Ann-Marie James (b. 1981) was born in Buckinghamshire, UK and currently lives and works in London. The artist studied MA Fine Art at Wimbledon College of Art, London (2010–12); Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Art at Chelsea College of Art and Design, London (2010) and BA (Hons) Fine Art at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London (2001–04). Awards include the Derek Hill Foundation Scholarship at The British School at Rome (2013–14); MFI Flat Time House Graduate Award, supported by the John Latham Foundation, London (2012); The Jealous Graduate Print Prize, London (2012) and The Queen's Award, Central Saint Martins Scholarship Awards (2003). She has undertaken residencies at Headspace (supported by the Daiwa Foundation), Nara, Japan (2011) and Lantana Projects, Memphis, TN, US (2006).