Joyce Owens: Artist On Art

During the College Art Association meeting the Women's Caucus for Art also met in Chicago. I was one of six Chicago women artists winning this year's award for excellence. Thank you WCA and CWCA for this great honor! http://www.chicagowca.com/programs.html

Won for Excellence in the Visual Arts presented at the DuSable Museum on October 26, 2009 by Monica Haslip, founder of Little Black Pearl in Chicago. Thanks Jackie Taylor, Nora brooks Blakley, Chuck Smith and other esteemed members of A.A.A.A.

The list of Ragdale Fellow's will just blow your mind! I am now in the number and greatly appreciate being awarded this prize and honor by 3Arts.

http://art.newcity.com/2009/03/30/eye-exam-why-have-there-been-no-great-south-side-artists/

Showing my work in honor of Barack Obama's inauguration with noted Chicago-based photographer Bobby Sengstacke. Opens January 19, 2009 in Georgetown gallery...more to come.

The Veeck Gallery group exhibition features: Sharon Gilmore Joyce Owens Jesus Macarena-Avila Craig Pozzi Lindsay Obermeyer Marjorie Woodruff The Mary-Frances and Bill Veeck Gallery Catholic Theological Union Academic and Conference Center 5416 S Cornell Avenue, 4th Floor Chicago, Illinois 60615 through January 14, 2009 Weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Weekends by appointment, 773.371.5415

Joyce is curating exhibition of about 23 African American women artists for the Noyes Cultural Center in Evanston, IL for early 2009...please come back for updates!

"Serial art" with images both real and virtual. 5020 S. Cornell Chicago, IL 60615 773-324-5520 www.hydepartart.org You can still see "Not Just Another Pretty Face".

3Arts in Chicago supports these awards to composers, writers and visual artists. I was one of 2 visual artists selected and will go to Ragdale next summer.

My work has been shipped to Monrovia, Liberia!

Joyce Owens and Preston Jackson, opens January 21, 2011 http://www.glmart.org/exhibits_future.shtml

Masks and paintings, "Dream Big", opens January 12, 2011 http://www.ctu.edu/programs-amp-centers/event/gallery-exhibit-opening-dream-big

Eye Emporium, Chicago, IL until Nov. 7, 2009

16 African American women artists at Nicole gallery until Dec. 12, 2009 Opening reception: Oct. 17, 4-7 pm Gallery Talk, Nov. 7, 2-4 pm Closing reception and silent art auction, Dec. 5, 4-7 pm FREE 230 West Huron Chicago, IL 312-878-7716

Curator of art by 22 African American women. Sapphire and Crystals:BEyONd Race and Gender 927 Noyes in Evanston, IL 847-448-8260 Mon-Sat 10am to 7pm Sun 10am to 6pm

"Talking Point" Free food and drink, free talk about working as a serial artist. Please stop by.