James Kramer

b. 2005 in Aurora, Illinois

Lives and works in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Education

2027 BFA, the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design

Fine Art and Communication Design

2027 Minor in Advertising from Marquette University

Publications

2026 Triple Magazine Issue #3

2025 Triple Magazine Issue #2

2024 Triple Magazine Issue #1

2024 Lovers, Zine project in collaboration with Slayground, Milwaukee

2024 Unwashed, Bay View Zine Project

2024 No Agency NYC No Erotica Issue #4

2023 Hysteria Magazine Issue #2

2022 Hysteria Magazine Issue #1

Selected Press

2025 Artdose Magazine Discover Triple 3 Magazine: A New Vision in Arts and Culture by Frank Juárez

2025 Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design MIAD Student Duo Publishes Issue 2 of Triple Magazine by Olivia Langby

Selected Group Exhibitions

2026 Looking Without Resolution, Perspectives Gallery. Milwaukee, WI.

2025 Our Mother Ourselves, Student Perspectives on the Legacies that Shape Us. The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. Milwaukee, WI.

2025 Triple Magazine Issue 2 Release Exhibition, Underscore. Milwaukee, WI.

2025 Infinite Play at Some Fools. Milwaukee, WI.

2025 Magic in the Attic. Milwaukee, WI.

2024 Originals and Echoes, Gallery at the Ave. Milwaukee, WI.

2024 Remixing Rubbish. TIMESHARE Bayview. Milwaukee WI.

Experience

Co-Founder, Art Director, and Photographer at Triple 3 Magazine. (est. 2024)

Curator at Wallway Gallery. Milwaukee, WI.

Curatorial Intern at Hawthorn Contemporary under Jason Yi. Milwaukee, WI.

Graphic Design Intern at Woodland Pattern Book and Art Center. Milwaukee, WI.

Teaching Assistant for Advanced Photo & Video at The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. Milwaukee, WI.

Panels Discussions & Lectures

Panel participant for Our Mothers Ourselves, curated by Ellen Konar and Adrienne Defendi at Fredrick Layton Gallery, Milwaukee, organized by Kevin Miyazaki.

Collections

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Special Collections

Curatorial Projects

2026 Triple Issue 3 Release at Melon Bookstore. Milwaukee, WI.

2025 And near the river two bronze figures at TASK curated by Grant Gill and James Kramer. Milwaukee, WI.

2025 Triple Magazine Issue 2 Release Exhibition, Underscore. Milwaukee, WI.

2025 Body Body, Gray Area. Milwaukee, WI.

2024 Zhao Qian Runny Bunny Bunny Runny, Perspectives Gallery. Milwaukee, WI.

Honors & Awards

2025 United Adworkers of America’s Fostership Program

2023 Board of Trustees Scholarship, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design

Clients & Collaborations

Blanket Editions

UNIF

Forbidden Fruits

Slayground MKE