James McFarland
James McFarland is a Professor of Art + Design at Harford Community College in Bel Air, Maryland, and teaches Ceramics, Sculpture, and Fundamentals of 3D Design classes.
Jim grew up in Essexville, Michigan. He has an Associates Degree in Liberal Arts from Delta College, and his Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts degrees in Studio Art from Michigan State University. Jim exhibited regularly in Michigan and the Midwest while in Michigan. His sculpture was exhibited in the National Small Sculpture Exhibition at Central Michigan University, the 6th Michigan Artists Competition at the Battle Creek Arts Center, the All Area Exhibition at the Saginaw Art Museum, and the Whirlpool Sculpture Competition Traveling Exhibition, among others.
After moving to Maryland, Jim continued to exhibit. He has been included in the International Sculpture Center Sculpture Exhibition Series at Arnold and Porter and the Art in the Atrium series at Columbia Square, both in Washington, D.C.; the Baltimore Area Sculptors Exhibition in Philadelphia, PA; the Three Rivers Arts Festival in Pittsburgh, PA; the Maryland on View series at Maryland Art Place and Elements at School 33 Art Center, both in Baltimore, MD; the Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture Exhibition at Catonsville Community College, Catonsville, MD; and Three Sculptors: Mixed Media at Hodson Gallery at Hood College in Frederick, MD, among others. He is also a recipient of a Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award.
Jim has two commissioned sculptures on campus at Harford Community College. Harford Landscape is installed in the campus library. Counselor, is in Darlington Hall. Jim’s relief sculpture, Contemplation, is also part of the HCC permanent collection. It is on view in the administrative suite on the third floor of the Library.
His curatorial work includes, Observation and Exploration: Recent Work by Marcia Wolfson Ray and Michael Benevenia; Forms from Life and Nature: Ceramics & Other Media, Brad Blair & Rich Kaste; Ceramics Sculpture Exhibition; Functional or not: Ceramics by Four Mid-Atlantic potters; Brent Crothers: Sculpture; Contemporary Clay as part of Tour de Clay organized in conjunction with the National Council for Education in the Ceramics Arts conference held in Baltimore, and Collections Contained: An Exhibition of Artists’ Books, among others. Jim also co-curated the recent Brent Crothers Memorial Exhibition with Gina Pierleoni at Harford Community College.
Currently, Jim is a member of the Public Art Committee in Havre de Grace, MD, has been working to develop a ‘Sculpture Trail’ through town, and has been instrumental in bringing several permanent sculptures to the city. His most recent curatorial project is Constructed Stories and Fabricated Forms: Assemblage Sculpture by Eight Regional Artists, currently on exhibit at Gallery 220 in Havre de Grace, MD.
Jim is married to artist and curator Kathleen O’Brien. They live in Havre de Grace, MD.
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