Jean-Micheal Painting

I believe that visual art is a way of communicating ideas and feelings that cannot be expressed in any other way. Visual art allows the artist to “say” things that cannot be said, and communicate on a more visceral level with feelings that can be absorbed in an instance. Cultures all over the world and throughout history can be studied and better understood via the art and artifacts that they leave. The power that images contain can educate in a much more profound way than words alone. Visual communication is a way for a society or a group of people to leave their “mark” on the world stage Joe Roache creates oil, acrylic, and computer paintings and drawings, which range from figurative to abstract. His work has shown in museums, galleries and public spaces around the country and the world. Joe Roache has participated in many group and one-man exhibitions. His work is represented in the collections of Barnett Bank of Florida (Jacksonville, Florida), the City of Orlando, Bendix Corp., Xerox Inc., the Mississippi Museum of Art, the University of South Florida, and Florida A&M University as well as many private collections around the world. His group and one-man shows include exhibitions at Alabama State University, The Atlanta Life Insurance Show, Alabama A&M University, U.S National-International Art Show for the Division of Cultural Affairs of Florida, Gulf Coast Community College, Four Arts Gallery - Florida State University, LeMoyne Art Foundation, and Okaloose-Walton Community College. Joe Roache has done extensive work with digital images and 3D animation and has lectured on these subjects at The University of Oslo, Norway, The University of Nicynhy Norgod, Russia, The University of Edinburg, Scotland, The University of Wisconsin, Madison, and The University of Nairobi, Kenya and other organizations and conferences.