C.J. VanJames, Denver
Member Since December 2007
Artist Statement C.J. VanJames works in oils and color pencil. All media allow
the best
expression of the subject's nobility, energy and beauty.
The works
created, take-off nad dramatically go beyond prosaic
boundaries of
nature's images and present startling and alive
forms. Alive, that is,
from a soul's perspective.
VanJames grew up in the western part of the United States. Her
first
art commissions came during her tenure in First Grade,
Elementary
School, from art admirers. During High School, even
though many
pieces of her work were stolen from the schools art
studio by secret
art admirers, VanJames celebrated graduation with
a solo exhibition.
VanJames graduated from Colorado State
University with a Bachelors
of Fine Arts. An active life long artist
and painter, works are created
in the realist, representational and
contemporary traditions that are
inspired by a passion and love of nature.
An accomplished writer and public speaker, VanJames has
appeared
as a guest artist on community television art shows. As a
past
member of her City's Art Advisory Board for art in public
places, she
is now a member of the local Art Guild and the Art
League of Denver.
Works are found in city and corporate art collections.
Solo Exhibitions
2007, Craft & Hobby Association Winter 2007 Show, Anaheim, CA
2007, Sheridan Ross ESQ., Attorney's, Denver, CO
2006, Coors Credit Union, Golden, CO
2006, The Ranch Country Club, Denver, CO
2002, Featured Artist in 'The Art Seen', TCI-AT&T Cable Television,
Denver, CO
1999, West by Southwest, Pinehurst Country Club, Denver, CO
1998, Featured Artist in 'The Art Seen', TCI-AT&T Cable Television,
Denver, CO
1997, Featured Artist in 'The Art Seen', TCI0AT&T Cable Television,
Denver, CO
Representation
GrayHill Studios, Denver, CO
DAISIE Company, Scottsdale, AZ
Shows On Loan, Union Gallery, Denver, CO
Simply Licensed, San Mateo, CA
Collections
Ojai Spa and Resort, Santa Barbara, CA
Coors Medical Center, Golden, CO
Sheridan Ross ESQ., Attorney's, Denver, CO
The City of Littleton, Smithsonian Sister History Museum, CO
THe Ranch Country Club, Denver, CO
Numerous private collections
Do visit me at www.vanjames.net
Click to save as artist's preferred kit 
