Joan Desmond - Fine Art - About the Artist

2009

Recycled and Green Art Juried Exhibit,
Arvin, California, May 16th-17th, 2009

10TH INTERNATIONAL MINIART EXCHANGE MEXICO
Cultural Center Acasolo at the School of Architecture,
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León in Monterrey, NL, Mexico
March 25 to April 23, 2009

POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE: Benefit for Visual Aids
January 9-10, 2009 NYC

2008

8TH INTERNATIONAL MINIART EXCHANGE AMAZON
Center Gallery, Federal University of the Amazon, Manaus, Brazil
July 29 through September 12, 2008

2nd MoSa International Expression Exhibit, Museum of Small Arts Collections, National University of Malaysia in Bangi, May 14-28, 2008

The 10th International Collage Exhibition-Exchange
at The Real Tart (Taranaki Art) Gallery, New Plymouth, New Zealand. April 2008

6TH INTERNATIONAL MINIART EXCHANGE BRAZIL
Xico Stockinger Gallery in the House of Culture Mario Quintana,
Porto Alegre, Brazil promoted by the Museum of Contemporary Art and sponsored by
the Secretary of Culture of the State of Rio Grande do Sul
May 8th to June 29th 2008

Sustaining Our Environment Postcard Exhibition.
During the Women's Caucus for Art and
College Art Association Annual Conferences. February 22-25, 2008. Ft. Worth-Dallas, Texas. Janette Kennedy Gallery

2007

The Philosophy Day, Art Space Vlasis Art.Com
Thessaloniki, Greece, November 21 -December 1, 2007

1st MoSa Collection Exhibition, Museum of Small Arts Collections,
MoSa Art Gallery, Shah Alam, 40000 Malaysia, November 1 -15, 2007

Visual Arts Festival 2007, Juried Small Works Exhibition, group show
June 28- August 26, Bakersfield Museum of Art, California

Exhibition Summary

Joan’s work is in private and corporate collections throughout the U.S. In 1993 one of her paintings was chosen for a Bakersfield Museum of Art Board of Directors' Purchase Award for inclusion into the permanent collection of the museum.
She has participated in over 55 group exhibitions internationally, including invitational, juried, and mail art shows. Additionally her work is displayed in numerous online exhibits.

Including Group Shows at:
Bakersfield College, Wyley and May Louise Jones Gallery -Faculty Art Exhibitions;
CSUB, Todd Madigan Gallery -Seven Artists -Alumni Show -Faculty Art Exhibitions;
Bakersfield Museum of Art, Cunningham Gallery -Kern County Visual Arts Festival Juried Exhibitions -Artists' Guild Exhibitions -Fine Art and Flowers;
Bakersfield Art Center -Fall National Competition;
Modesto Junior College, Art Gallery;
Bank of Stockdale, Bakersfield -Artists' Guild Exhibition;
Rio Bravo Resort, Bakersfield -Artists' Guild Exhibition.

Solo exhibitions at:
Bakersfield Museum of Art, foyer;
Arts Council of Kern, foyer.

Drawings published in the literary journals: Orpheus 1985, Black Bear Review 1989, Metamorphoses 2006

Poetry published in: Orpheus 1999, Black Bear Review 1989 & 2000, L’Apache 1986,
The Whole Writers Catalog, Metamorphoses 2006