Joyce Dunn

BIOGRAPHY:
Joyce was born in Ontario Canada and presently resides in Rome Italy. She attended a high school for the visual arts in Ottawa and then the Ontario College of Art and Design, and York University in Toronto. For the last twenty five years she has taught International Baccalaureate studio art at the American Overseas School of Rome. Retiring in September 2019, she now works full time in her studio in Rome Italy.


ARTIST STATEMENT :

The City Deconstructed:

Finally, after years of concentrating on the walking figure in the urban environment, I have evolved to abstract expressionism.

The early paintings were of Toronto skylines, where I grew up, and Rome, where I have lived for the past forty years.
Previously my work reflected life with in the city, particularly contemplating the piazza and the streets. Buildings became imaginary, constructed from masking tape, to create the grid work. The walking contemporary figures, I found in magazines and newspapers.
Finally, as the figure became less important, I started to concentrate on the background...an imaginary minute section of the environment.

Confusion, noise, traffic, buildings, graffiti, and the chaotic atmosphere of the urban city are my inspiration. Jackson Pollo...

Ontario College of Art and Design University
Toronto Canada
York University
Toronto Canada

Collections:

The Iconic Collection
Grand Canal Shoppes
Las Vegas,
Brookfield Properties

Belmond Hotel Splendido Mare,
Portofino, Italy

Hotel, The First Roma Arte
Rome, Italy




American Embassy of Rome
December 2014

Galleria dei Soldati di Stefano Simmi
Via dei Soldati 20
Rome, Italy
2002, 2007, 2010