Bio
James was born in Kitchener and grew up in Ajax, Ontario. After graduating from high school he found himself with no ambition in his life and no insight into where it would take him. He moved to Vancouver Island where a slow and steady process of awakening took place. This is when James discovered painting. Within two years he was studying art full-time at the Victoria College of Art and painting became a way of life. James graduated in 2002 and moved back to Ontario where he has become a prominent artist in Waterloo Region, continuously exhibiting thought-provoking works of the highest standard.
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Born
24 December 1976 at Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
Education
Camosun College, Victoria, BC.
Victoria College of Art - Three-Year Diploma Program - 2002
Solo Exhibitions
2015 Project Gallery, “Echoes”, Cate McGuire and James Nye, Toronto, ON.
2013 Rotunda Gallery, “Manifest Expression: Europe 2.0”, Kitchener City Hall, ON.
2008 O'Connor Gallery, "Manifest Expression: A New Meaning", Toronto, ON.
2008 Rotunda Gallery, "Manifest Expression", Kitchener City Hall, ON
2006 Glendon Gallery, "Tequila Shot", Glendon College, Toronto, ON.
2004 KOR Gallery, "Explosion", Kitchener, ON.
Group Exhibitions
2023 44 Gaukel, “REVISION”, Kitchener, ON.
2021 Mind’s Eye Studio, “Above and Beyond”, Kitchener, ON.
2017 DRKRM Gallery, “The Happy Show”, Orillia, ON.
2014 Project Gallery, “Frontier”, Toronto, ON.
2013 Project Gallery, “Vertical Integrations”, Toronto, ON.
2010 Claire Oliver Gallery, "Six Degrees of Separation: A New Generation of Canadian Artists", New York, NY.
2008 AGO Art Rentals+Sales Gallery, "Greenhouse", Toronto, ON.
2007 AWOL Gallery, "Square Foot 2007", Toronto, ON.
2007 SOPA Fine Arts, "Code of Colour", Kelowna, BC.
2005 Zavits Gallery, "Double Barrel Blast", Guelph, ON.
2005 Elliott Louis Gallery, "Shift Control Landscape", Vancouver, BC.
2002 Community Arts Council of Victoria, "O NUS Multimedia", Victoria, BC.
2001 Rogue Annex, "No Blame", Victoria, BC.
Juried Exhibitions
2025 Paint Ontario Art Exhibition, Grand Bend, ON.
2018 Beaux-Arts Brampton, “The New Normal”, Brampton, ON.
2017 Homer Watson House & Gallery, “Hidden Valley Revealed”, Kitchener, ON.
2017 THEMUSEUM, “Collective Identity’s #Exnovation”, Kitchener, ON.
2015 THEMUSEUM, “Collective Identity’s #FFWR”, Kitchener, ON.
2013 Double R Steel, “BOX 13”, Kitchener, ON.
2013 Elora Centre for the Arts, “Artcetera”, Elora, ON.
2011 Rumple Felt Factory, “BOX 11”, Kitchener, ON.
2011 Nathan Phillips Square, “Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition”, Toronto, ON.
2011 Elora Center for the Arts, “Artcetera”, Elora, ON.
2009 CAFKA 09, "David Atkinson and James Nye: Obstruction Fence", Kitchener, ON.
2009 Arta Gallery, "Crafting the Future: Canada 2067" Metal Arts Guild, Toronto, ON.
2009 Nathan Phillips Square, "Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition", Toronto, ON.
2008 Arts Etobicoke Gallery, "Made to Measure", Toronto, ON.
2008 Nathan Phillips Square, "Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition", Toronto, ON.
2005 Praxis Gallery, "Juried Landscape Exhibition", Toronto, ON.
2004 Ogilvy’s, "CSA 37th National Open Juried Exhibition", Montreal, QC.
2004 Praxis Gallery, "Juried Landscape Exhibition", Toronto, ON.
2003 Nathan Phillips Square, "Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition", Toronto, ON.
2003 CBC Television Studios, "Artropolis 2003", Vancouver, BC.
2002 Sooke Region Museum, "Sooke Fine Arts", Sooke, BC.
2002 Nathan Phillips Square, "Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition", Toronto, ON.
Awards and Recognition
2015 - Centre for International Governance Innovation - Special Juror’s Award
2004 - Honourable Mention, Praxis Gallery's Juried Landscape Exhibition.
2002 - The International Courier Co. Painting Award, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition.
Collections
Accelerator Centre, Waterloo, ON.
Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), Waterloo, ON.
City of Toronto, Toronto, ON.
Gowling WLG, Kitchener, ON.
Hy’s Steakhouse Head Office, Vancouver, BC.
Machteld Fass Xander, Kitchener, ON.
Manulife Financial, Waterloo, ON.
Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan, Toronto, ON
Scribbler’s Club, Kitchener, ON.
QUARRY, St. Jacob’s, ON.