Arrowmont Craft Conversations: Richard W. James
October 25, 2020
ARROWMONT CRAFT CONVERSATIONS is a video series that highlights artists in the Arrowmont community. Our partnership with Arrowmont faculty and community members has contributed to Arrowmont’s longevity, growth as a school of arts and crafts, and our reputation as an institution that welcomes everyone. The artists who appear in this series exemplify the characteristics that represent the School — they span generations and are among the most experienced, capable, and innovative in the arts and crafts world.
Each of the artists in this series offers insights into their work and their reflections on being a part of the Arrowmont community. Today, we feature Richard W. James – a ceramic artist, 2016-17 Arrowmont AIR, instructor and friend. Richard currently has work in the Meet The Artists 2020 auction.
Richard W. James grew up in rural Tennessee and received his BFA from the University of Tennessee at Martin and his MFA in ceramics from the University of Kansas in 2016, where his thesis work received the 2016 Sculpture Magazine Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award. He has been a summer artist-in-residence at Zhenrutang in Jingdezhen (2015), China, a long-term resident at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee (2016) and a long-term resident at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana (2017-19). He is currently assistant professor of sculpture at Texas A&M Corpus Christi. http://richardwjames.com/
