Joan has been enriched by the arts her entire life being lucky to be born into an artistic family in Vancouver, BC. Her parents encouraged her ability, as her mother is a self taught artist and her siblings either paint or are musically accomplished.

She grew up in California and attended schools in the San Francisco Bay area. Winning awards for art excellence started early. She graduated from UCLA in Fine Arts with a design emphasis. Further studies continued at the Art Academy in San Francisco and Visual Arts in New York. Exploring all mediums has been an on going interest.

Her conceptual and design development absorbed her for over twenty years in the graphic design and advertising industry which led her from San Francisco to New York, to Los Angeles and finally, Vancouver. Her awards in this field are numerous.

Joan’s work is truly “unreal”. More than a gratuitous description, it best explains her style of creating images that are a hybrid of abstraction and representation. While layering vibrant colour and fluid, motion-filled strokes, she strives to depict the sensation of a moment in time, leaving more for the viewer to experience.

Artist’s Statement:

When painting, I feel that the power of the suggestive is greater than a statement of reality. The imagery I place in my pictures is purely a suggestion towards creating the sensation of a moment in time. This is intended to capture the viewer with an identifiable image. What they experience after the initial sensation is a journey of their own.

The colour, the layering of paint, the motion of the strokes, all build toward the recollection of a moment in time. This leads to the question – is it the suggested image or the execution that really touches or communicates with another? This I leave for the viewer to decide and ideally, participate with feelings ranging from intrigue to nostalgia.

Collections:

Joan’s work is represented across Canada and found in collections worldwide.

Exhibitions:

2011 – May group show, Jasper, AB
2011 – March showcase, Whistler, BC
2010 – December group show, North Vancouver, BC
2010 – September showcase, Blue Mountain, ON
2010 – August showcase, Whistler, BC
2010 – February showcase, Whistler, BC
2009 – December group show, North Vancouver, BC
2009 – August showcase, Whistler, BC
2009 – February showcase, Whistler, BC
2008 – December showcase, North Vancouver, BC
2008 – July showcase, Whistler, BC
2008 – April show, The View From Here, Whistler, BC
2007 – December group show, North Vancouver, BC
2007 – September group show, Vancouver, BC
2007 -May group show, North Vancouver, BC
2006 – December group show, New Westminster, BC
2006 – March group show, West Vancouver, BC
2005 – August solo show, Whistler, BC
2005 – July Showcase, Whistler, BC
2005 – May solo show, Art in Public Places, North Vancouver, BC
2005 – April group show, North Vancouver, BC