James Bacchi
Artist
Artist Statement/About
James Bacchi is a San Francisco/Palm Springs based iPhoneographer and Curator.
#inthesky is an inspired series of mobile photographs. Shot spontaneously, these images portray the volatile relationship between the sky and the urban landscape. Each image contrasts fleeting moments of beauty, strength and vulnerability. Muses for this ongoing series, which began in 2015, are San Francisco, Palm Springs, New York, Las Vegas, Rome, Venice, Paris and Budapest.
Bacchi is represented by Karyn Mannix Contemporary. His photographs have been exhibited at the Piedmont Center for the Arts, Piedmont, CA, Arc Gallery and STUDIO Gallery in San Francisco, Kathryn Markel, Bridgehampton, NY and featured at RED DOT Miami – courtesy of Karyn Mannix Contemporary. Corporate Collections include M&M Fine Art Services, Clifton, NJ, El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, CA, UBS Financial Services, Inc., San Francisco, CA, Bridgepoint, San Francisco and University High School Corporate Offices, San Francisco, CA. The photographer’s work is included in the Museo Italo Americano’s permanent collection.
Bacchi and select works from #inthesky have been featured by: RARE MAGAZINE, BNW Magazine, BBC Culture Magazine, Only Mobile Magazine, FRAMES Magazine, VOGUE (Spain) and Manhattan Arts International.
James Bacchi is a recipient of a 2021 Urban Photo Award, a Sheridan Prize For Art and a 2020 Independent Arts and Media Grant.
Gallery Representation
karyn mannix contemporary, East Hampton, NY
Museum Exhibitions/Collections
2022: Museumio NFT Museum
Selected Works
2019: Museo Italo Americano, San Francisco
Acquisition - Permanent Collection
Solo Exhibitions
2020: Artful Gallery, Austin, TX
#inthesky Sonoma (virtual)
2020: Karyn Mannix Contemporary, East Hampton, NY
#inthesky San Francisco – “shelter-in-place” (virtual)
Group Exhibitions
2022: DART FOR ART – Benefiting Lymelight Foundation, Burlingame, CA
2021: Capital Code Gallery, Art Basel, Miami, FL
2021: URBAN PHOTO AWARDS – Juried Exhibition -Trieste Photo Days
2021: Piedmont Center For The Arts, Piedmont, CA
7th Annual Juried Exhibition – Jurors: Rene de Guzman, Senior Curator of
Art, Oakland Museum of CA, and Danielle Fox, Principal, Slate Gallery,
Oakland, CA
2021: Art For AIDS – Juried Auction benefiting UCSF Alliance Health Project
2021: karyn mannix contemporary, East Hampton, NY
Love & Passion
2021: Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Squared Alumni, Invitational curated by Michael Yochum
2020: Curator’s Voice Art Projects, Miami, FL
COVID-19 – The Art Of Isolation – Juried Virtual Exhibition
2020: Karyn Mannix Contemporary
ON THE ROAD – a virtual Group Exhibition
2020: Dart For Art 2020
Benefiting the Lymelight Foundation, Burlingame, CA
2020: Karyn Mannix Contemporary
IN A WORD – a virtual Group Exhibition
2020: Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
SNAP (juried)
2019: Art For AIDS
Juried Exhibition/Auction benefiting the UCSF Alliance Health Project
2019: Cirque Magnifique/Auction benefiting Ecole Notre Dame des Victories
2019: The Dirty Dozen
Lone Star Saloon – Benefiting UCSF Alliance Health Project
2019: The Midway, San Francisco
Juried exhibition and auction benefiting Hospitality House
2019: Artful Galleries, Houston, TX
Mixed Emotions – Benefiting Music Doing Good
2019: Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
SNAP (juried)
2019: Dart For Art 2019
Benefiting the LymeLight Foundation, Burlingame, CA
2018: RED DOT Miami Art Fair, Winwood Arts District. Miami, FL
Karyn mannix contemporary – Booth #618
nstallation: 16 selected works from #inthesky San Francisco
2018: Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
4-SQUARED
2018: Art For AIDS, San Francisco, CA
Juried Exhibition/Auction benefitting UCSF Alliance Health Project
2018: STUDIO Gallery, San Francisco, CA
DELICIOUS
2018: Kathryn Markel Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
LOVE & PASSION/size matters - Curated by: Karyn Mannix
2018: Dart For Art 2018
Benefiting the LymeLight Foundation, Burlingame, CA
2017: Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA, TINY
Corporate Collections
Bridgepoint, San Francisco CA
M&M Fine Art Services, Clifton, NJ
El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, CA
UBS Financial Services, Inc., San Francisco, CA
University High School Corporate Offices, San Francisco, CA
Awards
2021 Urban Photo Award
2021 Sheridan Prize For Art, Honorable Mention
Grants
2020: Independent Arts and Media Grant
Curator/Juror/Panelist
2022: Juror, 2022 Juror, 2022 MOBILE PHOTO AWARDS
2021: Jury Chair – Art For AIDS
2020: Art For AIDS
Juror, Benefit Art Auction
2020: ArtSpan San Francisco, CA
Juror, Benefit Art Auction
2019: SOMA Arts Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
Juror: 2019 SF Open Studios AMPLIFY ART AWARDS
2019: Intersection For The Arts, San Francisco, CA
“Navigating Through The San Francisco Art Scene”, Panelist
2019: Karyn Mannix Contemporary, East Hampton, NY
Juror: Love & Passion
2019: Mobile Photo Awards/ Architecture Category, Juror
2018: Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Juror – Dreams
2018: Mobile Photo Awards
Juror – Architecture/Design Category, Juror
2018: Manhattan Arts International
New Beginnings
2016: Mobile Photo Awards, Juror
2014: Mobile Photo Awards
Juror – Architecture
2013: Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Juror -Structure
2007-2018: Art For AIDS, San Francisco, CA
Juror
Bibliography
2022: THE APP WHISPERER – “Mobile Artists and Their Artistry” - interview by
Joanne Carter
2021: PB MAGAZINE - feature
2021: TROORA, featured in the SAN FRANCISCO ISSUE
2021: BNW Magazine, feature #inthesky Paris
2021: PIEDMONT EXEDRA – Sneak Peek – Transitions - Piedmont Center
for the Arts
2020: FRAMES Magazine, Editor’s Applause
2020: SF OPEN STUDIOS, 2020 Catalogue – Collector/Curator Spotlight
2020: SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER, Feature James Bacchi in SNAP at Arc Gallery
The App Whisperer - #inthesky San Francisco – “shelter-in-place (feature)
2019: BNW Magazine, Feature “A Weekend In Paris”
2019: The San Francisco Decorator Showcase Book (cover)
2019: VOGUE (Spain), Interview by Nuala Philips
2018: Manhattan Arts International, Interview, “Sky Has No Limit”
Interview by: Renee Phillips, Editor
2018: BBC CULTURE Magazine, Interview, “The Stunning Architecture
Photos taken with a Smart Phone by Joanne Carter
2018: Only Mobile Art Magazine, photo essay, #inthesky
2018: The Design Connector, #inthesky review
2018: Professional Artist Magazine, “Artists Who Are Making A Positive
Humanitarian Difference
2017: Bay Area Art Scope, feature, #inthesky
2017: YOUTUBE.COM, Photographers and Digital Artists/Manhattan Arts
International
2017: Manhattan Arts International, Interview, James Bacchi #inthesky
Catalogues
2021: DART FOR ART
2020: Art for AIDS
2020: DART FOR ART
2019: Art For AIDS
2019 DART FOR ART
2018: 4-Squared – Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2018: ART for AIDS
