James Hamilton MacKenzie studied at the Glasgow School of Art. Elected associate member of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers in 1905: full member 1922. Member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Water-colour 1910. Exhibited 75 works at the Glasgow Institute, 57 at the R.S.W. 49 at the Royal Scottish Academy. Also exhibited at Liverpool and Manchester.
Ref: Guichard: A.E.Taylor; J.Hamilton Mackenzie, Painter and etcher. The Studio LXXVIII 1920.