“Shame” an oil on canvas painting depicting wars in the Middle East and the impact of drones as weapons of war was awarded the International Velázquez Award for painting in 2022. This award is a significant award with artists from 40 different countries being judged and almost three thousand art works being examined. This is …
The 11th May was a busy day for me. I was to visit three islands Porar Char, Vatiburail Char and finally Nawshila Char. It was in the last island of the day Nawshila Char that I visited a school that had been built by the community and Friendship. The islands in Northern Bangladesh were so …
It was my last day in Southern Bangladesh and I was to spend the day in the coastal village of Nakna. Nakna had been the eye of the storm of recent cyclones and Friendship and the community were working together to put measures in place to reduce the impact of the cyclones. These cyclones were …
I remember seeing a video of Tawhid and being magnetised by his smile and his enthusiasm as he took his first steps. He was surrounded by his friends and family who seemed mezmerised by each small step and I could sense their pride for this brave little boy. Born with cerebral palsy, 13-year-old Tawhid developed …
It was 10th May 2022 and I was looking forward to visit one of Friendship’s floating hospitals. In its work in remote regions that are deprived of even the most basic of services, Friendship’s first priority was saving lives and from its very beginning Friendship created an innovative solution- a floating hospital. Friendship’s aim is …
It was May 11th 2022 and my first visit on this hot and sunny day was Porar Char. Porar Char is an island of approximately 950 people and and is one of many islands in the Brahmaputra river in northern Bangladesh. This island like all the other islands in this region had seen ever increasing …
My trip to Bangladesh was an experience that I will never forget. I met the brilliant team of Friendship and the amazing people of Bangladesh who are showing incredible resilience as flooding due to climate change is causing damage and destruction on a large scale. I saw how Friendship and the community are working side …
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James Earley visited Bangladesh in May 2022 as a guest of the charity www.friendship.ngo. The purpose of the trip was to visit the most remote areas of Bangladesh, areas that are almost completely cut off and to see how they are being devastated by climate change and to see how the charity Friendship are working …
I am delighted to announce that I will be showing my new series of work on climate change in Bangladesh at the iconic Carrousel Du Louvre in Paris between the 1st and 4th September 2022 The event is organised by the forward thinking and innovational Focus Art Fair. Please contact me for further information and …
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I am happy and proud to be working with the charity www.friendship.ngo. Friendship do a great deal of work in Bangladesh where they work with the local community to try and create solutions to the problems caused by climate change. Bangladesh is at the epicentre of the consequences of climate change and the people of …
I am honoured to have been awarded this prize that was chosen by a panel of international curators. The Award Ceremony will take place at The Borghese Palace in Florence on the 6th February 2022
I am proud to have been given this award. It is awarded by a committee of art critics and I feel that it is so important as my work that focuses on issues such as homelessness, poverty and war is now being recognised rather than being pushed into the shadows. My aim is to raise …
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James Earley will be exhibiting his new series of work at The Saatchi Art Fair which will be at The Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London between the 14th and 17th October. If anyone would like to go you can get free complimentary tickets by going to www.theotherartfair.com and using the code EARLEYCOMP.
I am proud to announce that I will be showing both my Homeless and Refugees Series of work at The Other Fair in Kings Cross London between 1st and 4th July 2021. If anyone would like tickets you can click on the following link and use the complimentary code ARTIST50
“A Cardboard Story” oil on canvas painting will be a part of The Royal Society Of British Artists 2021 Exhibition. The exhibition will be held at the prestigious Mall Gallery in London SW1Y 5BD between the 15th and 24th April. I am honoured to be a part of this event.
James will be exhibiting his work at The Rubine Red Gallery in Palm Springs USA from November 13th to December 2nd 2021. The exhibition will be called “Portraits” and will feature work from leading portrait Artists throughout the world. For tickets you can follow the link
The Venice International Art Award will be presented to James Earley in December 2020 in Venice. “I am honoured to receive this prestigious award and I appreciate all the support behind my work and its message” James Earley 2020
I am proud to be showing some of my work at the incredible Rubine Red Gallery in Palm Springs, USA in early 2021. I have never exhibited with this gallery before but it is fast developing a reputation as a brilliant and progressive gallery and it is my honour to have my work on their …
James Earley will be exhibiting a new series of portraits at Munich’s prestigious Storpunkt Gallery in February 2021. James will be showing portraits that focus on child victims of war. Dates and times will be announced soon
