NetWorks Rhode Island and the Chazan Collection Exhibition, WaterFire Arts Center (2024) Bio:
James Reynolds is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design where he majored in sculpture and later studied the art of tinsmithing in San Miguel de Allende, a small town in central Mexico.
He has been creating large-scale repousse metal panels in copper and stainless steel for use in interior and exterior architectural spaces, as well artwork in tin-plated steel since 1991.
James has participated in numerous museum and gallery exhibitions; his artwork is included in the permanent collection of the RISD Museum of Art as well as in the Wheeler School’s Public Sculpture Collection in RI.
He is currently working for VERTEX, Cell and Gene therapies, on a curative treatment for Type 1 Diabetes.
Original NetWorks Catalogue Bio:
James Reynolds, born in 1962, graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design, and studied metalsmithing in San Miguel de Allende in central Mexico. He works from his studio in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
Source: NetWorks 2009-2010
Tin-plated steel, enamel paint, china marker, oak frame, 36 x 49 in.
Credits:
Video: Richard Goulis
Executive Producer: Joseph A. Chazan M.D.
Additional resources:
Artist’s website: jamesreynoldsmetalwork.com
Highlighting the work of selected artists who have played vital roles in shaping the contemporary visual arts community in Rhode Island. This collection of brief video portraits provides a window into the lives, practices, and cultural contributions of professional artists.
