


"In the Elements" @ Kentler International Drawing Space
VIEW FILES: In the Elements
Curated by Sallie Mize
in conjunction…

"Fragrances of Soil" @ Art Week Kinan, October 2022
bacilli
Artists James Jack, Yoshitaka Nanjo, Shotaro Yoshino…

"Oceans as Archives" Cosmos Ocean presentation, University of Amsterdam July 2022
Panel 10: OCEAN COSMOS
Tuesday, 5 July 2022 University…

"Remaining Nearby While Faraway" Essay for LASALLE MA Show
(Excerpt)
"In the opening lines of Faisal Tehrani’s…

"Dirt Restaurant" @ Setouchi Triennale 2022
Setouchi Dirt Restaurant
bacilli
(James Jack, Shotaro Yoshino…

Composting Knowledge: The Open Bin 11 March – 16 June 2022 Zürich
COMPOST – The Open Bin (Composting Knowledge)
Collective-driven,…

dokyu.space collaboration with poet Collier Nogues
"We began by talking about tidal fluctuations between Okinawa,…

"Soilstory: Returning" Live Performance 4 November 14:30 JST
世界土協会「土がたり:返す」開催
Dirt Collective…

DOCUMENT art:writing:history collaborative project
DOCUMENT IS...
a series of collaborative workshops and…


"Interdependencies" exhibit open 21 August - 16 October at ICA Singapore
TROPICAL LAB 15: INTERDEPENDENCIES
21…

"a guide to loving water" exhibit on Hawai‘i Island
a guide to loving water
he mana ke wai, he wai ke…

"Iwaki Windows" on display 4 May - 29 August 2021 at Appetite Lab
What Happened Here?
4 May - 26 July 2021
Curated by Kathryn…

"Emerging Encounters" exhibit 16 August - 30 September 2021 Tokyo & online
Emerging Encounters
TURN 2021
James Jack with Harmony
Documentary…

Nets of Connectivity: Contemporary Maritime Voyages
Nets of Connectivity: Contemporary Maritime Voyages
Jaringan…

"Artists' Breath" exhibit 3 April - 27 June, Ichihara Art Museum, Japan
World Dirt Association
James Jack, Yoshitaka Nanjo &…

"Messages from the Virus" in online exhibit @Arts Tropical Okinawa
Artists online exhibit
AT HOME/ FROM YOUR SPACE
Art Tropical…

Art is a Priority! 13-27 Feb 2021 DMAC Island of Hawai‘i
New work by James Jack featured…

"The Shapes of the Sky" video trailer release 2021
https://comma-space.com/the-shape-of-the-sky/
…

Sea Birth three featured in Tropical Lab online
Tropical Lab Alumni online showcase:
James…

"The Shapes of the Sky" conversation with Karin Oen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZscgJHa2bsg

Fujinoyama Biennale 24 Oct – 23 Nov 2020 Shizuoka, Japan
Fujinoyama Biennale 2020
24 October – 23 November 2020
James…

"Dirt x (irl+url) = ?" WDA collective exhibit
World Dirt Association
Dirt x (irl+url)= ?
31 October - 11…

"Art and Climate Change in the Pacific" exhibit - 11 October 2020 Hawai‘i
James Jack. Sea Birth three. 2020. 4K digital video still.
Inundation:…

"The Shape of the Sky" exhibition 5-27 September 2020 Singapore
The Shape of the Sky creates a collective space for sharing…

"Whisper of History" live artist talk @NUS Museum
"Some things are too sacred for images, other things are waiting…

Water Talks III: James Jack virtual studio visit, Hawai‘i
Donkey Mill Art Center: Inundation Art and Climate Change Program…

WDA at Oku-Noto Triennale *extended through 2023*
Soilstory 土がたり
A New Installation and Performance…


Digital artist in residence, Oak Springs Garden 2020
James Jack
James Jack is an artist and an assistant professor…


"Art Linking Communities" Fujinomiya Biennale talk 28 Sept
Art Linking Communities
Artist Talk
FUJINOMIYA BIENNALE 2020
18:30-…

“Resilient Island Stories” artist talk 14 July
RESILIENT ISLAND STORIES
Date
16:00- 18:00
14 July, 2019
Arts…

Open drawing workshop in Okinawa July 2019
What Flows in Our Sea?
Dates
14- 17 July 2019
A Participatory…

"Identity XV” exhibit at NCA Tokyo 23 May - 29 June
"Identity XV” exhibit at NCA Tokyo 23 May - 29…

“Grounded Conversations” talk at NUS Museum
“Grounded Conversations” talk at NUS Museum
Panel Discussion…

"Sea-centric SEA” Artist workshops in Tainan
"Sea centric SEA” Artist workshops in Tainan
February 2019
Critical…

"Sea Birth" screening in Singapore
SCREENING SEA BIRTH SELECTIONS
What lies beneath…

James Jack on Searching for Rumours, Reimagining The Framework and Mapping Alternative Histories
Studio Interview with Artist James Jack by Object Lessons Space
Online…


"Dialogica" video installation at Museum of the Sky, Nagano
Dialogica
James Jack + Ruri Watanabe Dialogica 2017 (still…

"Practices of Alternative Spaces and Transitional Politics in Asia"
Speakers:
Yoshitaka Mōri
James Jack
Michelle Lim
Tay Tong
Woon…

"Molokai Window" at Honolulu Museum of Art
MOLOKAI WINDOW
Exhibition by James Jack
Honolulu Museum of…

Artist Residency at Orford Musique Canada
While I was an artist in residence at the Orford Center in…

"Sea Birth" Screening in Okinawa
Sea Birth Screening
Artwork by James Jack
Part one of…

"The Molokai Process" artist writing
After talking story with Uncle Mac Poepoe, artist James Jack…

"Triangulation" Exhibition, Workshop & Book
Triangulation:
Tokyo — Goto — Ho Chi Minh City
Exhibition,…

"Sea-centric SEA" Artist lecture
「海を中心とするSEA*」
Sea-centric SEA
This talk…

Artistic Engagement with Maritime Pathways
Friday, March 2, 2018
3:00 - 4:30 pm
Tokioka Room (Moore…

THE UNSEEN SEA at UH Mānoa
THE UNSEEN SEA
ARTISTIC PERSPECTIVES FROM OKINAWA AND JAPAN
University…

Exhibition de(Tour) at CCA Singapore
Exhibition de(Tour) by artist James Jack
CCA Singapore
9…

"Socially Engaged Art in Asia Pacific" symposium
Socially Engaged Art in Asia Pacific
Fukuoka Asia Art Museum
Ajibi…

"Sea Birth" artist talk event
2 December 2017
James Jack (Artist, Social Art Lab Kyushu…

"In Praise of Shadows" Exhibit
In Praise of Shadows
NTU Art Gallery in Singapore
27 October…

"Sea Birth: Part One" in Nagano
Tenku: Museum in the Sky
Tomi City, Nagano
30 September -…

"Place: A Point of View" Exhibition
PLACE: A POINT OF VIEW
DATE
September 8…

Molokai Arts Center Artist in Residence
James Jack
Molokai Window
Honolulu Museum of Art
2018
This…

"Listening to the Earth" Artist Workshop
Creating, Sharing and Tasting Art
Art x Farming Summer Camp
Artists
Mali…

"Transpacific Crossing" Video Release
Transpacific Crossing
James Jack
May 3 -June 3, 2017
[Above]…

“Stories from Layers of Earth” Artist workshop
“Stories from Earth”
Artist workshop
Date
19…

"Dirt Tasting” WDA workshop in Yame
Dirt Tasting
Artist Workshop
29 May 2017
World Dirt Association
This…

“Socially Engaged Art in Asia” Talk
Lecture: Socially Engaged Art in Asia
The term "socially-engaged…

"WDA: Dirt Restaurant" at Ichihara Art x Mix
Dirt Restaurant
WORLD DIRT ASSOCIATION
James Jack
Shotaro…


"The Making of an Institution" exhibit CCA Singapore
James Jack. Khayalan Island from Pulau Balakan Mati (As…

"From Stone to Sand" exhibit in Fukuoka
From Stone to Sand
Artistic Director: James Jack
Special…

"Gen Gen Ten" Exhibit in Iwaki, Fukushima
Exhibition
Gen Gen Ten
October 22 - November…

"Eight Layers of Dirt" Installation
Eight Layers of Dirt
James Jack
4 channel stereo sound…

"Small Islands with Big Visions," roundtable at Sunset House
Place
Sunset House, Konoura, Shodo Island, Artwork No.…

"Stories of Khayaland Island" exhibit
Solo exhibition of walnut ink works on paper by James Jack
Passages…


Artist Interview on LOVE FM Fukuoka
James Jack artist interview July 14, 2016 listen here:
ht…

"Living Dirt" Symposium
The last dirt samples have been added to "Dirt Stage" today on…

"Dirt Stage" WDA exhibit
The World Dirt Association (James Jack, Yoshitaka Nanjo + Shotaro…

"Stack/File" exhibit
Guest Curator: Ana Torok
Artists: Tomie Arai, Ernst Benkert,…

Artist Lecture
Art in Pacific Currents
Artist Lecture by James Jack
Kobe…

"Dirt Stage" in Niigata
A new artwork is being made by the World Dirt Association (James…

"Art in Contingent Pacific Currents" lecture
Event Date: 11 Mar 2015 (Wed), 12:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Venue: ADM…

”Khayalan Island” exhibition in Tokyo
Sample video clip showing boat and artifact from current exhibition…

"Boat to Khayalan Island" launching ceremony
October 26th, 14:00-
Art Base Momoshima

"Boat to Khayalan Island" exhibit
100 Ideas on Tomorrow's Island: What can art do for a better…

Maebashi Film Festival
The 40 minute documentary about my artwork "Sunset House: Language…

Searching for an Island
I am holding a series of workshops on Momoshima Island this week…

Sunset House Video Release
The creative energy of four musicians, one artist and an entire…

"Solvitur Ambulando" exhibit
JAMES JACK + TOSHIAKI TOMITA
November 7- December 7, 2013
HONOLULU-…

Musical Gathering at Sunset House
A special musical event held during the last weekend of the Setouchi…

Unknown History: Eternal
Four selected works on paper from the series "Philosophies of…

Echo: The Poetics of Translation
I am participating in a symposium that will investigate…

Play with Nature, Played by Nature
"Play with Nature, Played by Nature" Curated by James Jack.
Main…

Sunset House: The House as Language of Being
I have been working in Setouchi on the garden for Sunset House…

Winter Show
Two of my artworks are now on display in a group show at Satoshi…

Philosophies of Dirt
Solo Exhibition by James JACK
PHILOSOPHIES OF DIRT
September…

Sunset House Video
A video document on the history of the town, the layers of…

Colors Born in Light
On a cloudy April day, just as the first cherry blossoms were…

Sunset House
As an artist in residence on Shodo Island I have developed many…

Artist in Residence
I am working with natural pigments and an assortment of local…

Cycles of Memory Exhibit
I am developing a new project for Hokkaido that has been coordinated…

Miniature Landscape at Honolulu Academy of Arts
I will be the Orvis Artist in Residence at the Honolulu Academy…

Living in Story
I am organizing a visit by socially engaged artist Toshiaki Tomita…

Natura Naturata
I will have a Solo Exhibition from July 3-23rd in Fujisawa, Japan…


Kiryu Saien 桐生再演
15th Annual Kiryu Saien Exhibition October 3- November 3rd,…