James Maberly was born in Kenya, East Africa and was brought up in what is now Zimbabwe. In 1975 he moved to England and joined the British Army, serving for 5 years in the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. In 1980 he returned to Zimbabwe and for several years worked all over Southern Africa in the Transport Industry.
In 1988 he returned to England to study art formally spending 2 years at the Ipswich School of Art and a further 3 at the Norwich School of Art and Design, departing with a BA (hons) degree in Fine Art. He now works from his studio in Suffolk holding regular exhibitions across the UK. and travels periodically to Zimbabwe. He is married with 4 children.
