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where he displayed works at the “Concourso Italiano” at Pebble Beach, California.
A second Sydney exhibition with Michael Commerford Gallery in May 2002 confirmed the desirability of his works with one lucky enthusiast acquiring no less than six major pieces!
In November 2002 James was commissioned to provide a feature piece for the Essen Motor Show in Germany.
He has completed several large corporate commissions for public display, and sold pieces into the collections of some of the world’s largest companies, and yet can still be perceived as an artist for the people.
James is shyly staggered by the snowballing response to his work.
“ Every day I get emails from people in different parts of the world who have stumbled upon images of my work.
Building Sydney, Australia
2006 - Opening Aranda Aboriginal Art Gallery, Melbourne
2004 - Oddfellows Advertising Campaign launch, Sydney
2003 - Essen International Motor Show, Essen, Germany
2002/2001/2000 - Brisbane International Motor Show
Sample Corporate Commissions:
Pirtek Enduro Cup Trophies V8 Supercars, Australia
Microsoft
Toyota Australia
Volkswagen Australia
Essen Motor Show, Germany
Print Media and Feature Articles:
Travelling Device – An Epic Journey of Exploration and Reinvention (Book)
Automobile Quarterly (USA) Automobile U.S.A
Readers Digest
Who Magazine
Sydney Morning Herald, The West Australian Newspaper
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James has been creating his incredibly life like sculptures since late 1998.
Also a Formula 1 car was displayed in the VIP “Paddock Club” lounge at the 2000 Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix, Melbourne. The TVH collectors responded positively with the majority of his work selling.
Whether the purpose of the sculpture is for a private collection, public art, or simply a “must have”, James Corbett’s sculptures are undoubtedly some of the finest examples of assemblage art that you would be likely to encounter anywhere in the world.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 John Davies Gallery, Gloucestershire, Great Britan
2010 Linton & Kay Contemporary Gallery, Perth, Australia
2010 Coda Gallery, Palm Desert, California U.S.A.
2009 John Davies Gallery, Gloucestershsire, Great Britan
2009 Michael Commerford Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2008 John Davies Gallery, Gloucestershire, Great Britan
2008 Michael Commerford Gallery, Sydney Australia
2007 Michael Commerford Gallery, Sydney Australia
2006 Michael Commerford Gallery, Sydney Australia
2005 Michael Commerford Gallery, Sydney Australia
2004 Michael Commerford Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2004 Tree Frog Gallery, Maleny, Queensland, Australia
2003 Michael Commerford Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2003 Tree Frog Gallery, Maleny, Queensland, Australia
2003 Del Shan Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2002 Michael Commerford Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2001 Riverside Centre, Brisbane, Australia
1999 Vroom Café, Brisbane, Australia
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2007 Gadfly Gallery, Perth, Australia
2005 Gadfly Gallery, Perth, Australia
2003 Gadfly Gallery, Perth, Australia
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Solo Exhibitions:
2024 Linton and Kay Gallery, Perth W.A.
2022 Linton and Kay Gallery, Perth W.A.
2020 Linton and Kay Gallery, Perth, W.A.
2019 CODA Gallery, Palm Desert, California U.S.A.
2018 John Davies Gallery, Gloucestershire, Great Britain
2017 Robinsons Art Gallery, Belgium
2016 CODA Gallery, Palm Desert, California.
The response from friends and customers was so positive that he was encouraged to create more pieces cars, bikes animals and birds, all of which sold readily. Nothing is bent into shape; the original integrity of each car part is maintained.
James Corbett
BORN Ningi, Queensland, Australia
James has been sculpting his incredibly life like pieces since early 1999.
Background
James discovered his talent for creating his amazing pieces of art whilst running an auto recycling business in Brisbane.
The rest as they say is history….. James sold pieces and was asked to be the guest artist at the Brisbane International Motor Show, which he did for three years. U.S.A.
2015 Michael Commerford Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2015 Linton & Kay Contemporary Gallery, Perth, Australia
2014 John Davies Gallery, Gloucestershire, Great Britain
2014 CODA Gallery, Palm Desert, California U.S.A.
2013 Michael Commerford Gallery, Sydney Australia
2012 Linton & Kay Contemporary Gallery, Perth, Australia
2012 John Davies Gallery, Gloucestershire, Great Britain
2012 CODA Gallery, Palm Desert, California U.S.A.
2011 John Davies Gallery, Gloucestershire, Great Britain
2010 Linton & Kay Contemporary Gallery, Perth, Australia
2010 CODA Gallery, Palm Desert, California U.S.A.
2009 John Davies Gallery, Gloucestershsire, Great Britain
2009 Michael Commerford Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2008 John Davies Gallery, Gloucestershire, Great Britain
2008 Michael Commerford Gallery, Sydney Australia
2007 Gadfly Gallery, Perth, Australia
2007 Michael Commerford Gallery, Sydney Australia
2006 Michael Commerford Gallery, Sydney Australia
2005 Gadfly Gallery, Perth, Australia
2005 Michael Commerford Gallery, Sydney Australia
2004 Michael Commerford Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2004 Tree Frog Gallery, Maleny, Queensland, Australia
2003 Michael Commerford Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2003 Tree Frog Gallery, Maleny, Queensland, Australia
2003 Del Shan Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2002 Michael Commerford Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2001 Riverside Centre, Brisbane, Australia
1999 Vroom Café, Brisbane, Australia
Group Exhibitions:
2014 - Michael Commerford Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2007/2005/2003 - Gadfly Gallery, Perth, Australia
Invited Guest Artist:
2009 - P.Y.D.
By March 2000 it was clear that the sculptures were going to be a permanent feature in their lives, so it James and his wife Jodie decided to sell up the wrecking business and concentrate full time on James’ career as an artist. His choice of a ¾ life-size Type A Auto Union race car was met with much admiration and acclaim. I was really chuffed to learn that in the University of Miami, Florida, art students were critiquing my works in lectures”.
Rarely now does a month pass without a request for a magazine or newspaper interview.
“I’d like to think that well into the future my work will be regarded as both a pleasing sculpture, and as an intriguing time capsule from the era of the motor vehicle”.
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Encouraged by both the response to the piece and his own enjoyment at creating it, James continued to create his sculptures over the next few months, and it wasn’t long before they were selling to customers.The response was so good in fact that in 1999 he held his first exhibition at a motoring themed café in Brisbane called Vroom.
Successful exhibitions in Sydney & Melbourne followed.
In August 2001 James travelled to the U.S.A.
Now he has gained an international following as a highly collectable and sought after artist.
One rainy Saturday afternoon back then in 1998, he decided to bring to fruition some thoughts that had been in the back of his mind for some time and began welding together some parts. Numerous exhibitions, showings, & commissions followed.
His first piece was an off road race buggy, inspired by a sport James had participated in for some ten years. It was in this year that the sculptures became James’ full time occupation.
A highlight of James’ career was in June 2001 when he and his work appeared on one of Australia ’s most popular TV programmes, “Burke’s Backyard”.
At this time he was the proprietor of a specialist motor wrecking business in Brisbane, Australia. He liked the result, as did many others who saw that first sculpture on the counter of the shop. This was a very successful exhibition for James, which was followed up with a successful exhibition with Michael Commerford Gallery, Sydney in December 2003.
In early July 2004 several of James’s Aussie animal pieces were used in a series of advertisements for Toyota Parts and Service, featuring the famous ‘Crocodile Hunter’, Steve Irwin.
In 2011 James was introduced to the Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery audience as part of a group exhibition.