James Hunt's photography explores the interdependent and often conflicted relationship between human activity and the natural environment. He is currently engaged in a long term multi-media project on the industrial revolution in the Blackstone Valley region of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
James is a graduate of the Professional Photography Program at the Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University and has also studied at the International Center of Photography, Maine Media College and the Griffin Museum of Photography. He received his doctorate from Boston University and is currently associate professor of management at Babson College where he teaches entrepreneurship and organizational behavior and sustainability. He lives in Grafton with his wife, Chris and poodle, Teddy.
Publications:
"Deindustrialization," Black and White Magazine, August 2020.
"Blackstone Heritage Corridor Calendar", National Park Service, 2018.
"Lost in the Water" portfolio, Black and White Magazine, June 2017.
"Constructing Quabbin." Black and White Magazine, June 2015.
"Maine Frame photo Contest." Maine Media College, July 2009.
Solo Exhibitions:
"Draper Factory Demolition," Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts, Providence, Rhode Island, January - February 2022.
You can see a video of the artist talk here.
"Deindustrialization, The Mills of the Blackstone River Valley," Babson Arts, Hollister Gallery, Babson College, November 2019 - January 2020.
"Under the Highway, Blackstone River Landscapes." ArtsWorcester, Gallery in the Square at the Hanover Theater, Worcester, Massachusetts, June - October 2018.
"Constructing Quabbin," Westborough (MA) Public Library, August - September 2014.
"Quabbin Reservoir Images." Jewish Community Center of Worcester (MA), April 2013.
Juried and Gallery Requested Exhibitions:
" Dodge and Burn," ArtsWorcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, January - February 2022. Juror: Beth Kantrowitz.
"Small Stones Festival," Grafton, Massachusetts. Jurors; David DeMelim, Jessica Roscio, Al Weems, Jurors Award.
"Botanical," Photoplace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont. January - February 2021. Juror; Lee Ann White
"Small Stones Arts Festival." Grafton, Massachusetts. October - November 2020. Jurors: Nancy Burns,Stephen DiRado, Ron Rosenstock.
"Earth Day 2020," Gallery Sitka, Shirley, Massachusetts, April through December 2020.
"Captured Moments," Spaulding Aldrich Heritage Gallery, Whitin Mill, Whitinsville (MA), November 2019 through January "2020.
"Small Stones Arts Festival," Grafton, Massachusetts, November 2019. Jurors: Nancy Burns, Stephen DiRado, Scott Erb, Donna Dufault.
"Small Stones Arts Festival," Grafton, Massachusetts, November 2018.Jurors: Robert Ring, Scot Erb, Donna Default, Nancy Burns.
"Unseen, Photography Beyond the Visible." Providence, Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts, February 2017. Juror: Laurie Klein.
Northern Valley Art League (CA), November 2016.
"In Celebration of Trees," Photoplace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont, January 2016.