Artist Minute – James Busby, Visual Artist

The Who’s on the Move Artist Minute is a quick, two-minute interview in support of the undeniable impact that the arts and local artists have on our communities. One of the main drivers of a strong local economy as well as attracting talent to a region is the critical role the arts has in our community. Please enjoy watching, listening and supporting our artists in this series. We welcome you to share these videos with your business contacts and friends through social media.

We would like to thank our sponsors of this video series:

• The South Carolina Arts Commission
• Nephron Pharmaceuticals

James Busby, Visual Artist

James Busby is an artist living and working in Chapin SC who makes abstract, minimalist paintings. These beautiful paintings are carefully crafted, labor-intensive compositions. He adds multiple layers of gesso over birch plywood panels while sanding and polishing each layer.

James has had individual and group shows all over the world in galleries from New York, to London, Stockholm, Paris and Rome. His work has also been featured in Columbia SC at the 701 Center for Contemporary Art.

He has also taught drawing and printmaking at the University of South Carolina since 2004.

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