Discipline: Visual Art

James Burgess

Discipline: Visual Art
Region: New York, NY
MacDowell Fellowships: 1958, 1961
More: www.jamesburgess.net
James H. Burgess is a painter. He received his M.F.A from the College of Art and Architecture at Cornell University in 1974 and his B.A. from Harvard College in 1962. His work has been exhibited in the United States, Germany, China, Australia, and elsewhere. He received a National Endowment for the Arts grant in 1975. Institutions with Burgess’ work in their collection include the New York Public Library, the Currier Gallery of Art in Manchester, NY, and the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. He lives and works in New York City.

Studios

Eastman

James Burgess worked in the Eastman studio.

Thanks to the generous support of MacDowell Fellow and board member Louise Eastman, this century-old farm building was reinvented as a modern, energy efficient live and workspace for visual artists. Originally built in 1915 to house a forge and provide storage when the residency program was expanding, this small barn was simply converted for…

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