Biography of James A. Corrigan …
James A. Corrigan has been dedicated to the creative art profession in excess of forty years. James began his art career and education while in the U.S. Air Force during the early nineteen sixty’s, working as an illustrator.
After military service, James worked in Chicago for fifteen years as a Freelance Artist, Commercial Artist and Art Director for several large corporations.
In the late seventies James decided to make a career change and pursue a new profession, to become a Jeweler. After his education with the Gemological Institute of America (G.I.A.) the Jewelry business of Jas. A. Corrigan, Artisan was established. Then several years later the web site of www.CreativeArtisan.com was added.
James stayed in his chosen career, servicing the retail trade and the commercial jewelry industry with custom designed jewelry, repair or restoration requests, including a full line of lapidary services until his move to Arizona in 2003.
His life long dream has become a reality that turn into an opportunity for exploring and expressing his creative ideas and talents in several mediums (i.e. metal, clay, paint, wood and so on.)
Now with his relocation to the foothills of the Superstition Mountains, East of Phoenix in Gold Canyon, Arizona a new vision for the future has started. You can contact James Corrigan in his desert studio at (480) 474-0489 or by mobile at (480) 241-1943.
Commissions:
Specializing in murals, paintings, custom jewelry, handmade ceramic tiles, ceramic sculpture and woodworking.
Galleries:
The restoration of Native American pottery, jewelry and kachinas for:
Bill Faust Gallery… Scottsdale, Arizona
Chas. King Gallery… Scottsdale, Arizona
Wadell Trading… Tempe, Arizona
Tribal Expressions… Arlington Heights, Illinois
Kings & Queens… Western Springs, Illinois
Dancing Bear…Evanston, Illinois
Sky Hawk…Eaton, Georgia
Private Collection:
Harrop Gallery… Ontario, Canada
Hosanna Gallery… Chicago, Illinois
Organizations:
Former Chairman of the Chicago Artist Guild…Chicago, Illinois
Former member of the Sonoran Arts League… Cave Creek, Arizona
A juried member of the Arizona Art Alliance… Scottsdale, Arizona
A member of the Mesa Art League… Mesa, Arizona
Art exhibits:
Sonoran Festival of Fine Art…Carefree, Arizona
Hidden in the Hills Studio Tour… Cave Creek, Arizona
Academy Arizona Arts Festival…Scottsdale, Arizona
Gold Canyon Arts Festival… Gold Canyon, Arizona
Anthem Festival of Fine Art…Anthem, Arizona
Superstition Area Land Trust (S.A.L.T.) Artist Studio Tour…
Held in Mesa, Apache Junction and Gold Canyon, Arizona
Gold Canyon Artists Group Studio Tour… Gold Canyon, Arizona
Other:
Lectured on Promoting Art.
Central Arizona Collage… Apache Junction, Arizona
Mesa Art League………… Mesa, Arizona
Artistic Goals:
To create works of art that will move and excite the viewer’s experience of self-discovery.
An experience that becomes very personal in nature, a feeling of enthusiasm meant only for the observer.
Philosophy:
In my view, an Artist is a person who preserves history, and immortalizes persons, places and things…