About Joyce Fournier
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Education
2002 - 2007
Academy of Realist Art, Toronto, Canada
Awards
2018
International Artists' Magazine
2016
Portrait Society of America
2010
Palm Art Award
2009
Palm Art Award
2007
Ontario Arts Council
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Previous events
Event: Woman's Essence
Dates: Sept. 9, 2020 - Sept. 27, 2020
International Group Exhibition
Event: The Palm Beach Show
Dates: Feb. 14, 2020 - Feb. 20, 2020
Group Exhibition
Event: Red Dot Miami
Dates: Dec. 2, 2019 - Dec. 6, 2019
Group Exhibition in collaboration with Steidel Gallery
Event: Toronto Outdoor Art Fair 2019
Dates: July 8, 2019 - July 11, 2019
Annual outdoor fair - juried
Event: The Other Art Fair Chicago
Dates: May 15, 2019 - May 18, 2019
International Exhibition in collaboration with Saatchi Art
Event: The Other Art Fair Los Angeles
Dates: March 25, 2019 - March 30, 2019
International Art Exhibition / Saatchi Art
Event: The Artist Project 2018
Dates: Feb. 22, 2018 - Feb. 26, 2018
International Exhibition
Event: Marziart Internationale Galerie
Dates: June 18, 2017 - July 7, 2017
International Group Exhibiton
Event: Beyond Perimeters
Dates: May 2, 2017 - May 17, 2017
Group Exhibition
Event: Drawing 2017
Dates: March 8, 2017 - March 31, 2017
Annual Juried exhibition for drawing
Event: The Artist Project 2016
Dates: Feb. 25, 2016 - Feb. 29, 2016
International Exhibition
Event: The Artist Project 2016
Dates: Feb. 25, 2016 - Feb. 29, 2016
International Exhibition
Event: Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition
Dates: Sept. 9, 2015 - Sept. 12, 2015
Annual outdoor event
Event: L’Arte Ascolta il Cuore
Dates: Aug. 16, 2015 - Sept. 3, 2015
International Exhibition, Ferrara, Italy
Event: 4th International Biennale Artists' Show
Dates: June 12, 2014 - June 28, 2014
International Exhibition
Event: 4th International Biennale Artists' Show
Dates: June 12, 2014 - June 28, 2014
International Exhibition
Event: Sentimental
Dates: Dec. 1, 2012 - Dec. 30, 2012
Solo Exhibition
Event: The Artist Project Toronto
Dates: March 2, 2012 - March 6, 2012
International Exhibition
Event: The Artist Project
Dates: Feb. 13, 2011 - Feb. 17, 2011
International Exhibition
Event: Contemporary Art Network Exhibition
Dates: Jan. 10, 2010 - Jan. 24, 2010
International Group Exhibition
Event: Biennale Internazionale Dell'Arte Contemporanea
Dates: Dec. 5, 2009 - Dec. 16, 2009
International Art Exhibition
Event: Mirrors of the Invisible
Dates: Jan. 15, 2009 - Feb. 1, 2009
International Group Exhibition
Event: Biennale Internazionale Dell'Arte Contemporanea
Dates: Dec. 2, 2007 - Dec. 15, 2007
International Art Exhibition
Biography
I am an internationally collected multidisciplinary painter and sculptor living and working in Toronto. While my main focus is Abstract Expressionist painting, I also have a passion for sculpting, painting, and drawing the human form for which I was academically trained at the Academy of Realist Art in Toronto.
For the most part, my abstract work is bold and entirely conceptual. I create with a gestural brushwork to convey emotion and reaction. I begin by randomly applying a heavy-bodied Gesso base to the canvas to create an impromptu geometric design. Using this design as a template for acrylic paint application, I employ large brushes and palette knives allowing the paint freedom to drip while scraping out areas of interest to reveal the underpainting.
In 2007, after first having a successful career in healthcare, I moved into art full time with the opening of my own gallery in Toronto where I represented myself along with approximately twenty other artists.
In 2015 I made the decision to sell the gallery in order to focus entirely on my own work.
Over the last twelve years, I have had the opportunity to exhibit in solo and group shows within Canada, the United States, and worldwide. Featured on several occasions in American Art Collector magazine since 2009, my work is found in private and public collections in Canada, the USA, and Europe.
I would say that I have been most influenced by the Abstract Expressionist movement of post World War II America such as the works of Robert Motherwell, Franz Kline, Hans Hofmann as well as the works of Joan Mitchell and Canadian artist, Jean Albert McEwen
"For me, the use of music, texture, and movement are the most important components in the creative process" Joyce Fournier 2020
