Born in London in 1969, James began to write Graffiti in 1984.
A decade later he had formalised the concept of spraypaint as
the primary medium of expression and was beginning to personalise
his alter-ego signature as the gestural cage for contextual subject.
Since an Invitation, in 2000, to make his first solo exhibition of
paintings on canvas in New York, he is widely recognised
as a pioneer of European and abstract Graffiti.
In Tokyo, 2002, he exhibits and creates installation paintings
In black & white and raw canvas, the breakthrough aesthetic
that is recognised today as his trademark style.
"the play of light and dark enabled SheOne to define
the form and create pure visual poetry, as true beauty
doesn’t come through the representation of the material
world, it comes from the human soul."
A steady stream of exhibitions and international projects
coupled with artistic collaborations around product design,
music and fashion have cemented his works and personally
stylised approach to image making into
the contemporary urban canon.
SHEONE / SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2024
[ ART! ART! OSAKA ]
DIAMARU. OSAKA. JAPAN
[ ART! ART! TOKYO ]
DIAMARU. TOKYO. JAPAN
2023
[ NEW DIMENSION ]
FOUSION GALLERY. BARCELONA. SPAIN
[ DEMAND THE REASONABLE ]
& JAMIE REID
SMOLENSKY GALLERY. MANCHESTER. ENGLAND
2022
[ SMOKE SIGNAL ]
MALLORCA
[ WEARABLE ART ]
MIRUS GALLERY. SAN FRANCISCO. USA
[ ART!ART!SAPPORO! ]
DAIMARU Matsuzakaya. Sapporo. Japan
[ ESSENCE ]
DURAN MONKEY GARAGE. MADRID
2021
[ DRAP ART FESTIVAL 25 ]
REIAL CERCLE ARTISTIC. BARCELONA. SPAIN
[ FOUSION FINEST ]
REIAL CERCLE ARTISTIC. BARCELONA
[ NEW WORKS ] SOLO
MALLORCA
2020
[ A4 ] NEW WORKS ON PAPER SOLO
P.T.N.S.P. GALLERY. ZURICH
[ HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT ]
UNIT 44. NEWCASTLE. ENGLAND
[ SIXSIXSIX ] SOLO
KINART SPACE. MANCHESTER
2019
[ URBAN ART BIENNALE ] NEW WORKS
VOLKLINGER HUTTE. GERMANY
[ URVANITY ] NEW PAINTINGS
ART FAIR. MADRID. SPAIN
2018
[ THE W.K SHOW ] NEW WORKS
FOUSION GALLERY. BARCELONA
2017
[ DISTILLED ]
THAMESIDES STUDIO GALLERY. LONDON
[ AP+S1 ] LIVE DIGITAL PERFORMANCE
FOUNDATION TELEFONICA. MADRID
2016
[ NEW PAINTINGS ]
BLOOM ART FAIR. COLOGNE
[ RaMMELLZEE ]
MAGDA DANYSZ GALLERY. LONDON
2014
[ PROJECT M5 ]
URBAN NATION. BERLIN
[ WIDE OPEN WALLS ] MURALS
GAMBIA. AFRICA
2013
[ HOBO-ZULU ] SOLO
WISHLESS GALLERY. TOKYO
[ SHEONE ] SOLO SHOW
GAMMA GALLERY. EDINBURGH
2012
[ BLACKATELIER ] SOLO SHOW
ARTEL GALLERY. BRISTOL.
[ GROUP SHOW ]
8 BIT GALLERY. LOS ANGELES
2011
[ UNDERBELLY PROJECT ] INSTALLATION MURAL
SECRET LOCATION. PARIS
[ VANDALIER ] SOLO SHOW NEW WORKS
HELMUT GALLERY. MUNICH
2010
[ METAL LOURD ] NEW WORKS AND MURALS
CENTRE DU ART & CULTURE. NIORT. FRANCE
2009
MODART /
[ THINKSPACE ] LOS ANGELESE.
[ POP CRIME ] CRASH & SHEONE
OPUS GALLERY. NEWCASTLE. UK
[ REVOLUTION ] SOLO NEW WORKS
GARAGEWORKS GALLERY. HONG KONG.
2008
[ LATE AT TATE ] SOLO
TATE BRITAIN. LONDON
[ BRAVEARTS ]
WHISTLER. CANADA
LIVEPAINT INSTALLATION
OXFORD ARTS FACTORY. SYDNEY AUSTRALIA
[ ALL RIGHT PAL ]
RECOAT GALLERY. GLASGOW. UK
[ NO COMPLY ]
NO VACANCY GALLERY. MELBOURNE. AUSTRALIA
2007
[ EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ] SOLO NEW WORKS
FACTORY BUILDING. SOUTHBANK. LONDON
[ SHEONE ] NEW PAINTINGS SOLO
TOYKYO GALLERY. GENT. BELGIUM
[ SHEONE ] NEW WORKS SOLO
THE CHAPEL. VANCOUVER. CANADA
2006
[ SHEONE ] LIVE PAINT INSTALLATION
ROYAL ELASTIC FLAGSHIP . TAI PEI.
2005
[ FOUR WINDOWS ] SOLO INSTALLATION
SELFRIDGES STORE. LONDON
[ TALKING WALLS ] INSTALLATION
ARNOLFINI GALLERY. BRISTOL. UK
[ GRAFFITI MEETS WINDOWS ] INSTALLATIONS
HANKYU. OSAKA. JAPAN
2004
[ PUBLIC PROPERTY ] SOLO NEW WORKS
REFILL GALLERY. SYDNEY. AUSTRALIA
[ TYPEFIGHT ] SOLO SHOW
ARC GALLERY. MANCHESTER. UK
2003
[ PROTOCOL ] CRASH & SHEONE
LAB101 GALLERY. LOS ANGELES
[ STREETWISE 2 ] INSTALLATION
KUNSTHOF GALLERY. BERLIN
[ BEYOND ONE ] INSTALLATION
INSTITUTE CONTEMPORARY ART. BERN. SWITZERLAND
[ HIPDATA ] SOLO NEW WORKS
FILESHARING GALLERY. BERLIN.
2002
[ DIGITAL BAROQUE ]
EX'REALM GALLERY. TOKYO. JAPAN
[ URBAN DREAM ] INSTALLATION MURAL
CHARLEROI. BELGIUM
[ NEW PAINTINGS ] SOLOSHOW
AMBUSH SPACE. SINGAPORE.
[ SOUND REPUBLIC ] NEW WORKS & LIVE PAINT
WOMB. TOKYO
2001
[ NEW FLAMES ] SOLOSHOW
AIR GALLERY. DOVER STREET. LONDON
[ COLLABORATIONS ] SHEONE & CRASH
TRIIAD SPACE. PARIS.
2000
[ GRAFFITI RETAIL ] SOLO NEW WORKS
JOHN LEGUAZAMO. NEW YORK