Brenda, Crossroads | oil, acrylic, primer paint
62 x 63 inch
James Gortner
Richie, Rich | oil, acrylic, primer paint
8 x 11 inch
James Gortner
Theresa, Ivory Cross | oil, acrylic, primer paint
56 x 70 inch
James Gortner
Self-portrait, In the Basement | oil, acrylic, primer paint
62 x 80 inch
James Gortner
Rya, Rya is Listening | oil, acrylic, primer paint
58 x 74 inch
James Gortner
Ferdinand, Ferdinand and the Bullfighter | oil, acrylic, primer paint
58 x 73 inch
James Gortner
Hans, Raised from the Wolves | oil, acrylic, primer paint
58 x 77 inch
James Gortner
Scar, Dragon at the Gate | oil, acrylic, primer paint
68 x 69 inch
James Gortner
Terry, Two Swans | oil, acrylic, primer paint
60 x 84 inch
James Gortner
Carolina, the High Priestess
oil on paintings (recycled pine frame) | 145 x 147 cm | 2012
James Gortner
Carolina, Pleasure
oil on paintings (recycled pine frame) | 205 x 158 cm | 2012
James Gortner
Carolina, Three of Swords
oil on paintings (recycled pine frame) | 147 x 230 cm | 2012
James Gortner
Carolina, the Empress
oil on paintings (recycled pine frame) | 152 x 185 cm | 2012
James Gortner
Carolina, the Prince of Cups
oil on paintings (recycled pine frame) | 148 x 160 cm | 2012
James Gortner
Carolina, the Hanged Man
oil on paintings (recycled painting hanger bar frame) | 158 x 160 cm | 2012
James Gortner
Lisa, Lisa at the Door
found paint applied to several found paintings constructed together
(found doorway as frame) | 218 x 287 cm | 2012
James Gortner
Akim, Akim and Black Magic
found paint applied to several found paintings constructed together
(found doorway as frame) | 148 x 185 cm | 2012
VITA
EDUCATION 2010
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) – Columbia University
NYC 2001
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.A.) – Hawaii Pacific University
Hawaii
SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2007
The Darkside Portraits – Pool Gallery
Berlin
GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2011
Nouveau Art Nouveau – Tape Modern No.21
Berlin 2010
Feast of Fools, Second-Floor, NYC
Lidl vs Netto, Marzahner Promenade, Academy of Economics, Berlin
B-sides, Kara Walker Project Space, NYC at Least a Hundred Words, Pool Gallery, Berlin
Columbia Thesis Exhibition, Fisher Landau Center, NYC 2009
Group Exhibition, Miriam & Ira D. Wallach Gallery Columbia University, NYC 2006
Pool Artist Group Show: You Must Create, Pool Gallery, Berlin
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 2010
Joshua J. Friedman, “An Artspace Odyssey”, Columbia Magazine, May 2009
“Art gets gifted”, Columbia Spectator, October 25th 2008
Louise Jarvis Flynn, “White Album: Meet New York’s New Avant Garde”, Men’s Journal, July.
Jeff Kegal, “Interview with James Gortner”, Galore Magazine Germany, March 2007
Eva Turbl, “Interview with Artist James Gortner”,
IQ Style Magazine Germany, October.
Von Sophie Von Maltzahn, “Geschichten aus dem Crack-Haus”, Art market, Berliner Newspaper, October 12. 2006
James Mahon, “Chelsea Style”, Men’s Fashion Editorial,
Japanese GQ, June 2005
Bob Richardson, “The West”, Men’s Fashion Editorial,
British GQ, March
COLLECTIONS
Jiang Zimen, 5th President of China
Reese Witherspoon, Actress
Marc and Sara Schiller, Wooster St. Collective founders
various private collections
