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About Don James 

When I make a photograph, I am looking for the exceptional moment hidden in ordinary events. I view my surroundings from a slightly different perspective through the lens; cutting through the familiar layers to find a story that might be overlooked by the casual observer.

I have always been drawn to black and white images. Although we live in a world filled with color, sometimes I tend to look through my lens with a grayscale palette. I find that the absence of color strips away distractions and brings clarity to an image.

While my photographs are meant to highlight the unexpected, I also strive to find elements that draw in the observer on a personal level. When someone looks at one of my images and can see a part of themselves, that is when it is no longer just a photograph but becomes art.
Contact Don:
913-991-3390
don@magneticfish.net

Exhibitions

November, 2024

Leedy-Voulkos Art Center

Kansas City, MO

KCSCP “Current Works”

August, 2024

Buttonwood Art Space

Kansas City, MO

“Under The Sun”

December, 2024

Hayes Art Center

Hayes, KS

5 State Photography Competion

November 2024

Leedy-Voulkos Art Center

Kansas City, MO

KCSCP “Current Works”

September, 2024

80 Santa Fe Gallery

Overland Park, KS

“Plein Aire”

August, 2024

Buttonwood Art Space

Kansas City, MO

“Under The Sun”

July, 2024

Images Art Gallery

Overland Park, KS

25th Annual

Juried Art Show

June, 2024

80 Santa Fe Gallery

Overland Park, KS

“Passport”

June, 2024

Crows Coffee - Waldo

Kansas City, MO

Solo Show

May, 2024

R. G. Endres Gallery

Prairie Village, KS

"The Art of Photography", Juried Exhibition

“Tourists”, Best in Category

April, 2024

Buttonwood Art Space

Kansas City, MO

KC Parks & Rec

March, 2024

Vesper Hall 

Blue Springs, MO

Blue Springs Art League

“Supply Lines”,

Honorable Mention

February, 2024
Cerbera Gallery 

Kansas City, MO

KCSCP “Portrait of a City”

February, 2024
Nelson-Atkins

Museum of Art 

Kansas City, MO

KCSCP “Portrait of a City”

September, 2023
Albrecht-Kemper 

St. Joseph, MO
KCSCP “Current Works”

August, 2023

The Kindness Gallery

Kansas City, MO
KCSCP “Memories”

May, 2023
R. G. Endres Gallery

Prairie Village, KS

"The Art of Photography", Juried Exhibition

“Looking Glass”,

Honorable Mention

May, 2023
Art & Hors D'Oeuvres

Village Presbyterian Church

Prairie Village, KS


April, 2023
The Kindness Gallery

Kansas City, MO
KCSCP “Portals and Reflections”

March, 2023

Vesper Gallery

Blue Springs, MO

Blue Springs Art League Group Show

March, 2023

Jones Gallery

Kansas City, MO

Group Artist Show

February, 2023

Ward Parkway Center

Kansas City, MO

Mid-Winter Art Fair

"Kauffman IV" 2nd Place

February, 2023

2010 Gallery

Merriam, KS

Group Artist Show


January, 2023

Tim Murphy Gallery

Merriam, KS

"Unexpected Moments", Juried Exhibition


November, 2022

Hays Arts Council

Hays, KS

"5 States Photography Competition"

Juried Exhibition

“Fractured Flight”, Merit Award Winner

September, 2022

Jones Gallery

Kansas City, MO

Group Artist Show

May, 2021

Transparent Brewing

Grandview, MO

Solo Artist Show

April, 2020

Tomahawk Ridge Center

Overland Park, KS

"2020 Art at the Center National Juried Exhibition", Juried Exhibit

March, 2020

Gallery Three

Clinton, MO

Solo Artist Show

March, 2020

2010 Gallery

Prairie Village, KS

Group Photography Show

May/June, 2019

Unity Village Chapel Gallery

Lee’s Summit, MO

Group Artist Show

May, 2019

2010 Gallery

Prairie Village, KS

"The Photographer’s Journey"

Group Photography Show

April, 2019

R. G. Endres Gallery

Prairie Village, KS

"The Art of Photography", Juried Exhibition

“Living in the Shadows”, Merit Winner


October, 2018

Jones Gallery

Kansas City, MO

Group Artist Show

July/August, 2018

2010 Gallery

Prairie Village, KS

"Music in Black & White"

Solo Artist Show


July/August, 2018

Kansas City Artists Coalition

Kansas City, MO

"River Market Regional Exhibition", Juried Exhibition

April/May, 2018

Tomahawk Ridge Center

Overland Park, KS

"2018 Art at the Center National Juried Exhibition", Juried Exhibition


March, 2018

Spiva Center for the Arts

Joplin, MO

"PhotoSpiva 2018", Juried Exhibition

March, 2018

Vanessa Lacy Gallery

Kansas City, MO

"Elements", Juried Exhibition


February, 2018

The Lodge at Ironwoods

Leawood, KS

"2018 Leawood ArtiGras", Juried Exhibition


January/February, 2018

The Gallery on Third

Lee's Summit, MO

"Summit Art Photographers"

January, 2018

Vanessa Lacy Gallery

Kansas City, MO

"KC: People, Places, and Things"

January, 2018

R. G. Endres Gallery

Prairie Village, KS

"2018 International Photo Competition"

Juried Exhibition

Merit Winner of Category:

People and Portraits

October, 2017

R. G. Endres Gallery

Prairie Village, KS

"2017 State of the Arts", Juried Exhibition



February, 2017

The Lodge at Ironwoods

Leawood, KS

"2017 Leawood ArtiGras", Juried Exhibition



April, 2016

CoWork Waldo

Kansas City, MO

"Kansas City|Local",

Solo Artist Show



September, 2015

Tomahawk Ridge Center

Overland Park, KS

"2015 Human Experience vs. Abstract", Juried Exhibition

August, 2015

19 Below

Kansas City, MO

"Shadow & Light",

Solo Artist Show


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