James Dive (b.1979) is an multidisciplinary artist known for large-scale public installations and interventions.

Dive’s international output has been the subject of critical acclaim throughout his career, and was quoted as ‘the highlight of Miami Basel’ by the Guardian and chosen for the cover of ‘Wild Art’, a Phaidon publication celebrating artists who challenge the perimeters of the established art world.

His work includes the iconic melted ice cream van, Hot With The Chance of a Late Storm, and the infamous raining house, I Wish You Hadn’t Asked, which attracted (and soaked) huge crowds in both Sydney and Denmark. Dive’s unique ability to realise intricate, large scale public works culminated in the renowned participatory work, Us, an outdoor photo studio where people passing by were invited to be part of a formal group photo with fellow strangers. 6435 people were photographed over seventeen days.

Dive’s works have been created and exhibited in Sydney, Australia (Hot With The Chance of a Late Storm, 2006); Miami, USA (God’s Eye View, 2008), Aarhus, Denmark (It Wasn’t Meant To End Like This, 2009); Miami, USA (Relics, 2009); New York, USA (I Heard They’re Dirty, 2009), Chicago, USA (God’s Eye View, 2010); Aarhus, Denmark (I Wish You Hadn’t Asked, 2011); Sydney, Australia (‘Us’, 2012); Aarhus, Denmark (‘Once’, 2013); Sydney, Australia (I Wish You Hadn’t Asked, 2014); Sydney, Australia (Make a Wish, 2015); Paris, France (God’s Eye View, 2015); Sydney, Australia (What a Tasty Looking Burger, 2017); Sydney, Australia (Bump in the Night, 2022); Sydney, Australia (Near and Far, 2023), Sydney Australia (Losting, 2023); Sydney, Australia (Hot With The Chance of a Late Storm, 2023)

In addition to these projects, Dive founded Studio Dive in 2024 , a practice dedicated to pushing the boundaries of experiential creativity around the world.

Dive's work has been included in various publications and journals, including Phaidon published ‘Wild Art,” Art Forum, Art & Australia Magazine, ABC Radio National, Wallpaper*, Monocle Magazine, Creative Review, The (Sydney) Magazine, Intersection Magazine, among others.

Dive has presented and lectured on his practice at Semi-Permanent, Emergence Creative, Made It Make It, Promax, Apple, Sculpture by the Sea, and AGIdeas Melbourne. He works from his studio in Brookvale, Sydney.