Joy Nguyen

I am drawn to contrasts of all kinds--in light, texture, shape, warmth, emotion. I believe the contrasts we encounter throughout our lives are what make it meaningful and provide the greatest opportunity for rich experiences. Warm and cold, light and dark, tame and wild, love and loss—the tensions that exist in these contrasting realities are what remind us we are alive and help awaken us to the beauty and fullness of each day.

Favorite artists: (older) Egon Schiele, Paul Cezanne, Henri Matisse, Edgar Degas, Odilon Redon, Georgia O’Keeffe, David Hockney, Lee Krasner; (recent) Sue Benner, Matthew Dibble, Lilith Ohan, Leander Fontaine, Rose Nicholas.

Texas A&M University, BA, Journalism, 1991
Textile Arts Center (Chicago, IL) 1993
Hill Country Weavers (Austin, TX) 1994
Creative Arts Center (Dallas, TX) 1995-2010
Artistic Gatherings (Dallas, TX) 2005-2007
Pastel Society of the Southwest Workshops (Dallas, TX) 2007-2010
Kaye Franklin
Deborah Paris
Marie Maines
Bob Rohm
Richard McKinley
Susan Kathleen Black Foundation Workshops (Dubois, WY) 2007-2008
Jeanne Mackenzie
Joseph Bohler
Jack and Jessica Hines
Terry Isaac
Life drawing (Olympia, WA) 2010-16
Private painting instruction (Olympia, WA) 2015-16
Rose Nicholas

Pastel Society of the Southwest member shows
Susan Kathleen Black Foundation, Blossom: Art of Flowers Exhibition