James Rollo b. in Mississauga, Canada
Exhibitions
2025 [upcoming], YYZ Artists' Outlet, Toronto, Canada [solo]
2023 8, Casa da Dona Laura, Lisbon, Portugal
2023 Log On, Live Performance for Live Stream, Instagram [performance with Josh Wirz]
2022 Net Zero, socially engaged public artwork commissioned by the Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto, Canada
2022 The master's tools, featured in Drip, SET Lewisham, London, UK
2022 The Art Tome presents: Is forgiveness really the best option? Groaming Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands [solo]
2021 Only Fan featured in Spider the Pig, Pig the Spider (in collaboration with Alvaro Barrington), South London Gallery, London, UK
2021 Don’t worry I was getting rid of those anyway, Only Fan, Only Fan (Electric), and Untitled (sunflower) featured in Play With It, Emalin Project Space, London, UK [duo with Dorus Tossijn]
2020 These cameras are made for watching, featured in The Rented House, No Vacancy Projects, Toronto, Canada
2020 Straight doesn't always cut it, featured in Queer Art(ists) Now, presented by And What? Queer. Arts. Festival, Archive Gallery, London, UK
2020 Notes on Time, a sound piece commission on ilyd.nu [solo]
2019 Does this text make me look gay?, Straight doesn't always cut it, and A Love Story (Unprotected) featured in That's So Gay, SET Dalson, London, UK [duo with Dorus Tossijn]
2019 Photopixel & Corpsing featured in The Wrong Epicentre Biennale, Centre del Carme, Valencia, Spain
2019 The studio is leaking! featured in Siss Phuss Siss Phuss Siss Phuss, SET Dalston, London, UK [duo with Dorus Tossijn]
2019 Plug (23kg), Lightbulb (35kg) & The amount of non-alcoholic beer I had to by is shameful featured in Habits of Modern Dwelling, Lungley Gallery, London, UK
2019 When do we want it?! featured in Mellifluous Elephant, Casa Da Dona Laura, Lisbon, Portugal
2018 Potential, featured in Rotating Edible Object, Chalton Gallery, London, UK
2018 Almost always coming back to this, OUTPOST, Norwich, UK [solo]
2018 You me both, featured in BIRDS, Vogue Fabrics Dalston, London, UK [performance]
2017 Slade School of Fine Art MA/MFA Degree show, UCL Slade School of Fine Art, London, UK
2017 Please refer to signage, featured in the 23rd International Biennial of Humour and Satire in Art, Gabrovo, Bulgaria
2017 You me both, featured in Authentic Tongues, Bloomsbury Theatre, London, UK [performance]
2017 Photopixel, featured in Fishing for the Moon, Slade Research Centre, Woburn Square, London, UK
2016 Performance? Slade Research Centre, Woburn Square, London, UK [performance]
2016 Forwards + Backwards, A casa da Dona Laura, Lisbon, Portugal
2016 Slade School of Fine Art Interim Show, UCL Slade School of Fine Art, London, UK
2016 Please Refer to Signage, featured in Waiting Room, Chelsea Waterside ArtSpace, London, UK
2016 Mean Curtain, featured in Autocorrect Ruined my Life, Chalton Gallery, London, UK
2016 I was told this might be dangerous, featured in I am NOT tino sehgal, Nahmad Projects, London, UK [performance]
2016 It takes two to tango, featured in Platform 1, Bloomsbury Theatre, London, UK [performance]
2015 Graduate Exhibition, OCAD University, Toronto, Ontario
2015 I Can’t See What You’re Doing, featured in Digifest, Toronto, Ontario
2015 I Can’t See What You’re Doing, featured in Images Festival, Xpace, Toronto, Ontario
2015 I Can’t See What You’re Doing, featured in Festival of the Body (Sponsored by the Pan Am Games), The Great Hall, OCAD University, Toronto, Ontario
2014 Refraction, featured in Disassociate Aspects, Ben Navaee Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2014 Balancing Act, featured in IntraMedia, The Great Hall, OCAD University, Toronto, Ontario
Screenings
2015 Photopixel, featured in Video Fever, Trinity Square Video, Toronto, Ontario
Awards, Scholarships, and Grants
2023 Toronto Arts Council - Visual Artist Program: Creation
2017 Julia Wood Prize
2015 Mudge Massey Travelling Award
2015 Project 31 Integrated Media Award
2015 Ian Carr‐Harris Science in Culture Award
2015 OCAD University Medal for Integrated Media
2015 Winner in the Visual and Interactive Arts category at Digifest
2014 Emerging Artists and Designers Scholarship, OCAD University
Residencies
2022-23 RBC Emerging Artist Network, The Power Plant, Toronto, Canada
2019 Mellifluous Élephant, Casa da Dona Laura, Lisbon, Portugal
Press
2016 i am NOT tino sehgal Catalogue, page 12, Nahmad Projects, London, UK
2016 Festival of the Body Catalogue, Toronto, Ontario
2015 Images Festival Catalogue, Spectres of the Future, page 73, Toronto, Ontario
Professional Experience and Workshops
Since 2017 Tutor: Experimental Film and Moving Image, London College of Communication (UAL)
Since 2018 Tutor: Filmmaking Portfolio Preparation, London College of Communication (UAL)
2019 Workshop: Visiting artist, Leeds Arts University, Leeds, UK
2015 Speaker: Visiting artist, OCAD University, Toronto, CA
Works in Collection
Museum of Humour and Satire in Art, Gabrovo, Bulgaria
Education
2017 UCL Slade School of Fine Art, Master of Fine Arts (with Distinction)
2015 OCAD University, Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours)
2008 Queen’s University, Bachelor of Science (Honours)