Portfolio of
Joan Meade
Interview with Artist
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Artist Statement
I work in sculptural acrylics. My approach to the painting surface is to build up texture with modeling paste and gel, emphasizing the contrast between surfaces found in nature, especially those of rocks, trees and water in all its myriad forms. Then with the color, I capture the richness of detail and the play of light on the surfaces. Landscapes and waterscapes are inspired by my imagination and my travels.
Biography
Joan Meade has been a painter for most of her life, starting in oils, and discovering acrylics in the 1970's. She studied art while pursuing an architecture degree at Cornell University in upstate New York, and continued her art education at Colorado College. Her first exhibitions were in Tunis, Tunisia and Washington, DC when she was a Peace Corps Volunteer in the 1960's. She later exhibited in Ohio and West Virginia, prior to settling in the Chapel Hill area of North Carolina in 1978. After retiring from her architectural career in 2001, she fulfilled her dream to become a full time professional artist. She has exhibited widely in the Southeast, has served on several art juries, and is co-curator of a local exhibition space. Her works are in private collections throughout the continental US and in the UK.
Resumè
Honors:
Artist-in-residence for the month of July 2011 at Acadia National Park, Maine Recent Exhibitions:
Solo Shows: Bill Hester Fine Art, Chapel Hill NC, October 2010, October 2009 March 2009, March 2008 Women’s Health Info.Center, NC Women’s Hospital, Chapel Hill NC, 2007 Eno River UU Fellowship, Durham NC, 2007 Carol Woods, Chapel Hill NC, 2005 Terra Nova Global Properties, Carrboro NC, 2005 Forever Young Salon, Chapel Hill NC, 2004 Legislative Bldg. Raleigh NC, 2003/04 Women’s Workout Club, Chapel Hill NC, 2003 2- and 3-person Shows: With Catherine Carter and Ebeth Scott-Sinclair, Bill Hester Fine Art, Chapel Hill, NC, Dec 2008 With Barbara Ziff, Chapel Hill Library, 2004 With Chris Meade, The Community Church, Chapel Hill NC, 2003 Group Shows:
Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington NC, May-Oct 2011 Spring Show (4 artists) Bill Hester Fine Art, April 2011 Community Church of Chapel Hill, NC, May-June 2010 Six Chapel Hill Artists at Bill Hester Fine Art, February 2010 Carolina's Got Art, Charlotte, NC, October 2009 Binkley Baptist Church, Chapel Hill NC, 2007 Carrboro Library, Carrboro NC, two exhibitions, 2007 Community Church, Chapel Hill NC, 2007 OCAG Open Studio Tour, 2005, 2006, 2007 Exploris Museum, Raleigh NC, 2006 Pea Island Art Gallery, Salvo NC, 2006 OCAG ArtSpring, Chapel Hill NC, 2004, 2005
Shows
Group Show: La Dell, Walter Hurak, Joan Meade, Susanna Hester, Carolyn Shrock, Catherine Carter Jan 15 to Feb 12, 2012 by appointment (919)428-3237 Bill Hester Fine Art (temp location) 6924 Knotty Pine Drive, Chapel Hill, NC
Mainely about Maine: solo show March 30 - April 22, 2012 Public reception, Saturday Mar 31, 2-5 Saturdays and Sundays 2-5 through Apr 22. Shared Visions Retreat Center, in restored Murphey School at corner of Murphy School Rd and Old NC 10, Durham NC. E-mail artist (icon at left) for further information.
Galleries
Bill Hester Fine Art relocating to Santa Fe, NM
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