James Boyd - Canada

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James Boyd is from Hampton, New Brunswick, Canada. Born in Saint John in 1963, he has a BFA with a Major in Sculpture from Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax, Canada, and a BEd from the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, Canada.

Jim has been involved in several international sculpture symposia, including the Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium in 2011, Sculpture Saint John 2012, 2014, & 2016, and in Istanbul, Turkey in 2013. Jim’s sculptures on the International Sculpture Trail are located in St George, Hampton and Saint John and he has recently completed a sculpture in Fredericton titled Rhodo and a marble piece called Bergeon for the Town of Hampton.

Jim has recently received large commissions on pieces located in Hampton and Fredericton.

“My Town”

Grand Bay-Westfield – River Valley Drive near Station Street

2018 Symposium

MY TOWN

When I think of the town of Grand Bay-Westfield I see a cozy community built on a hill overlooking the beautiful Saint John River. I’ve had the pleasure of travelling up the Saint John River by boat many times. Seeing the town from the water, with houses emerging from the hillside was my inspiration for the sculpture. I like to think of my sculpture with its group of houses as representing, family, community, safety, warmth and the willingness to help our friends and neighbours in times of need. I thought it fitting to create the sculpture using two separate stones to represent the 1998 amalgamation of the towns of Grand Bay and Westfield.

– Jim Boyd