James Bullough is an American born artist living and working in Berlin, Germany.
Inspired by gritty urban graffiti as a young artist growing up in Washington, DC, Bullough harnessed its energy in his work, and perfected a realistic oil painting technique from his study of the Old Masters.
Working in everything from oil, spray paint and ink on canvas, Bullough’s paintings strike a balance between realistic figurations and stylized interruption and although extremely realistic and detailed, he challenges the viewers perception of reality by shifting and breaking up the subjects he paints.
Since moving from the US in 2010 to Berlin Germany, Bullough finds himself reaching more and more for the spray can rather than the paintbrush. His seamless transition from photorealistic oil paintings to photorealistic spray-paint murals has gained a lot of attention.

2017
FLOURISH / MESA Contemporary Arts Museum, Mesa Arizona, USA
POW! WOW!  / Honolulu Museum of Art, Hawaii, USA

2016          
SCOPE ART FAIR MIAMI / Miami, USA
BREAKING POINT / Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
SCOPE ART FAIR / New York, USA

2015
THE REASON FOR THE SEASON / Stolenspace Gallery, London
SCOPE ART FAIR / Miami, USA
BROTHERHOOD / Johathan LeVine Gallery, New York, USA
PAIN/TING / Open Walls Gallery, Berlin, Germany
VITALITIY AND VERVE / Long Beach Museum of Art, USA
LAX/DTW / Inner State Gallery, Detroit, USA
GUMBO / Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
THE 2nd ANNUAL POW! WOW! / Honolulu Museum of Art, Hawaii, USA
TRANSCENDENCE / Art Whino Gallery, Washington, USA
LA FAMILIA – THINKSPACE 10TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW / Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2014           
THINKSPACE GALLERY SHOWCASE / Aqua Art Fare, Miami, USA
WE BOX / Ambulatorium Gallery, Berlin, Germany
LAX/TXL / Currated by Thinkspace LA. at Urban Nation, Berlin, Germany

2013             
ALL MY STARS EXHIBITION / Strychnin Gallery, Berlin, Germany
PROJECT “M” / Urban Nation, Berlin, Germany
THE CIRCLE SHOW / Urban Spree, Berlin, Germany

2012
METROPOLITAN / Strychnin Gallery, Berlin, Germany
RE:MMX / MMX Gallery, Berlin Germany
VARIOUS / CoVerlag Gallery, Berlin, Germany

2011                                  
ENCORE / MMX Gallery, Berlin, Germany

2010                                  
SHOW VII / MMX Gallery, Berlin, Germany

April 2010                                
FEATURED ARTISTS GROUP SHOW / De Castellane Gallery, New York USA