String Theory Proposal

James Manning

Interim Gallery Director
New England School of Art & Design Suffolk University

The String Theories exhibition has been organized by James Manning. James is the Interim Gallery Director at the New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University. He has been a curator, exhibition designer, art installer and artist in the Boston area for more than ten years and has worked with many notable artists, galleries, museums and arts organizations. He is a photographer and contributing writer for Big Red and Shiny, an online arts magazine. James is currently completing his Masters Degree of Arts in Arts Administration at Boston University.

James Coleman

Paul Andrade
a million to one
oil on panel, 84" x 60" 2007

James Coleman, Guest Musician, has been developing and updating new languages and sonic deployment for the Theremin, arguably the first electronic music instrument,
in contemporary and creative music for the past 10 years.

Primarily working in improvisation, he is an active performer and recordist in the United States, and has performed with Jaap Blonk, Axel Doerner, Stephen Drury, Peter
Kowald, Chris Mann, Lionel Marchetti, Joe McPhee, Jerome Noetinger, Pauline Oliveros, Eddie Prevost, Steve Roden, and has primary collaborations with most Boston area
experimental musicians. He is considered the foremost exponent of experimental improvisation for the Theremin.