberation, 2023. Acrylic, t-shirts, fabric, and gel medium on canvas, 14.5x8ft.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14333\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14333\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14333 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sydney-G.-James-Bereavement_-non-binary-2023.-Acrylic-fabric-gel-medium-and-satin-trim-on-canvas-96-x-120-inches.jpeg?resize=696%2C563&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sydney-G.-James-Bereavement_-non-binary-2023.-Acrylic-fabric-gel-medium-and-satin-trim-on-canvas-96-x-120-inches-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C828&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sydney-G.-James-Bereavement_-non-binary-2023.-Acrylic-fabric-gel-medium-and-satin-trim-on-canvas-96-x-120-inches-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C243&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sydney-G.-James-Bereavement_-non-binary-2023.-Acrylic-fabric-gel-medium-and-satin-trim-on-canvas-96-x-120-inches-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C621&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sydney-G.-James-Bereavement_-non-binary-2023.-Acrylic-fabric-gel-medium-and-satin-trim-on-canvas-96-x-120-inches-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1242&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sydney-G.-James-Bereavement_-non-binary-2023.-Acrylic-fabric-gel-medium-and-satin-trim-on-canvas-96-x-120-inches-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1657&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sydney-G.-James-Bereavement_-non-binary-2023.-Acrylic-fabric-gel-medium-and-satin-trim-on-canvas-96-x-120-inches-scaled.jpeg?resize=696%2C563&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sydney-G.-James-Bereavement_-non-binary-2023.-Acrylic-fabric-gel-medium-and-satin-trim-on-canvas-96-x-120-inches-scaled.jpeg?resize=1068%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sydney-G.-James-Bereavement_-non-binary-2023.-Acrylic-fabric-gel-medium-and-satin-trim-on-canvas-96-x-120-inches-scaled.jpeg?resize=1920%2C1553&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Sydney-G.-James-Bereavement_-non-binary-2023.-Acrylic-fabric-gel-medium-and-satin-trim-on-canvas-96-x-120-inches-scaled.jpeg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sydney G. James, Bereavement? (non-binary), 2023. Acrylic, fabric, gel medium, and satin trim on canvas, 96&#215;120 inches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14334\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14334\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14334\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-Westside-Johnsons-2022.-Acrylic-gel-medium-and-upholstery-trim-on-raw-canvas-10x6ft.jpeg?resize=696%2C447&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-Westside-Johnsons-2022.-Acrylic-gel-medium-and-upholstery-trim-on-raw-canvas-10x6ft.jpeg?resize=1024%2C658&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-Westside-Johnsons-2022.-Acrylic-gel-medium-and-upholstery-trim-on-raw-canvas-10x6ft.jpeg?resize=300%2C193&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-Westside-Johnsons-2022.-Acrylic-gel-medium-and-upholstery-trim-on-raw-canvas-10x6ft.jpeg?resize=768%2C494&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-Westside-Johnsons-2022.-Acrylic-gel-medium-and-upholstery-trim-on-raw-canvas-10x6ft.jpeg?resize=696%2C447&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-Westside-Johnsons-2022.-Acrylic-gel-medium-and-upholstery-trim-on-raw-canvas-10x6ft.jpeg?resize=1068%2C687&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/The-Westside-Johnsons-2022.-Acrylic-gel-medium-and-upholstery-trim-on-raw-canvas-10x6ft.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sydney G. James, The Westside Johnsons, 2022. Acrylic, gel medium, and upholstery trim on raw canvas, 10x6ft.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2024\/SydneyGJames.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing listSydney G. James (b. 1979, Detroit, MI) is a fine arts painter and muralist living and working in Detroit. 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