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Biography

James Healy was born in the North of England. He grew up immersed in art, TV and electronic music during the heyday of home computing. His experiments with the Commodore Amiga personal computer ignited a passion for animation. This led him to the National Centre of Computer Animation (United Kingdom), where he attained a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Computer Animation and Visualisation in 1998.

Following graduation, Healy collaborated with major visual effects studios in the UK, Canada and USA. He contributed to a wide array of productions including commercials, music videos and feature films. As CG and VFX supervisor his contributions have received a D&AD Pencil (Atoms for Peace. Before Your Very Eyes) and a British Animation Award (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: The Tale of The Three Brothers). 

Healy's  short film work has featured in the publications: Creative Review and Stash. They have screened at international festivals including: SIGGRAPH, OneDotZero and Prix Ars Electronica. His music video for Clark (Warp records) was the winner of the Radar Festival 2007.

In 2011 Healy attended an artist residency at What-It-Is, an artist-run space in Chicago, USA. The period provided an opportunity to unite his digital and practical art experience. It concluded with an exhibition of his first large scale zoetrope, M16.2, a study of the American Flag. The project was revisited and completed in 2023. In 2016 he began work on a series of zoetropes based upon his memories of Vancouver, Canada. Titled: Made in Strathcona, the project was completed in late summer 2022.

You can view Healy’s VFX work here: www.rjameshealyvfx.com

Press

2022: Design Boom: R James Healy's 3D-Printed Animation Devices Recall His Everyday Life in Vancouver

Media

SideFX Houdini interview: R James Healy: Houdini Connect

The Centre For Print Research Lunchtime Seminar: R James Healy: From Pixels to Print

Group Exhibitions

2024: Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair. London, UK.

2024: Essential Structures. Gerald Moore Gallery. London, UK.

2024: In the Emancipation of Self. D Contemporary. London, UK.

2023: As a Shattered Tableau. Koppel 180. London, UK.

Residencies

2024: The Centre for Print Research. Bristol, UK.

2011: What It Is. Chicago, USA.