Gallery Representation
Ethos Gallery, Tahoe, CA
www.ethosgallery.com

Lorton Arts Foundation
Workhouse Arts Center
Studio Artist
Lorton, Virginia

E - joy@joyevery.com

Artist's Statement:
I am drawn to landscape elements both grand and small as a source of inspiration for my paintings. The feeling I get when surrounded by the beauty in nature is a sense of timeless solidity and permanence. When reflected upon, these images provide me with a sense of calm in an anxious world. It comforts me to know that others have viewed these vistas before me and there will be others who walk these paths after me. I love being alone in a grand, silent world.

My work centers on playing with formal aspects of space (some elements are 3-D, some shapes flat, objects sized according to emphasis rather than reality), composition, anthropomorphism and pattern. Equally important is my focus on the concepts of time and memory. When I am inspired or intrigued by a landscape or moment in time, I later draw my memories of that place, translate the drawings to paintings which allows me to be more intuitive and expressive than had I painted “plein air”. I strive through color, texture, design and composition to create the feelings a particular place evokes in me - an idealized or metaphorical version of the landscape and its elements. My paintings are made with an underpainting of acrylic paint and mediums to add surface texture, solidity and depth to the images, then finish the painting in oil for a more organic quality.

Education:
BA University of California San Diego, Visual Arts and Communications, Magna Cum Laude 1983, Studied with Harold Cohen, Mannie Farber, Alan Kaprow, JP Gorin

MFA Columbia University, New York, NY Screenwriting/Directing

Louis B Mayer Fellow 1985 studied with Milos Forman, Brad Dourif, Frantisek Daniel

Corcoran School of Art continuing education 2000- 2005
Studied with William Willis, William Christenberry, Steve Cushner, Sharon Fishel

Work Experience:
Disney Feature Animation, Creative Director 1988 – 1992 Los Angeles, CA

Hanna Barbera/Turner Pics VP Feature Animation 1992 – 1996 Los Angeles, CA

America Online, Creative Executive 1996 – 2000 Dulles, VA

Southgate Community Center, Art Teacher, 2007-2008 Reston, VA

Exhibitions:

2008	Workhouse Arts Center Grand Opening, Group Show Lorton, VA Ethos Gallery, solo exhibition Tahoe, CA curator: Lori Austin www.ethosgallery.com McLean Project for the Arts MPA ArtFest, juried outdoor tent show McLean, VA
2007:	“Fairytales” solo exhibition, McLean Project for the Arts, Ramp Gallery McLean, VA September 20th – November 3rd Curator: Nancy Sausser “Small Works” solo exhibition, Kimball Art Center, Park City, Utah July 27th – September 18th in conjunction with the Park City Art Festival. Curator: Pam Crowe-Weisberg “ArtsCouncil@GRACE” juried group show, GRACE gallery Reston, VA June 22nd – August 3rd Juror: Irene Hofmann Sprint Corporation Headquarters Reston, VA. Curator: Maryam Ovissi
2006:	“Arts Council@GRACE” juried group show, GRACE gallery Reston, VA. Juror: Jack Rasmussen “Languages of Silence” juried group show, GRACE gallery Reston, VA. Juror: JW Mahoney League of Reston Artists Group Show, JoAnn Rose Gallery Reston, VA Judged show. Juror – Nancy Sausser Arts 3rd Place Best in Show Winner Glen Allen Cultural Art Center, Richmond, VA, Juried show. Jurors; curators Robert Mayo and Elizabeth Moss
2005:	“New Art 2005”, MPG Contemporary, Boston, MA Juried by Linda Norden, Curator of Contemporary Art, Fogg Museum, Havard University) - National Juried Competition Winner Juried Group Show, Kimball Art Center, Park City, Utah Corcoran College of Art, Group Show, Washington, DC League of Reston Artists, Group Show, Reston, VA
2004:	Group Show, University of Phoenix, Reston, Virginia
2003:	Two-woman show, "Abstracting From Nature", Art in Public Places, Jasmine Cafe, Reston, Virginia
2003:	Group Show, League of Reston Artists, Reston, Virginia
2003:	Group Show, Corcoran School of Art, McLean Project for the Arts, McLean,Virginia
2003:	Group Show, Corcoran School of Art, McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, Virginia
2002:	Group Show, McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, Virginia
2001:	Group Show, McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, Virginia
Membership:	Lorton Arts Foundation studio artist