1927
born October 7 in Neosho, Missouri

1950
Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York

1953
Black Mountain College; studies with Esteban Vicente

1954
Washington University, School of Fine Arts, St. Louis, Missouri

1956
Columbia University, New York, New York

2021
died February 16 in Blévy, France



Selected solo exhibitions

1957
Boylston Streey Gallery, Cambridge, MA

1961
Galerie du Haut-Pavé, Paris

1963
Galerie Smith, Bruxelles
Galerie Lucien Durand, Paris

1964
Galerie Lawrence, Paris

1966
James Bishop: Ten Recent Painitngs, Galerie Jean Fournier, Paris
Paintings by James Bishop, Fischbach Gallery, New York

1969
James Bishop: New Paintings, Fischabch Gallery, New York

1970
James Bishop: New Paintings, Fischabch Gallery, New York

1971
James Bishop: Peintures 1967-1971, Galerie Jean Fouriner, Paris

1972
James Bishop, Fischabch Gallery, New York

1973
James Bishop: Paintings, The Clocktower, New York

1974
James Bishop, Galerie Jean Fournier, Paris
James Bishop: Works on Paper, Rosa Esman Gallery, NewYork

1975
James Bishop, Galleria D'Alesssandro-Ferranti, Roma

1976
James Bishop, Galerie Annemarie Verna, Zurich
James Bishop, Galerie Jean Fournier, Paris

1977
James Bishop: Disegni, Galerie Françoise Lambert, Milano
James Bishop: Bilder, Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle, München

1979
James Bishop, Galerie Annemarie Verna, Zurich
James Bishop, Droll/Kolbert Gallery, New York

1980
James Bishop, Frank Kolbert Gallery, New York

1981
James Bishop: Bilder and Zeichnungen, Galerie Annemarie verna, Zurich
James Bishop: Recent Paintings, Daniel Weinberg Gallery, San Francisco

1986
James Bishop: 3 Paintings 1974-1981/Antonio Calderara: 8 Pitture 1959-1977, Galerie Annemaire Verna, Zurich

1987
James Bishop: Recent Work, Simon/Neuman Gallery, New York

1993
James Bishop, Kunstmuseum Winterthur

1994
Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume, Paris

2004
James Bishop, Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich

2006
Paintings 1967-1987 (I), Annemarie Verna Galerie, Zurich
Paintings 1967 - 1987 (II), Annemarie Verna Galerie, Zurich

2007
Hommage a James Bishop, Kunstmuseum Winterthur

2008
Focus: James Bishop, Paintings on Paper 1959—2007, The Art Institute of Chicago
James Bishop: Four Brown Paintings 1971—1974, Annemarie Verna Galerie, Zurich 

2014
James Bishop, David Zwirner, New York  

2017
Paintings 1969–1978, Paintings on paper 1956–2016, Annemarie Verna Gallerie, Zurich

2018
James Bishop Paintings on Paper, at Lawrence Markey, The Art Show, Art Dealers Association of America, New York