 Portfolio of
Joan Meade
Chapel Hill, NC
United States
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Oils & Acrylics
Mixed Media
Misc/Other
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Sans Balise
Artist Statement
My current approach to the painting surface is to build up texture with modeling paste and gel, emphasizing the contrast between surfaces found in nature, especially rocks and their reflections in water. When I bring out the images I see, the results are frequently representational, sometimes leaning toward realistic, and sometimes more freely expressive. Landscapes and waterscapes are inspired by my imagination, by my travels, or by the view from my studio! Capturing the play of light on the surfaces gives me great satisfaction.
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 in many states of the US from Florida to Michigan, and also in Ireland.
Resumè
Recent Exhibitions:
Solo Shows:
Bill Hester Fine Art, Chapel Hill NC, Spring 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-Person Shows:
With Barbara Ziff, Chapel Hill Library, 2004
With Chris Meade, Community Church, Chapel Hill NC, 2003
Group Shows:
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
Galleries
Bill Hester Fine Art, University Square, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
open Tues-Sun (919)960-0059
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