Self Portrait 2024
James Falciano is a Brooklyn based illustrator. They received a BFA in Visual Arts with a concentration in Painting from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University in 2011. James has exhibited drawings and paintings in various venues throughout New York City and abroad; their work may be found in a variety of public and private collections, including a branch of the New York Public Library located in the West Village.
Currently James' work is centered on exploring and celebrating Queer identity, sexuality and expression. In addition to their own personal works, James has worked on commissioned portraits, promotional posters for Queer nightlife, album covers and ad campaigns - most notably a partnership with OraQuick, makers of the first over the counter self-administered HIV test. James has had work featured in a variety of publications, including Vice, the Huffington Post, Frontrunner Magazine, Queerty, Out Magazine and Bustle.