James Durno has lectured Fine Art & Illustration at various institutions in the Eastern Cape & Johannesburg. He is an award winning author & illustrator of children's books & has also Art Directed for Cambridge University Press. Apart from working as a Fine Artist, he runs his own business as an illustrator & cartoonist for various advertising agencies, publishers & magazines.
James has works hanging in numerous private & corporate collections, inter alia SA Breweries, Delloite & Touche & the International Fund for Animal Welfare, housed at Addo Elephant Park. Private collections - UK, USA & SA.
He is also represented in the "Collectors Guide to Art & Artists in South Africa" and the "Zebra Register of South African Artists & Galleries".
He has more than twenty exhibitionsin the past decade, including Volkskas Atelier (Everard Read). Most recent exhibitions at Carol Lee Fine Art, Upstairs @ Bamboo (2005), Stewart Gallery (2004) and Graphiti (2003).
He has also been featured on DSTV channel Kyknet's art program, "Kuns Kafee".

He currently lives in Melville, Johannesburg with his wife Jolanta and two children, where he works from his studio loft.

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