Artist Statement:
Joan Franklin is an award-winning watercolor painter of both indoor and outdoor images. Her favorite subjects include windows and doorways in late afternoon light. Joan's work is in collections in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New Mexico, California, Oregon. Mexico and Holland. Her paintings have been described as intimate, luminous, fluid and timeless. In her words - "Painting, for me, is about bringing heightened awareness to what I see, feel and imagine."
Education:
MFA (Master of Fine Arts) - NYU, New York, New York, 1976
BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts) - Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, 1968
Awards & Distinctions:
Selected Awards:
Honorable Mention, Artist Workshop Southern Oregon, Jacksonville, OR - 2017
Artist-in-Residence, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, Whiskeytown, CA - 2017
Honorable Mention, Watercolor, Fleisher Art Gallery, Philadelphia - 2004
Zili Kraus Award for Painting, Fleisher Art Gallery, Philadelphia - 2002
Roland Rice Award, Landscape Painting, Fleisher Art Gallery, Philadelphia - 2000
Special Merit II Award, Advanced Watercolor, Fleisher Art Gallery, Philadelphia - 1999
Professional/Teaching Experience:
Professional Watercolor Painter, Oregon & Mexico - 2010-present
Organizing Consultant, Pennsylvania & Oregon - 1999-2010
Artist Manager / Organizer, Dancing Light Fine Art Photography - 1996-1999
Exhibitions:
Selected Exhibitions / Galleries
Solo exhibition, San Antonio Tlayacapan, Jalisco, MX - 2024
Ajijic Society of the Arts, Cultural Center, Ajijic, MX - 2020, 2021
Open Studio Tour, Ajijic, Mexico - 2019-2020
Weisingers Gallery, Ashland, OR - 2014-2017
Ashland Open Studio Tour, Ashland, OR - 2016
Paschal Gallery, Talent, OR - 2010-2015
Studio 5 Gallery, Ashland, OR - 2006-2009
Wyndmoor Artists, Wyndmoor, PA - 2003
Fleisher Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - 1996-2004
Artistic Influences:
Edward Vuillard, Alexander Calder, Paul Klee, Joan Miro
Artist Tags:
windows, doors, architecture, interiors, porches, doorways
