James Alfred Aitken (1846–1897) was a Scottish landscape painter.
Aitken studied art with Horatio McCulloch, before moving to Dublin.
[1] There he attended the Royal Dublin Society's school, and had Henry MacManus as teacher.
[2] In 1872 Aitken moved to Glasgow.
[1] He exhibited at the Royal Academy, Glasgow Institute and Royal Hibernian Academy.