Joyce Werwie Perry

Joyce Werwie Perry is the owner of le Poire Fine Art Studio in Pittsburgh, PA where she paints and teaches her unique knife technique to a school of oil painters.
Her work is in numerous private ad corporate collections including the Westmoreland Museum of American Art's "Born of Fire" permanent collection.


"Art is all about emotion for me. Whatever the image I am painting, I have to go deep. Regardless of the subject....whether it's images from the past, the beautiful topography of a city or a vivid abstract, my need to bring the human element to my work and draw an emotional response from the viewer is vital, It's been said that my paintings evoke that whish is universal yet personal.
I strive to express emotion in my work through the rapid manipulation of paint. The application and detraction of oils with knives creates extreme textures and variations in color. There is always a tug of war between realistic and abstract elements, and this conflict usually results in the background breaking up or challenging the foreground.
My role as an artist never leaves me...always present and searching for beauty in the world. "

Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh PA
Associates, Art

Self-taught, knife technique in oils

Membership: National Association of Women Artists
Oil Painters of America
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh

Joyce is the 2018 the MEDAL OF HONOR winner for painting as part of the National Association of Women Artists 129th Annual Exihbition New York City.
She has shown at:
Art Design consultants, Cincinnati and winner of a 2 page spread in Polly Magazine
Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, PA
National Arts Club, New York City, New York
Avampato Discovery Museum,Charleston, WV
High Point Market, High Point, NC
Sylvia Wald & Po Art Gallery, New York City, New York
Cerulean Arts Gallery, Philadelphia
T. Botero Galleries, Atlanta, GA
Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS
Concept Art Gallery Pittsburgh, PA
Point Park University Pittsburgh PA
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Seton Hill Univefsity, Greensburg, PA
Duquesne University, PA
Southern Alleghenies Museum, Loretto, PA
GalleriE Chiz, Shadyside, PA
Joyce has received numerous awards from local and national sources, including:
Faith Ringgold, renowned international artist and Caldecott Winner
Douglas Fogle - former Curator of Contemporary Art, Carnegie Museum of Art
Barbara Jones, Curator of Art at Westmoreland Museum of American Art
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