James Earley

Born in 1972, James Early is a self-taught English painter based in the UK. It wasn't until 2015 that he traded in his business career to become a full-time artist, a career he was "always made for" deep down. According to Contemporary Art Curator Magazine, he is one of the most important figurative and hyperrealist painters internationally. Through his art, he paints those on the margins of society, the homeless or victims of war. He wants to raise awareness of the world around him, to "cry out" through painting. In 2019, James Early won first prize at the London Biennale and the prestigious Michelangelo Prize. The following year, he was chosen by the European Center for Culture to exhibit at the Venice Biennale. In 2022, he exhibited at the Musée du Louvre (Paris) and was included in a Bonhams London sale.