James Dingman is a visual artist based in Northern Virginia. He works mainly with photography and graphic design but frequently ventures into other mediums. His experiences of being a caregiver to his wife and the grief experienced by losing her to cancer, informs a lot of his work. He explores how caregiving and grieving have affected him and encourages others to examine and openly share their own experiences of loss. Normalizing frank discussions around grief and loss is something he is passionate about.
James is a U.S. Navy veteran who graduated from the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design in 2022 with his BFA in Photography and a minor in Graphic Design. James’ photo series Personal Affects was featured in the virtual exhibition 31 Under 30: Emerging Artists in the United States curated by Michael Rose and 2020 Year in Review curated by GWU’s National Press Photographers Association (NPPA).