James Enos

Education

University of California San Diego, MFA
NewSchool of Architecture & Design, M.Arch
Purdue University, BS

Bio

James A. Enos is an interdisciplinary artist and educator whose work centers on public-facing scholarship at the intersection of community, culture, and the built environment. Before joining TCU, he was Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Art and Design at the University of Georgia, where he served for eight years as Chair of Studio Art Core. As Professor and Director of the School of Art, James is excited and humbled to work with TCU’s faculty and students to further enhance the reach and impact of their work.

Research

James’s practice includes walking, fieldwork, and collaborative projects that examine how people experience and shape the places they inhabit. His work focuses on infrastructure, energy, and port cities, as well as the multiple social, cultural, and environmental meanings they hold. At TCU, he teaches drawing and sculpture and continues to pursue his research through exhibitions, public projects, and international collaborations.

His work has been presented nationally and internationally, including at the 13th Venice Biennale of Architecture, Creative Time’s Living as Form, Pacific Standard Time’s LA/LA at the Getty, and Harvard Graduate School of Design, as well as venues in Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, China, Finland, Germany, and the Netherlands. He is the recipient of the 2013 San Diego Art Prize and has served as an artist, director, and/or founder of public projects including The Periscope Project, Drone Readymade, Port Journeys, and Port Futures / Social Logistics. His work has been featured in WIRED Design, Design Boom, Hyperallergic, and Planning Perspectives, among others.

Creative Work