Dr. E Alana James, Digital Artist and Researcher
For over 50 years, my art and research have explored human experience and growth.
The digital art you see here are the results of three rounds of research.
- In the life-story portraits I asked what life was like for people over 75+ years who are still living full active lives?
- In the second round, I investigated how contemporary digital abstraction might capture those feelings.
- Now in the third round, I am testing VFX and whether installations (January 2026) do justice to the life-stories I heard.
Artwork Overview
The work you see here may be abstract expressions of emotion, complex vivid life story collages, or VFX that will weave together later in installation. Every piece is layered with meaning, built through research, and a partial answer to the current question, “What does it mean to be alive?”
Happiness Installation
George & Olive Ford @98 & 95 Installation
Dr McCarey@103 Installation
The Bomb VFX Installation
Draft Juliette pre VFX
Catherine and her portrait at show
I participate in all kinds of research &art projects
what would work in your community?
Collaborative Opportunities
Create with me…
There is also an opportunity for you or your community to partner with me and co-make new and different results. Perhaps you have something you would like to research and develop into artistic expression? We should talk.
I love working in teams and collaborating on all kinds of diverse projects. I would love to hear about yours, and if I can’t help, maybe I will know someone who can.
