Exhibition: James Owen Thomas -- From Waste to Wall

James Owen Thomas, age 21 is an award-winning environmental artist from North Yorkshire who turns unwanted material into something creative and unique. James is a Tree Council Ambassador who became a COP26 One Step Greener Ambassador in 2021. He is appearing for his first Scottish Exhibition in Edinburgh. With a diagnosis of autism at the age of 3 ½ years, pictures used to play an important part in James’ life as a means of communication and expression. A former student of Bradford School of Art, James concentrates full-time on his art practice. He continues to inspire others with talks about his environmental art and how his autism became less of a disability and more of a development into a different kind of ability.