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Representation
London: Grove Square Galleries
New York: Klompching Gallery
Mexico: Lux Perpetua Gallery

Jim Naughten is an artist exploring historical and natural history subject matter using photography, stereoscopy and painting. He was awarded a painting scholarship to Lancing College and later studied photography at the Arts Institute of Bournemouth. Naughten’s work has been widely featured in exhibitions across Europe and the US and including solo shows at the Imperial War Museum, Horniman Museum, and a forthcoming show at the Wellcome Collection (2022), and group shows at the Royal Academy of Art and National Portrait Galleries in London. His first series, ‘Re-enactors’, was published as a monograph in 2009 (Hotshoe Books), his second, ‘Costume and Conflict’, was published by Merrell in March 2013,  ‘Animal Kingdom’ was published by Prestel in April 2016, ‘Human Anatomy, by Prestel  in 2017 and his most recent, ‘Mountains of Kong’ published by Hoop Editions in 2019 which is available from www.mountainsofkong.co.uk

Collections holding his work include, The Museum of Photographic Art, San Diego, The Imperial War Museum (UK) The Museum of Art, Houston, Museum of Honolulu and private collections in the US, UK, Europe and South America. He was nominated for the Prix Elysee 2016 and shortlisted for the Vevey Images photo award 2012.

Exhibitions
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London
[June—September 2019]
Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego
[March—August 2018]
Michael Hoppen Gallery, London
[September—October 2017]
Arles Photo [July 2017]
Manchester Museum [August 2016]
Artijuli, Krakeslottet, Norway [July 2016]
Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego
[June—October 2016]
Powell Cotton Museum, Margate
[April—September 2016]
KK Outlet, London [May 2016]
Klompching Gallery, New York
[April—May 2016]
AIPAD, New York [April 2016]
Horniman Museum
[September 2015–January 2016]
Christie’s, Out of the Ordinary
[August–September 2015]
Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition
[June—August 2015]
Couler Cafe Festival, Brussels [June 2015]
AIPAD New York [April 2015]
Cultural Centre, Bornem
[September–October 2014]
Perth Centre for Photography
[August–September 2014]
Noorderlicht Gallery, Groningen
[July–August 2014]
Artijuli, Krakeslottet [July 2014]
Portrait(s) festival, Vichy [July 2014]
Toronto Photography Festival [May 2014]
AIPAD New York [April 2014]
Artists Residence, Krakeslottet [March 2014]
Knokke-Heist Photo Festival [ March 2014]
Honolulu Museum of Art
[December 2013 – June 2014]
Imperial War Museum North,
Catalyst: Contemporary Art and War
[October 2013 – November 2014]
MIA Gallery, Seattle [August 2013]
Annenberg Space slide show, LA [May 2013]
AIPAD New York [April 2013]
Klompching Gallery, New York [March 2013]
The Margaret Street Gallery, London [March 2013]
Royal Shakespeare Company, London
[November 2012 – March 2013]
Galerie Huit, Arles [2012]
Victoria Park – World in London
(Photographers’ Gallery)
Foto8 Summershow 2012
Royal Academy of Art Summer Exhibition, London
[May–August 2012]
Quay No.1, Vevey, Switzerland
[May–June 2012]
Gallery Huit, China House and Alliance Francaise
de Penang, Malaysia [2012]
Imperial War Museum, London
[June–December 2011]
Gallery Huit, Arles [2011]
Barbara Frigerio Contemporary Art, Milan [2010]
Klompching Gallery, New York [2010]
HotShoe Gallery, London [2010]
National Portrait Gallery, London [2009]
AOP Gallery, London [2009]
Coningsby Gallery, London [2001]
Coningsby Gallery, London [2000]
ICA Mall Galleries, London [1995]

Books
Mountains of Kong 
[Hoop Editions, 2018; available here]
Human Anatomy 
[Prestel, 2017]
Mountains of Kong 
[Photosynthesis, 2017]
Animal Kingdom 
[Prestel, 2016]
Haute Africa
[Lannoo, 2014]
Conflict and Costume 
[Merrell, 2013]
Afterwards
[Thames and Hudson, 2011]
Re-enactors 
[HotShoe, 2009]