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About

Education:
M.F.A.    The University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1989
M.A.       The University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1988
B.F.A.     The University of Minnesota, 1987


Biography
James Bailey was born in New Jersey, and grew up in Minneapolis, MN. He earned his B.F.A. from the University of Minnesota and his M.F.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is currently an artist and Professor in the School of Art at The University of Montana. In 1998 he established ​Matrix Press, the publishing component of the print program, which brings in nationally recognized artists to collaborate in the production of limited edition prints and also founded the Annual Day of the Dead Steamroller Print Project now moving into it's eighteenth year.  

As an artist, James continues his research into both traditional and experimental approaches in printmaking. James has exhibited his work nationally and internationally in over 300 exhibitions and national print portfolios across 35 states as well as Estonia, France, China, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. His work can be found in numerous public and private collections including those of the Walker Art Center, New York Public Library, Jundt Art Museum, Boise Art Museum, Mesa Arts Center, Hillard University Art Museum and Sioux City Arts Center among others. James was interviewed for the full length documentary film on printmaking titled Midwest Matrix and he serves on the board for the Printmaking Legacy Project.


Selected Collections:
Walker Art Center
New York Public Library
Jundt Art Museum
Sioux City Art Center
Missoula Art Museum
West Virginia University
Museo de Douro, Portugal
Kohler Library
Museum of Art, Washington State University

University of Iowa
University of Tennessee
University of Southern Indiana
China Guanglan Original Printmaking Base, Shenzhen, China    
Montana State University-Bozeman
The University of North Dakota
Eastern Oregon State College
The University of South Dakota
Montana State University-Billings
The University of Montana
University of Alaska
Southern Graphics Print Archives 
Frogman's Press
Boise Art Museum
University of Colorado-Boulder
Mesa Arts Center
St. Lawrence University
Nicolis State University
Hillard University Art Museum
The University of Wisconsin
Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi, Whakatane, New Zealand 
Rocky Mountain Print Alliance
Boise State University

Museum of Texas Tech University    
​Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN




Lectures & Workshops:
Artspace at Untitled, Oklahoma City, OK
University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
​Artreach Gallery, Portland, OR
North Idaho College, Coeur d'Alene, ID
Southwest Print Fiesta, Silver City, NM
Emerge Arts Co-op, Coeur d'Alene, ID
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
​Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center, Makawao, HI 
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 
Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA 
SFCC, Spokane, WA 
Terrain, Spokane, WA 
Southern Graphics Print Conference, Portland, OR
​The University of Idaho, Moscow, ID

Wingtip Press, Boise, ID
Idaho Historical Museum, Boise, ID
Southern Graphics Print Conference, Knoxville, TN
College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV

Oklahoma Arts Institute, Quartz Mountain, OK
Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR
Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT
Armstrong-Prior Print Studio, Phoenix, AZ
Montana Museum of Art and Culture, Missoula, MT

Concordia University, St. Paul, MN
The University of Montana-Western, Dillion, MT
Hockaday Museum of Art, Kalispell, MT
Emerson Cultural Center, Bozeman, MT
Frogman's Press, Vermillion, SD
The University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA
Blanden Museum of Art, Fort Dodge, IA
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
The University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT
PABA Center, Rochester, NY
Francis Marion University, Florence, SC
Split Rock Arts Program, Duluth, MN
SUNY-Geneseo, Geneseo, NY
Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, MN
Casper College, Casper, WY
Oregon School of Arts & Crafts, Portland, OR
The University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY