James Aldridge Artist

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See below for a brief description of current and upcoming projects and exhibitions. Please follow the links included, or get in touch, for more in depth information.

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Ground Up Residency, Exhibition and Conference

In the Summer of 2024 I took part in an extraction themed residency with Groundwork Gallery in Kings Lynn.

From 12th October to 14th December 2024 I will be showing my resulting artwork, a wall-based installation titled 'The Beaver and the Whale' (images of work in progress below), alongside other artists in residence in the Ground Up Exhibition.

In addition, on 15th and 16th November 2024, I will be contributing to the Ground Up Conference - see full information and booking details here.

PAC Artists' Group

PAC (Practicing Artists Commoning) was set up by Artist Laura Eldret as part of the New Forest based contemporary arts programme More Than Ponies with the support of A Space Arts, Southampton.

PaC is a peer group for artists. Together we carry out creative investigations into the New Forest area and create a forum of support, sharing, caring and exchange to strengthen one another’s practice. We meet IRL to walk, sit, talk and often eat together

For information on the other artists involved, see the PAC page on the More Than Ponies website.

Neuroqueer Ecologies

Neuroqueer Ecologies is a new strand of research that I am developing, which evolved out of Queer River. Neuroqueer Ecologies focuses on Neurodivergent experiences of and perspectives on place, and what these can teach wider society in a time of ecological crisis.

Please visit the Neuroqueer Ecologies page on the Queer River website for more information, or get in touch here.

Queer River

In 2020 I set up a practice-led research project called Queer River, collaborating with artists, ecologists, writers and river related/cultural organisations, as a way of exploring the relationship between the following:

LGBT+ people’s experiences of rivers
Queer perspectives on Climate Justice
The impact of the climate crisis on river ecosystems and communities
River restoration
Neuroqueer Ecologies

I've since presented, exhibited and collaborated in a rage of settings in associated with a number of rivers and other wetland environments.

In Summer 2023 I held the Drawing on Water exhibition at The Pound Arts Centre, sharing artwork that has emerged out of this research project. A virtual tour of Drawing on Water is now available to view on the Queer River website.

Queer River continues to evolve and I welcome invitations to write, present and collaborate - please get in touch here.

Find out more at www.queerriver.com

Contact Me

Phone: 07931 407186

E-mail: Send me an email

Blog: jamesaldridgeart.wordpress.com

Facebook: @JamesAldridgeArt

Instagram: @JamesAldridgeArt

Download my C.V. or Artist Statement:

James Aldridge Short C.V. May 2024
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Artist Statement - December 2022
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