My Story
What drives my creativity?
“I am an active outdoors woman. When I am in Nature, I look for the life force, the magic, that stirs inside all of us and I share my love of Nature through my paintings.”
Art Statement
Outdoor experiences in Nature inspire my landscape paintings. Water, trees, rocks, landforms dominate my work and the people in them.
Nature, and shapes found in natural places, feature changing light and soft focus. Often the figures in my paintings are in transition from one place to another, and there are undulating lines, sharp edges, and soft textures. Sometimes I abandon brushes and use fingers and gloved hands to push, scrape, add or remove paint.
I am interested in the life force in all parts of Nature and the magical qualities of that life force. On water and on land, humans move through life and feel the healing, transporting effects of Nature as it carries us through the various stages of our lives.
My Story
Here I am in my studio again... I did not start drawing or painting until I was almost 50... In 1997 I had a dream that woke me up in the middle of the night and the message was very clear: I had always wanted to learn to draw and to paint, and what was I waiting for? A few months later I was in Drawing 101 at Saint Ambrose University in a room full of easels and nervous freshmen. By the mid-semester I was hooked and I declared a graphic design major which later expanded into a double major with fine art. I had my graphic design senior show in 2000 and fine arts show in 2001, and moved to Minneapolis in 2001 for life a a free lance graphic designer and part time painter.
I participated in the Visual Arts Focus Group (VAFG) and Women's Art Registration of Minnesota (WARM), and shared a studio in Lowertown arts district of St. Paul. Exhibitions and shows shows in Minneapolis and St. Paul. After retirement in 2016, I moved to Sheboygan, WI, to be part of the Sheboygan Visual Artists. I moved back to Minnesota in 2018.
I love making art and I love sharing my adventures in kayaking, hiking and exploring beautiful places through painting and photography. My adventures inspire me and keep me growing and exploring as an artist.
Joannie
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa Bachelor of Fine Art and Graphic Design (double major) 2001
EXHIBITIONS
2001
25th Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition, Rock Island, IL
St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA
River Arts Center, Clinton, IA
2002-2010
St. Paul Art Crawl, St. Paul, MN
2003
Art-A-Whirl, Minneapolis, MN
Shoreview Art Gallery, Shoreview, MN
2005
Affinity Bank, Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN
2008
L'Orange Gallerie, Minneapolis, MN
2009
Nature Art Show, Isaac Walton League, Brooklyn Park, MN
L'Orange Gallerie, Minneapolis, MN
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
Northfield Art Guild
2011
Nature Art Show, Isaac Walton League, Brooklyn Park, MN
2012
Allina Clinic, Northfield, MN
ArTour, Northfield, MN
2013
District One Hospital, Paradise Center Health Arts, Faribault, MN
ArTour, Northfield, MN
Open Show, Senior Center, Northfield, MN
2014
Solo Show, Senior Center, Northfield, MN
ArTour, Northfield, MN
2015
City Hall, Northfield, MN
Garden Tour, Northfield, MN
2016
City Hall Exhibit, Northfield, MN
Northfield Art Guild
Teacher/Student Show, Bloomington, MN
SVA New Members Show, Sheboygan, WI 2018
Art in the Movies, Sheboygan, WI
Golden Frame Show, Sheboygan, WI
2019
Small Works, Red Wing, MN
2020
Fairview Ridges Hospital SOLO SHOW, Burnsville, MN
Northfield Art Guild, Northfield, MN
New Work, Red Wing Art Guild, Red Wing, MN
2021
Opening - Virtual Reality Gallery - September 1 to October 31, 2021 The exhibition titled "OPENING" explores the many ways we see ourselves, our surroundings, and our psychological state after a season of global lockdowns. This online exhibition features a wide selection of works by the international art community of the Art NXT Level program. Through their art and stories, this group of artists shares how their work and our world have changed. Curated by Sergio Gomez.
2022
Emotions - Virtual Reality Gallery and publication - June 15, 2022 to July 15, 2022 Lake Itasca (Fear) was accepted into Emotions, a juried virtual show by Gallerium Art Exibitons, 2022 Smart International Online Group Exhibition; the show featured artwork about six types of human emtions: Happiness, Sadness, Fear, Disgust, Anger, Surprise. .
Artistonish Magazine - June issue 2022 My painting, Roots 1, was accepted for publication, by jury process, in the June 2022 issue of Artistonish magazine, Toronto, Canada.
2023
Members Show, Red Wing Arts Depot Gallery - January 13, 2023 to January 31,2023
Triptych MORNING, NOON, NIGHT - Red Wing Arts Clay and Creative Center - February 1, 2023 to February 28,2023
19 Landscapes solo show at M Fairview Ridges Hospital, Burnsville, MN - July 1, 2023 to July 31, 2023
International Festival show “Make Time for Art”, Ames Center Art Gallery, Burnsville, MN - July 10, 2023 to August 26, 2023