 Portfolio of
Joan Meade
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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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