James Rigler was born in New Zealand in 1978 and now lives and works in London.
Following a course in Architecture and a BA in 3D Crafts at the University of Brighton, Rigler went on to study MA Ceramics & Glass at the Royal College of Art, London.  Since graduating in 2007 he has worked as a principal model and mould maker for Lamb’s Terracotta and Faience in Brighton and as an assistant for several successful artists. His own practice explores the wonders of the everyday object from the monumental to the mundane, which has recently led him to take a more surreal approach, creating work that suggests other worldly narratives, as seen in his most recent show ‘The Lost World’ at Marsden Woo Gallery, London.
 
Selected Exhibitions
2011
‘Lost World’ ,Project Space Marsden Woo Gallery, London
‘SOFA / Joanna Bird Gallery’ , New York
2010
‘Table’, The Duke & Duchess of Devonshire
‘St. Giles Branches’, Zizzi Central St Giles, London
‘Supervision: British Ceramics and Glass’, Bejing, China
2009
‘British Ceramics Biennial’, Stoke-on-Trent
‘Kristine Tillge Lunde Presents’, Puls Gallery, Brussels
‘Our Objects’, Machintosh Gallery, Glasgow School of Art
2008
‘Workshop Scenery’ (Solo exhibition) The Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Sunderland
‘Project Network’, Danish Ceramics Museum
 
Selected Awards and Residencies
2008
NGCA, Sunderland, UK
2007
Internatiuonal Ceramics Research Centre, Denmark
RCA Society Thames & Hudson Prize
Royal Overseas League Trophy Prize
2006
Heal’s Archive Competition winner