James Parrett

James Parrett is a Melbourne based sculptor. He studied a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture [Honours] at Monash University, Caulfield and the Victorian College of the Arts, Southbank. Since then Parrett's work has been represented in major solo and group exhibitions in Australia and Japan. He has been a finalist in numerous important award exhibitions, including Woollahra Sculpture Prize, Sydney, 2002; McClelland Contemporary Sculpture Award, Langwarrin, 2005 & 2007; Tattersall's Contemporary Art Prize, Newport, 2006; Montalto Sculpture Prize, Red Hill, 2006, 2007 & 2009; Contempora 2, Docklands, 2008; Lorne Sculpture Prize, 2009 and Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, 2009. In 2008 he was commissioned to create a work for the Australand foyer in Rhodes Corporate Park, NSW and in 2009 he completed a Hume Highway commission from Metricon to create a major work for 'Mandalay at Beveridge'. James Parrett's work is part of public and private collections throughout Australia.

James Parrett's sculptures are a product of his continuing fascination with the aesthetic potential of the circular form. Through the dissection and reconfiguration of radial arcs, new and intriguing possibilities are created, which challenge and defy a viewer's expectations. They also show a gradual evolution in style. Over time self-imposed rules have been broken and new challenges considered.