James Crable's artworks have been exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the United States and abroad, including the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA; Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, NY; Austin Museum of Art, Austin, TX; Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, England; and Interform Atelier, Osaka, Japan. His work is in the collections of the Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA; Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, NC; and Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. Corporate collections include IBM, AT&T, Hewlett-Packard Corporation, Equitable Life Insurance Company, and the Hanes Corporation.

Mr. Crable received numerous awards and honors. These include a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Professional Fellowship, and the Southeastern College Art Association's Award of Distinction. Other honors include the Guild Award of the Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA; Jack Leigh Special Award for Photography, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA; and Jurors Choice Award, 20th National Exhibition, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD.

Mr. Crable earned degrees from the State University College, Buffalo, NY (BS); Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY (MFA); and Chelsea School of Art, London, England (HDA). He taught art courses at Brockport State College, Brockport, NY; Croydon College, Croydon, Surrey, England; and James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA. Upon his retirement from James Madison in 2006, Mr. Crable was designated as University Professor Emeritus. James Crable passed away in 2019.

The School of Art, Design and Art History hosted an exhibit of his work in Duke Gallery from May 2nd- June 24th, 2016.

For more information, visit his website.

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