Joyce Wynes
Davidson, NC
An abstract painter living in Davidson, NC, Wynes’s art taps into the emotional and philosophical concerns derived from the issues we face today as a society.
MessageJoyce Wynes Biography
As a mixed media, abstract painter living in Davidson, North Carolina, Wynes’s art taps into our emotional and philosophical concerns derived from the issues we face today as a society.
Her bold, colorful paintings using organic shapes, patterns and texture, with collage she creates herself, instill a delightful spirit to the viewer while encouraging and empowering them to follow their inner voice.
After college she transferred all of her knowledge that she gained from her earlier fabric exploits and experiments in her youth to her passion for painting using and experimenting with acrylic and mixed media on canvas.
Graduating Magna Cum Laude from Nazareth College, Rochester, NY she was awarded The Gertrude Ford Award, recognizing one student for excellence in art at graduation. And one of her paintings hangs in their permanent collection.
After graduation from college her painting,Women in Art, Where Are They? took 1st place in a 13 county, juried art exhibit at the Cayuga Museum of History and Art in Auburn, NY. And she was off and running.
She was just awarded her 3rd Arts and Science Council (ASC) Grant for 2023 for admission into a comprehensive promotion and networking collective for 6 months.
Her paintings have been chosen in 20 national, juried online exhibitions and 2 international juried exhibits in 2022. And she was juried into 10 national exhibitions up to July 2023.
Wynes’s art paintings were presented in 2 Art Fairs for 2022, Dallas Art Expo and Red Dot Miami by Jen Tough Gallery. In 2023 her paintings were shown in artexpo New York and Art Santa Fe by the Jen Tough Gallery.
100 Square Inches of Art: 4th Annual Juried Exhibition in November 2022 at 3 Square Art, Fort Collins, CO, her painting, Weather System Upon Us, was awarded honorable mention by Juror: Mary Jane Edwards, Executive Director of the Jentel Foundation.
And Artsy.net featured 2 of her paintings in 6 of their emails during the months of Aug.-Sept. 2022.
Women’s Caucus of Art has chosen her paintings to appear in their publications 4 times since 2014. In 2021, she will appear a 5th time in their newest publication following the juried exhibition in the CAB Gallery at UNCWilmington.
In August 2021, she appeared in a national juried publication called Wild Lands with her painting, “Stretch the Boundaries”.
She has also appeared in several editions of Studio Visit Magazine, a national, juried publication and Charlotte Business Journal’s annual “Book of Lists 2013 with her painting on the cover chosen in an art competition.
In December 2020, her banner design was one chosen by the Town of Davidson in their juried Banner Project Call for Artists and it will be on a flagpole on Main Street, Davidson through Feb. 2023.
Her solo exhibitions include the Northridge CC, Raleigh, NC, in 2019; Davidson Town Hall, Davidson, NC, 2018; & Ellis and Nicholson Gallery, Charleston, NC, 2017. She has appeared in many juried group shows in NC, SC, TN, NY & CA.
A competition sponsored by the Mint Museum Uptown, Charlotte, NC and Creative Loafing Magazine, saw her collage created from pages of that publication, and appear at the Mint Museum during the Romare Bearden exhibition.
Wynes is represented by Artful Galleries, Austin, TX and ADC Gallery.
Statement
Joyce Wynes • Art Statement
My love of shapes, patterns, mark-making, textures, collage and bold colors as a painter has a start to its history as a little nine year old girl stares at her Mom sewing on an old, pedal Singer Sewing Machine.
Being captivated by the process, I begged her to make something too. So my Mom sat me down and taught me how to sew. By the time I was a teen I was making most of my own clothing.
Later, I started quilting and crocheting using those same inspiring items as in my sewing.Throughout those years, using printed fabric and the pinned, geometric sections to cut out the shapes to make my clothing, it defined my identity, my art style talent, as well as, a colorful way to express myself for years to come.I later transferred all that knowledge into my passion for painting when taking my art courses in college.
As a contemporary, mixed media, abstract, painter I use my timed honored process that has served me well, to create inspiring, bold, visually delightful, paintings that sends positive messages of encouragement and empowerment to inspire your voice.
Please view my resume on my website for the numerous national and international juried exhibitions which are too numerous to list here. Thank you. https://www.joycewynes.com/page/4553/resume
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