James Dankert

artist statement

I paint mostly with acrylics, sometimes with oil, and the "through line" of the last four years of my work is the human form. Stylistically, my paintings present hard-edged lines and flat areas of color. My work doesn't present much in the way of painterly brushwork or illusions of volume, shadow, and light. I'm constantly engaged in the process of discovering my strongest interests and paring down my imagery to include only those interests.

Interview, May 2011, Local Artist Interviews

exhibitions

spotArt gallery: Art-A-Whirl, May 20-22, 2011
Altered Esthetics: "Flesh and Form," April 1-22, 2011
spotArt gallery: Art-A-Whirl, May 14-16, 2010
spotArt gallery: "Spotique" 2009 all-artists review, December 11, 2009-January 8, 2010
Maple Grove Arts Center: Black and White Show, August 14-September 12, 2009; merit award
spotArt gallery: Art-A-Whirl, May 15-17, 2009
spotArt gallery: Art-A-Whirl, May 16-18, 2008
spotArt gallery: Art-A-Whirl, May 18-20, 2007
spotArt gallery: December 2, 2005-February 28, 2006

illustration

2011: spot illustration, Alimentum, summer issue
2003-2008: spot illustration, City Pages
2007: spot illustration and cover illustration, Nerve Cowboy
2004-2006: spot illustration, The Rake
1993: cover art, The Carolina Quarterly
1992-1994: illustration, The Minnesota Daily
For a list of other illustration clients, please see my clients page
I have created artwork for several bands (see my bands page), and I am a musician myself. From 1985 to 1992, I was the drummer and occasional songwriter for the Gear Daddies. In 2001, the band reunited, and I currently drum for the band whenever we decide to play a show.

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