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PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST
	James Yuncken has been painting since 1986 and exhibiting since 1989. Born Melbourne, Australia, James first studied privately in Canberra under Christopher Croft of the Graphic Investigation Dept, Canberra School of Art. James has also done master classes with Graham Nickson, Dean of the New York Studio School in 1998 and 2004. James most recent exhibitions were:
	2005	'Formal Considerations' RICHMOND and ONLINE
	2003	'Sense of Place' SPAN Galleries, Melbourne
	2001	'Presence/Absence' SPAN Galleries, Melbourne
	1999	Non-objective Representations - helengory galerie
	James lives and works in Melbourne.

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FULL CURRICULUM VITAE
Date of Birth:	19 June1954
EXHIBITIONS
2005	'Formal Considerations' exhibition, On line and in Richmond
2003	'Sense of Place' exhibition, SPAN Galleries, Melbourne
2001	'Presence/Absence' exhibition, SPAN Galleries, Melbourne
2000	Represented '8 x8', Roar Studios, Fitzroy
1999	Represented '8 x8', Roar Studios, Fitzroy
1998	Non-objective Representations exhibition, Galerie helengory
1998	Represented 3rd Annual Summer Show, Galerie helengory
1997	First Steps Exhibition, Galerie helengory
1997	Represented 'Blurb' show, Moonee Valley Festival
1996	Represented Galerie helengory, Annual Summer Print Show Represented A Four Art 19 ninety-six, Westspace 123 Studio Exhibition, group show
1995	Studio Exhibition
1992	Represented in Swan Hill Print and Drawing Show
1992	Represented in Studio One's '92 Pressing' Annual Show, Spiral Arm Gallery, Canberra Group show 'Figurative' with Les Peterson and Tanya Myshkin, Studio One Gallery, Canberra Represented in 'Social Images' group exhibition, Canberra
1990	Represented in Studio One's touring group exhibition 'Sun Smoke and Steel', Canberra, Sydney, Newcastle, & etc. Represented in 'Social Images' group exhibition, Gorman House, Canberra Solo exhibition Dorette's Bistro, Canberra
1989	Solo exhibition Dorette's Bistro, Canberra
SUMMARY
1986	Took up drawing age 32. Studied with Christopher Croft of the Graphic Investigation Department, Canberra School of Art
1987 - 1989	Painting and drawing in my spare time whilst working for the Attorney General's Department in Canberra
1990 - 1992	- Commenced full-time as artist. Working from Studio One Printmaking Workshop, Canberra – studied etching and lithography. Produced about 50 editions, most of which were exhibited in group and solo shows
1993 - 1994	Returned to Melbourne. A series of landscapes in oil, pastel and drawing media, exhibited in my studio in 1995
1995 - 1997	A series of figurative works produced and shown at Galerie helengory in an exhibition titled First Steps
1997 - 1999	- Preparation for second solo exhibition at Galerie helengory titled 'Non-objective Representations' commencing 6th July 1999. Primarily, figurative and landscape works - Attended the New York Studio School Drawing Marathon Master Class at the 1998 Adelaide Arts Festival Work on two anatomical bas-reliefs
2000 - 2001	A series of landscape works produced and shown at SPAN Galleries in an exhibition titled Presence/Absence
2002 - 2003	A series of landscape works produced and shown at SPAN Galleries in an exhibition titled Sense of Place
2003 - 2005	- A series of abstract works produced and shown via internet and in a private exhibition space in Richmond in an exhibition titled Formal Considerations - Attended the New York Studio School Drawing Marathon Master Class at the Adelaide Central School of Art
HISTORY OF EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
1976	Bachelor of Science, Monash University
1978	Bachelor of Law, Monash University Completed legal articles
1979 - 1980	Employee solicitor
1981	Graduate Diploma in Data Processing, Prahran College of Advanced Education
1981 - 1982	Lived in Germany for two years: Became fluent in German, worked in information technology
1983 - 1986	Returned to Australia: Computer programmer at the Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra
1987 - 1989	Computer programmer at Attorney General's Department, Canberra