James (Jim) Fuller (1927–2017) was a painter, sculptor, printmaker and educator whose work explored abstraction, landscape and the expressive possibilities of different media. Born in Pierre, South Dakota, he earned an associate degree from Chaffey College in 1949 before receiving his B.A. and M.F.A. from UC Berkeley. Fuller began teaching at California State University, Los Angeles, in 1955 and subsequently taught at the University of California, Davis, before joining the Scripps College faculty in 1967. He remained at Scripps until his retirement in 1996, influencing generations of artists throughout the Claremont Colleges. Working initially across painting, sculpture and printmaking, Fuller later developed a sustained interest in watercolor, creating atmospheric landscapes inspired by direct observation of nature. His work is represented in collections including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, and Scripps College, Claremont, California.