Public Exhibits
Public Exhibitions
Santa Monica City College
Mitsui Gallery, San Francisco
St. Johns Hospital, Santa Monica
Museum of Neon Art, Group Exhibit, Orange County Fair 2012
GAM Arts Center, Featured Artist, Music and Conversations 2012
Innocean Worldwide 10x10 Gallery, Group Exhibit, Huntington Beach 2011
Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk Lounge, Featured Artist 2011
GAM Arts Center, Featured Artist, Music and Conversations 2011
Museum of Neon Art, Group Exhibit, LA County Fair 2011
Museum of Neon Art, Solo Exhibit, Vestibule Gallery 2010
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Absolute Biennale Featured Artist
Museum of Neon Art Solo and Group Exhibitions
Frank Pictures Gallery, Santa Monica
BGH Gallery, Santa Monica
1-5 Gallery, Los Angeles
Gallery of Functional Art. Santa Monica
Steelcase Corporation-Postmark Gallery, San Francisco
Los Angeles Downtown Art Walk Featured Artist
Los Angeles County Fair
Orange County Fair
Huntington Beach Artwalk Featured Artist
Santa Monica History Museum 2021
Culver City Historical Museum 2021
THE ARTIST’S VISION PLAQUE
2004
The Artist’s Vision is installed as Public Art at the Costa Mesa City Hall.
THE ARTIST’S VISION
2004
The Artist’s Vision is installed as Public Art at the Costa Mesa City Hall.
A discarded piece of playground equipment was inverted to form a canopy. It weighs over 200 lbs.The dome is supported by 4 connected seamless stanchions about 10 feet in height.
One day while sitting on his patio James was looking through the openings in the canopy. He was asked if he was looking at clouds. He laughed and said “Some see clouds but I see visions.”
THE ARTIST’S VISION
2004
The Artist’s Vision is installed as Public Art at the Costa Mesa City Hall.
A discarded piece of playground equipment was inverted to form a canopy. It weighs over 200 lbs.The dome is supported by 4 connected seamless stanchions about 10 feet in height.
One day while sitting on his patio James was looking through the openings in the canopy. He was asked if he was looking at clouds. He laughed and said “Some see clouds but I see visions.”
THE ARTIST’S VISION
2004
The Artist’s Vision is installed as Public Art at the Costa Mesa City Hall.
A discarded piece of playground equipment was inverted to form a canopy. It weighs over 200 lbs.The dome is supported by 4 connected seamless stanchions about 10 feet in height.
One day while sitting on his patio James was looking through the openings in the canopy. He was asked if he was looking at clouds. He laughed and said “Some see clouds but I see visions.”
Aluminum Rocking Chair
1990
Santa Monica City College Library
Mitsui Gallery, San Francisco
Aldis Browne Private Collection
Aluminum Rocking Chair
1990
Santa Monica College Library Lobby
3 SEAT SCULPTURE
1992
The 1,2, and 3 Seat Sculpture is installed at The Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center in Santa Monica.. It is in the Arts Center’s park at 11th and Arizona Streets.
The sculpture was purchased by the school and has been sited on campus since 1992.
It is steel and concrete, each piece 48” x 40”
3 SEAT SCULPTURE (Plaque)
1992
The 1,2, and 3 Seat Sculpture is installed at The Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center in Santa Monica.. It is in the Arts Center’s park at 11th and Arizona Streets.
The sculpture was purchased by the school and has been sited on campus since 1992.
It is steel and concrete, each piece 48” x 40”2
3 SEAT MAQUETTE
1992
A steel maquette of the 3 Seat Sculpture at the Santa Monica Performing Arts Center, also owned by the college, was designed as wall art. it sits on a metal shelf with carrying handles measuring 10” x 20” x 8”. It is installed in the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center.
AUTHORIZED ART
2001
Authorized Art is on view at the Art Center in Huntington Beach.
It is repurposed neon. The letters were part of the Bill Murphy Buick signage awarded to James in 1999 by the Culver City City Council. The neon sculpture is 41” x 29” x 8”; painted aluminum with exposed neon letters and cool white tubing and is part of James ART Sign Project.
Which Way? Art Moves in All Directions
Last (Unfinished) Work
2012
On Display in Costa Mesa, CA City Hall Lobby
Which Way? Art Moves in All Directions
Last (Unfinished) Work
2012
On Display in Costa Mesa, CA City Hall Lobby
Ben Hur Bookcase
Spear Props from the Movie Ben Hur
On Display in Culver City Historical Museum
This photo of James McDemas will be permanently shown at Culver City Historical Society along with his collected City archives, Ben Hur Bookcase and Culver City artwork
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