Name: James William Foster
D.O.B.: 10th May 1979
Telephone: (07092) 289514
Email: james@jameswfoster.com

2011 (dates tbc.) 'International Miniart Exchange', Ferry Building Gallery, Vancouver, Canada.
Sep. 2010 'Light Night:Bournemouth', Screening of selected video works on the James Foster Screen, Horseshoe Common, Bournemouth.
Jun.-Jul. 2010 'International Miniart Exchange', Art Gallery of the Brazilian-American Cultural Institute, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Nov.-Dec. 2009 'International Miniart Exchange', Regentenkamer, lange Besten Markt 106, The Hague, Netherlands.
Sep. 2009 'Dreaming in Chinese Whispers' performance painting exhibition with the Vent Collective (artist and video documentation), PS2 Performance Space, 18 Donegall Street, Belfast BT1 2GP.
Jun.-Jul. 2009 'Vent Collective' group exhibition, Apartment Bar, 2 Donegall Square West, Belfast BT1 6JA.
Mar.-Apr. 2009 'International Miniart Exchange', Abasolo Cultural Center – School of Architecture - Universidade Autônoma de Nuevo León – Monterrey, Mexico.
Mar.-May 2009 'International Miniart Exchange', Gallery of the Municipal Pinacotheca and Gallery of the Cultural Center of Culture, Rio Grande, Brazil.
Jul-Sep. 2008 'International Mini Art Exchange', Center Gallery of the Federal University of the Amazon, Manaus, Amazon, Brazil.
Jul-Nov. 2008 'International Mini Art Exchange', Touring exhibition, Argentina.
May-Jun. 2008 'International Mini Art Exchange', Xico Stockinger Gallery in the House of Culture Mario Quintana, Rua dos Andradas 736, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Mar. 2008 'International Mini Art Exchange', Central Library, 22 The Triangle, Bournemouth BH2 5RQ.
Jun. 2007 'International Mini Art Exchange' (As part of 'Projeto RS', a tour of universities in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul), Museu de Arte Leopoldo Gotuzzo - Rua Marechal Osório, 725 - Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
Jun. 2007 'Access Festival' (Group exhibition as part of the Arts Tent), Mayflower Park, Southampton.
Apr.-May. 2007 'International Mini Art Exchange' (As part of 'Projeto RS', a tour of universities in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul), The Cultural Nucleus of UNIVATES - city of Lajeado, RS, Brazil.
Mar.-Apr. 2007 'International Mini Art Exchange', Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
May-Jul. 2006 The Brunswick, Duke Street, Swansea.
Jun.-Jul. 2006 'International Mini Art Exchange', Queen B's Gallery, Queen Charlotte City, British Columbia, Canada.
Nov.-Dec 2004 'New Art & Design II', Exposure Gallery, College St. Swansea.
Apr.-May 2004 'Interactive Drawing Exhibition', Exposure Gallery, College St. Swansea.
Feb. 2004 'International Mini Art Exchange', Gomboc Gallery, 50 James Road, Middle Swan, Western Australia
Aug. 2003 'International Mini Art Exchange', Ibere Camargo Gallery of the Cultural Center Usina do Gasometro, in Porto Alegre, Brazil
Jul.-Aug. 2003 'Swansea Open', Glynn Vivian Gallery, Alexandra Rd. Swansea.
Aug.-Sep. 2002 'Individuation: Post-Historic Perceptions pt. 2'. Bedford County Library, Bedford.
Jul.-Sep. 2002 'Swansea Open', Glynn Vivian Gallery, Alexandra Rd. Swansea.
May-Jun. 2002 'Blood Will Out', Stroud House Gallery, Station Rd. Stroud, Glos.
Apr.-May 2002 'Individuation: Post-Historic Perceptions pt. 1'. Dunstable Library, Vernon Place, Dunstable LE5 4HA.
Apr. 2002 'Untitled' (Co-curator & exhibitor). Waterstones, Oxford St. Swansea.
Feb. 2002 'Nexus Arts Festival' (Co-curator & exhibitor). 217 Community Resource Centre, 217 High St., Swansea.
Nov. 2001 'Plush' (producer/editor: video). Bar Oz, Walter Rd., Swansea.
Oct. 2001 - Oct. 2002 'Cruel Samoan Night' (co-producer: club visuals). Monkey Café & Arts Centre, Swansea.
Jun. 2001 'The Factory', BA Fine Art final show. Tawe House, Pontardawe, Swansea.
May 2001 'Cruel Samoan II', (co-producer: club visuals). Monkey Café & Arts Centre, Swansea.
Apr. 2001 'Metamorphosis', (Co-curator, promoter and exhibitor) The Lounge Gallery, 217 High St., Swansea.
Apr. 2001 'Jinbang', Swansea Central Library, Alexandra Rd., Swansea.
Mar. 2001 'Cruel Samoan Night', (co-producer: club visuals). Monkey Café & Arts Centre, Swansea.
Feb. 2001 'Valentine's Day Exhibition', The Lounge Gallery, Swansea.
Jan. 2001 'Forest', The Lounge Gallery, Swansea.
Jul. 2000 'Opening Exhibition', The Lounge Gallery, Swansea.
Jun. 2000 'Sense', Pontardawe Arts Centre, Pontardawe, Swansea.

May 2007 - Satori: 'Elephant Vanishes' album, Greenhill Recordings SCD 001 - layout design & artwork.

May 2005 - Goujons: 'Left Standing In The Wake', artist-released/distributed music album - layout design & artwork.

July 2000 - Hamyak: 'Furniture', artist-released/distributed music album - layout design & artwork.

Oct. 1998 - Sep. 1999 - Students' Union, Swansea Institute (SUSI) - new corporate logo, as part of my duties as elected Communications Officer.

July 2004 - February 2005
Promoter and DJ
For 'Raw' a night of punk, indie, rock and classic pop based at Fubar (Formerly Decade), The Kingsway, Swansea.

January 2002
Web Design Consultant
Whilst serving as Communications Officer on the executive of the Students' Union I gave their web site a complete overhaul as part of my main objective of creating an all-encompassing corporate ID for the union. After graduating I was invited back to advise the sabbatical team on how to make updates to the site.
Contact: Social & Recreational Officer, Students' Union, Swansea Institute.

July 1998
Visiting Lecturer & Website Designer
My role was to advise and assist Y10 pupils on design and basic HTML coding issues on a week-long web design project staged as part of the school's annual International Week.
Contact: Head of Design & Technology, Katharine Lady Berkeley's School

July 1997
Producer/Director: Short promotional video.
On leaving my school after 'A' Levels I was comissioned to produce a short five minute promotional video presentation to give pupils in the schools within the EU that the school has links with an insight into the school's Design & Technology and Science departments. The presentation had to be fun and upbeat as well as containing little or no spoken dialogue. Contact: Head of Design & Technology, Katharine Lady Berkeley's School

1998 - 2001
University of Wales, Swansea Institute of H.E.
Townhill Road
Townhill
Swansea
SA2 0UT
BA Honours in Fine Art (2:1)

2008-2009
Brockenhurst College
Lyndhurst Road
Brockenhurst
Hampshire
SO42 7ZE
NVQ Level 2 Business & Administration

1997 - 1998
Stroud College of F.E.
Stratford Road
Stroud
Gloucestershire
BTEC Foundation in Art & Design (Merit)

1990 - 1997
Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
Kingswood
Wotton-under-Edge
Gloucestershire
GL12 8RB
Three 'A' Levels, One A/S level and ten GCSEs.

Bomocreatives - A business/social networking club for creative people based in Bournemouth. 2008-present

International Miniart Exchange - Internet-based group, originated in Brazil as a collaboration between members of the Artlives discussion group and the Chico Lisboa Artists Association. 2002-present

The Cult of The Artist - Artist collective originated in Swansea (co-founder). 2000-present

Artlives - An online art discussion group for practising artists. 2000-2003