Joan Justis ~ painter of gardens and wild spaces

Resume

Education:

Master of Fine Art, Utah State University, 2001
Bachelor of Art, Brigham Young University, 1966
Watercolor with Nita Engle, 1986
Watercolor with Tony Couch, 1986
Watercolor with Christopher Schink, 1990
Oil with Glen Edwards, 2007-8

Occupation:

Watercolor workshop instructor, Wyoming and Utah
Teaching Assistantship-Instructing Basic Drawing, Utah State University, 1998-2001
Esprit Art Center-owner and instructor of child and adult classes in drawing and watercolor, Wyoming, 1984-1993
First Grade Teacher, Cache County School District, Utah, 2001-2010

Offices:

Vice President, Utah Watercolor Society, Cache Valley Chapter, 1999-2000
President, Wyoming Watercolor Society, 1987-1989
Board Member, Wyoming Watercolor Society, 1989-1993

Grants:

Wyoming Council on the Arts Individual Artist Grant, 1989-1990, Created slide program: History of the American Watercolor
Utah Arts Council Teacher Initiated Project 2007-2008, mentored by Glen Edwards in oil painting

Awards:

Best of Show, Utah Watercolor Society-Cache Valley, 2003
Utah Art Council Traveling Exhibit 1997-98, 1998-99
Black Hills Invitational Traveling Exhibit 1991-93
Clara Ely Award International Art Show Texas, 1990
First Premium, Professional Watercolor Division, Wyoming State Fair, 1986
First Prize, Wind River Valley National, 1985

Juried Exhibitions:

Salon d’Automne 2016, Logan Fine Art Gallery
J.F. Prince Gallery Nativity Celebration 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
J.F. Prince Gallery Christmas Show and Sale 2010
Utah Watercolor Society Cache Valley Annual, 2003
Eccles Art Center Statewide Exhibition, 2000
Utah State University Faculty Exhibit, Myra Powell Gallery, Ogden, Utah, 2000
76th Annual Spring Salon, Springville, Utah, 2000
Eccles Art Center Printmaking Exhibition, 2000
Utah Watercolor Society Spring Show, 1997, 1998
Wyoming Western Images, Murisaki Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, 1992-3
Black Hills Invitational, South Dakota, 1991
International Art Show, Brownsville, Texas, 1990
Nicolaysen Museum Juried Watercolor Exhibit, Wyoming, 1989
Hats, Chaps, Buckles and Boots, Galeria Mesa, Arizona, 1989
Seven State Regional, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 1988
Wyoming State Museum Watercolor Traveling Exhibit, 1985, 1986, 1987
Wyoming Watercolor Society Annual Exhibit, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991

Solo Shows:

1984, 1986, 1989, 2002, 2003, 2011, 2015, 2016

Galleries:

Artists of the Rocky Mountains Fine Art Catalogue, 1990
French Creek Gallery, Laramie, Wyoming, 1991-98
Williams Fine Art, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1995
European Linens and Design, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1995-99
Cody Rodeo Company, Cody, Wyoming, 1996-2003
High Country Accents, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, 1997-2003
J.F. Prince Gallery 2010-2021
Logan Fine Art Gallery 2010-2020
American Women Artists 2013 Associate Member
Fuhriman’s Gallery-2016-2021