James Horner is a New York-based visual artist who promotes queer lifestyles and diverts discrimination from his tribe. Influenced by a father who was a psychiatrist, his tales reflect the environmental psychology of the LGBTQ+ community such as social settings and natural environments.  

Horner focuses on painting, but also explores drawing, printmaking, sculpture and most recently zines. A strong line guides the figures which can be muscular, grotesque, and humorous. Horner creates in the pop art and graffiti art realm and implores viewers to cherish seemingly mundane moments with loved ones.

In 2026, the artist had a solo exhibit, “Making of an American Dandy,” at his member gallery, Amos Eno Gallery, New York, NY, was accepted into the Bronx River Art Center Studio program for two years, and will participate in the summer DNA Artist Residency in Provincetown, MA for a fourth year.

Horner has exhibited at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, the Bronx Museum, The Painting Center, Satchel Projects, and Lichtundfire and he regularly donates artwork to Housing Works, Bailey House and other organizations that help the less fortunate.