Siloam Springs, AR 72761, AR, United States
Artist Joel Armstrong was raised in Corpus Christi, TX, where he grew to love fishing, salt air, hum...
About the artist
Joined In 2010
(33 Followers)
About the artist
Joined In 2010
(33 Followers)
Artist Joel Armstrong was raised in Corpus Christi, TX, where he grew to love fishing, salt air, humidity and rust. He attended Texas Tech University, and spent over 20 years as both an illustrator and graphic designer. While art director of Group, a magazine for youth ministers, at the age of 39, Joel returned to College to receive his MFA in drawing from Colorado State University (2001). At CSU, Joel began to work in wire, and then became interested in Installation art. He has continued to do wire installation for almost 10 years after graduation. He uses baler wire, and has been rusting the wire since he first began bending and twisting the medium. He currently teaches drawing and illustration at John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. He is married, and is father of 3.
• Colorado State University, Ft Collins, CO., (1997-2001).
• D egree: MFA
• Major: Drawing
• E ast Texas State University, Commerce, TX., (1980-1981).
• Graduate studies toward an MFA in Design and Illustration
• University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR., (1978-1979).
• Graduate studies toward an MFA in Drawing
• T exas Tech University, Lubbock, TX., (1976-1978).
• D egree: BFA
• Major: Painting
• Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX., (1974-1976).
• D egree: AA
• Major: Fine Art
SOLO AND COLLABORATIVE EXHIBITIONS
2015 Rust & Gold, JBU Student Art Gallery, Siloam Springs, AR
Milestones, Café on Broadway, Siloam Springs, AR
2014 Gifts of Art, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI
2013 Through the Eyes of a Child, Collaboration with 2nd grade class and Drawing II,
John Brown University, Siloam Springs, AR
2012 Clotheline, Fayetteville Underground, Featured Artist, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Lit Paths, John Brown University, Siloam Springs, AR
2011 Garage Sale, sUgAR Gallery, Bentonville, AR
2009 On the Line, a collaborative installation with Neil Ward, Living Arts, Tulsa, OK
Failing Hearts, a collaborative installation with Neil Ward, Living Arts, Tulsa, OK
2007 One Body, John Brown University, Siloam Springs, AR
2006 John Brown University Faculty Exhibit, JBU Art Dept. Gallery, Siloam Springs, AR
2005 It’s Time to Address’er Drawers, St. Brides Type Library, London, England
2003 Creativity and the Bipolar Mind, Access Gallery, Denver, CO
2001 Drawn and Quartered; a Bipolar Frame of Mind, Hatton Gallery, Ft. Collins, CO.
MFA Thesis Exhibition.
2000 Emersion) the Sign of Jonah, Lincoln Center, F...