2008 M.A Curating, University of SUnderland, UK

2003 M.F.A. Fine Art, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

1998 BA(Hons) Fine Art, Coventry University, UK

2007 Arts Council funded Research Trip, Transmediale, Berlin
2006 Research & Development Grant, Arts Council, North East
2001 Grant towards postgraduate funding, AHRB
2000 Awards 4 All, National Lottery
2000 New Shoots Awards, Yorkshire Arts
2000 Group Visual Arts Development Funding, Yorkshire Arts
1999 Individual Artists Award Scheme, Yorkshire Arts
1999 Awards 4 All, National Lottery

2009 '31 Proposals', James & Jones, Online project, http://jamesandjones.wordpress.com/31-projects/

2008 'Grey Area', Galerie der Kunste, Berlin
2008 'On Screen In Street', Norfolk Street, Sunniside, Sunderland

2006 'Conjunction 06', London, Birmingham, Stoke
2006 'You Shall Know Our Velocity', BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK

2005 'Something less than a terrible nightmare', Surface Gallery, Nottingham, UK
2005 ‘Immediate 3’, Site Gallery, Sheffield, UK

2003 ‘‘2020/Modern Visual Sonic’, VJ’ing Festival, The Castlegate, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
2003 ‘Batch 03’, Hatton Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
2003 ‘WERC’, Hatton Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
2003 ‘WERC’, Waygood Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
2003 ‘Pop Culture’, Beatrice Royal Gallery, Eastleigh, Hampshire, UK
2003 ‘Ida Branson Memorial Bequest Exhibition 03’, Atkinson Gallery, Somerset, UK
2003 ‘Interface’, Collect Gallery, Liverpool, UK

2002 ‘The Dossier’, The Waygood Basement, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
2002 ‘because...’, The University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
2002 ‘triple - part 1’, The Globe Gallery (Hub), Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

2001 ‘Random Diversity’, Space Banana, Birmingham, UK
2001 ‘Home (Between 8-10 p.m.)’, MASS, Rotherham Arts Gallery, UK

2000 ‘H2O’, Brahm Gallery, Leeds, UK
2000 ‘Vend’, MASS Art Group, Corn Exchange, Leeds, UK
2000 ‘Consolation Prize - 1st’, Bloc Project Space, Sheffield, UK
2000 ‘Vim & Vigour’, MASS Art Group, S1 Projects, Sheffield, UK

Employment
2009 Curator of the Network Northumberland Artists exhibition ‘Network New Work', Woodhorn Museum & Archive, Woodhorn, Northumberland
2009 Programme Assistant for 'A Duck for Mr Darwin', BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead
2008 Production and Research Assistant for Matt Stokes Film 'The Gainsbrough Packet', 176 Projects and BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, London and Gateshead
2007 BALTIC Freelance Artist, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead

Residencies and Commissions
2008 Mini Research Residency, ISIS Arts, Newcastle Upon Tyne
2005 Commission by Site Gallery, Sheffield, UK as part of the Immediate 3 to be shown in the galleries projection window.

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http://jamesandjones.wordpress.com/
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