James Powditch

Lives and works in Sydney

Artist's CV

Represented by nanda\hobbs

James Powditch is an acclaimed mix media artist who adapts the associated memory or essence of his found objects and frankensteins them with his own to fabricate hybrid actively ‘functioning’ art forms, which in their essence objectify communication.

Akin to a scavenging Bower bird, Powditch picks out the gems and detritus of our modern world- it’s byproducts of film, text, cartography, architecture are often influences, if not physically present in his assemblages, continuing to feed Powditch’s narrative of mindfulness and self awareness. Aligning an artist’s quintessential need to make with the universal impulse to imbibe photos and objects with memories as markers of existence. 

Powditch’s wistfully beautiful artworks are the result of a steady and successful exhibiting career which has seen him as a multi finalist in the Moran, Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prize and winner of the Blake and Mosman Art Prize.

\ Artworks

Chopper

2021 \ Mixed media \ 267.5 x 163cm

Codakhrome VI

2019 \ Mixed media \ 45 x 33cm

SOLD

Composition I

2020 \ Mixed media \ 46 x 35.5cm, framed

SOLD

Composition II

2020 \ Mixed media \ 46 x 35.5cm, framed

Composition III

2020 \ Mixed media \ 46 x 35.5cm, framed

Composition IV

2020 \ Mixed media \ 46 x 35.5cm, framed

SOLD

Eucalyptus

2011 \ Mixed media \ 170 x 250cm

Mad Max

2020 \ Mixed media \ 76 x 56cm

SOLD

Made in Japan II

2009 \ Mixed media \ 146 x 95cm

NOTRE DAME

2019 \ Mixed media assemblage \ 56 x 89cm framed

Newsfront

2021 \ Mixed media \ 174 x 294cm

Sunday too far away

2019 \ Mixed media \ 183 x 130cm

dilation (picnic at hanging rock)

2021 \ Mixed media \ 120 x 180cm

SOLD

empire (gallipoli)

2021 \ Mixed media \ 105 x 184cm

mad max II

2021 \ Mixed media \ 146 x 95cm

storm boy II

2021 \ Mixed media \ 120 x 152cm Finalist \ 2021 Paddington Art Prize

the proposition

2021 \ Mixed media \ 189 x 106cm

SOLD

wake in fright

2021 \ Mixed media \ 108 x 78cm

\ News

News

Eight N\H artists selected in the 2022 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes

6 May 2022

We're thrilled to have eight artists represented this year with ten artworks selected across the three prizes—Jonathan Dalton, Blak Douglas, Kim Leutwyler, Mathew Lynn, James Powditch and Caroline Zilinksky, Lesley Rice and Paul Ryan.

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\ Exhibitions featuring James Powditch

James Powditch

The Proposition

18 October — 30 October 2021

SMALL WORKS SALON

Group Exhibition

14 August — 28 August 2021

9 x 5"

Group Exhibition

22 January — 6 February 2021

SUMMER SALON

Group Exhibition

16 December 2020 — 16 January 2021

Spring

Group Exhibition

8 September — 13 September 2020

Contact Us

to find out more about James Powditch.

12 - 14 Meagher Street Chippendale, NSW 2008
Opening Hours
Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm Saturday, 11am - 4pm