Member Biography
Joan Reeves Photo

ARTIST'S STATEMENT

I am drawn to subjects softened by the years and the elements, like weathered wood, old architecture, rusting boats, old brick. The effects of sun and shadow are of special interest to me. Travel in Europe (especially Greece) has inspired many paintings--I savor the timeless quality of these places.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Joan Reeves is a Seattle native and finds her favorite subject matter in the varying scenery of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. The effects of light and shadow are a predominant theme in her paintings. Several trips to Europe have produced European-inspired series; Greece continues to be a favorite locale for paintings. Reeves paintings are widely exhibited in the Northwest. Her work has been shown at the Frye Art Museum, the Bellevue Art Museum, Missoula Museum of the Arts, and in numerous juried, invitational, and solo exhibitions.

EXHIBITIONS - Selected List

  • Americas Paperworks 2009 - 38th Annual
  • Bellevue Art Museum Watercolor Invitational
  • Lousiana Watercolor International
  • Arizona Aqueous
  • Northwest Watercolor Society Retrospective, Frye Museum
  • San Diego Watercolor International
  • Watercolor West
  • 8th Biennial North American Open, Concord, MA
  • Watermedia Annual, MT
  • Celebrating Women in the Arts, Frye Museum
  • An Enduring Legacy, WPW, Whatcom Museum of History and Art
  • Northwest Watercolor Society Annual
  • Northwest Invitational Miniature Exhibition
  • Northwest Marine Art Invitational

AWARDS - Selected List

  • Purchase Award, San Diego Invitational
  • Best of Edmonds, Edmonds Arts Festival
  • Best of Show, WPW Annual
  • Silver Award, Watercolor West
  • Northwest Watercolor Society, Past Presidents Award
  • Eastern WA Watercolor Annual, Gold Awrad
  • Holbein Award, Northwest Watercolor Society Annual

EDUCATION

  • University of Hawaii
  • Cornish School
  • Classes/Workshops with Perry Acker, John Pellew, Frank Webb, Vernon Nye, Katherine Wengi-O'Connor, Jerry Stitt

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Northwest Watercolor Society - Life Member
  • Women Painters of Washington
  • Watercolor West - Signature Member
  • San Diego Watercolor Society - Signature Member
  • National Museum of Women in the Arts - Charter Member

REPRESENTATION

  • Gallery West, Bellingham
  • Art Stall Gallery - Pike Place Market, Seattle

Joan Reeves
Seattle, WA

 

Doorway - Greece
Seattle Style

 

October Sun
Seattle Splash

 

 

Waiting for the Parade
Open for Discussion


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