Joseph R Gorneault Jr

JOSEPH R. GORNEAULT, JR.
ž 860-989-6649 ž 4 Hemlock Court, Cromwell, CT 06416
Joseph R. Gorneault, Jr. is an artist known for his use of color, combined with imagination and fantasy. Joe actually makes his own custom colors. Therefore, in the end, the finished artwork is truly a personal expression. A viewer will notice the unique palette that belongs specifically to this artist.
Joe’s most recent mixed media collection includes pieces that are emotionally driven by the political issues of today. The pros and the cons, of the changing world are illustrated using color and texture.
Joe, who is from an Italian and French background, was classically trained at both Tunxis Community College and Hartford Art School where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cum Laude. Since his teen years, he has been creating works that depict or are based on movies, music and television celebrities. It seems as his style emerges and develops, he is moving further toward abstract and away from realism with a stroke that is looser and more relaxed.
He often works on several bodies of work simultaneously but alternates in such a way that once he completes a series, he’ll move on to a project of colorful, abstract works. For him, the variety i...

Tunxis Community-Technical College, Associate in Science of Graphic Design

Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cum Laude

Art Resume

Joseph R. Gorneault Jr.

Group Shows

Exhibitions: 2020

February 9, Red Carpet Experience, Front Street Spotlight Theatres Hartford, CT
January 10 – April 20, “Our Deepest Longing”, The Monastery Gallery Of Art , West Hartford, CT

Exhibitions: 2019

November 23, Ekphrasis: Poetry, Music & Dance, Open Studio Hartford,
ArtSpace Gallery, Hartford, CT
November 16-17, Hartford Open Studio, Hartford, CT
October 4, November 2-3, CWOS Alternative Space Yale West Campus, Orange, CT
October 5-27, “Mending Arts” ArtSpace Gallery, Hartford, CT
June 22, Art2unite: ArtSpace Gallery, Hartford, CT
June 6, 8, 10th Annual Art for Aids: ArtSpace Gallery, Hartford, CT
March 23 – April 20, The Crossing: Hygienic Art Gallery, New London, CT
March 7 –April 10, Our Bodies Ourselves: Ely Center of Contemporary Art Gallery, New Haven, CT
February 24, Red Carpet Experience, Spotlight Theatres Front Street, Hartford, CT

Exhibitions: 2018

November 17, Ekphrasis: Poetry, Music & Dance, Open Studio Hartford,
ArtSpace Gallery, Hartford, CT
October 11 – November 11, #Unload: Pick Up the Pieces,
Ely Center of Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT
October 5, 26 – 28 CWOS Alternative Space Yale West Campus, Orange, CT
October...