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  • Joytoys
  • Joytoys in Snazzy Motion
  • Folks sport my necklaces
  • Commissions

Welcome to www.gwenjoy.com

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Showcasing snazzy paintings, necklaces and joytoys☺☺☺

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Artist Resume, and other Good Stuff

Artist Statement


I am an artist who specializes in colorful folk art paintings. My artistic style is outsider brut. It is primitive in style, raw emotionally, and mature in nature.  Everyday I need to process new bits of information. In this sense my artwork is a mutation of myself as I'm adapting to my surroundings.

My artistic impulses are involved in a dialogue with the customs of the past and the stories of the present. I love to tie new stories and old folk tales into my work. I also love to play on words either formal or slang. I love painting animals, celebrities, made up fantasy creatures, and spirited women. Often, the made up creatures are half human and half animal. The spirited women are usually fashionable, full of emotion, and full of moxie.

I strive to produce an end product that has both strength and beauty. I believe the human mind is a lot like my artwork; filled with hard facts but also softened with abstract thoughts and emotions. The overlap between these two components is an interesting manifestation of mind and spirit.

Artist Resume/ Past Shows

Memento Mori Gallery 

Lakewood Colorado- March 3 to March 27 2023

Tarot themed art exhibit 


Core New Art Space

Lakewood Colorado - July 15th to july 31st 2022   www.coreartspace.com


The Evergreen Center for the Arts

Evergreen Colorado - 4/2022 to May 2022


Blackbird Cafe 

Kittredge Colorado -  2/2022 to ongoing 

I show paintings and joytoys 


Denver Art Society 

Denver Colorado - 6/2021 to ongoing 

I show my paintings,  joytoys and necklaces here


A Borgata Gift Shop 

Conifer Colorado -  10/2021 to 8/31/2022

I show my joytoys and necklaces here


Mercedes Research Center Art Display

5/2020 to 5/2021 - Detroit Michigan


YMCA Exhibit  

11/2/2020 to 12/31/2020 - Detroit Michigan


Mercedes Research Center Art Display

5/2020 to 5/2021 - Detroit Michigan


Edo Ramen "Garden of Art" August 16 2020 - Royal Oak, Michigan


The Art of Custom Framing - "Postcards for Patricia"

 February 6 to March 1 2020- Troy Michigan


Mercedes Research Center Art Display

4/2019 to 4/2020 - Detroit Michigan


"Wild" Group Exhibit

 Curated by Scott Hocking May 24 to July 6 2019

 Scarab Club - Detroit, MI 


Cafe 1923 - Hamtramck, MI  April 19 to May 26th 2019


Spread Art - Detroit MI 

"Erotocrat Seminar of 2019" - April 13th 2019


Minha's Coffee Haus - Mount Clemons, Michigan 

February 23rd to March 21st 2019 


Urbanrest Brewing Company - Ferndale, MI - October 13th 2018 


Oloman Cafe  Hamtramck, MI -Sept 22 - October 12th 2018


Office Space Gallery - Detroit Michigan - September  2017 


Art Loft-  August 2017
Group Show - Mount Clemons MI


Fourteen East Cafe- June 2017
Solo Show - Detroit MI


333 Midland Gallery- February 2017
Group Show- Highland Park MI


Lawrence Street Gallery- Birds of a Feather -May 2016 Group Show - Ferndale MI


YMCA Boll Family - October 2015
Solo Show- Detroit MI


Cafe Ollie- August 2013
Two Person Show- Ypsilanti MI


MICA Holiday Art Show- December 2012
Group Show- Lansing MI


Grey Area- December 2012
Manhattan New York City New York


Whitdel Art Gallery- Detroit -Love Letters; A Typographic Affair- November 11 to December 30 2011


Madonna University Gallery - January 10 to February 20 2011
Livonia, MI - Creature Art Show


New Center Park - Lighten Up and Dance - August 21 2011
Detroit, MI - Night of Fashion, Music, and Art


Gallery Project - June 18 - July 15 2010- Animal Farm theme art show - Ann Arbor, MI


Cranbrook Art Institute - March 13 2010 - Bloomfield Hills, MI
One Day Bat Themed  Event and Art Show


The Ronald McDonald House December Art Show - Dec 1 2009- Jan 2 2010 - Detroit, MI


Pechu Kucha - November 24 2009
One Night Event of Art, Fashion, and Design - Detroit Film Theatre - Detroit, MI


Cityfest Art Gallery - July 1 - July 5 2009
Detroit, MI - I curated and exhibited in a Group Show called "Detroit Id"


Majestic Cafe - April 2 2009 - May 2009
Detroit, MI - two person show with Jason Smith


Izzy's Raw Art Gallery 
January 31 2009- March 2009; Detroit, Michigan


River's Edge Gallery - December 2008- February 2008

Wyandotte, MI - Noire Et Blanc


The Woodward Lofts - October 2008
Detroit, MI - Solo exhibition in the main floor's windows


Cityfest Gallery - Gwen's Urban Playhouse - July 2008
Detroit, MI -Curated by me


The CityFest Gallery - July 2007
Detroit, MI - City celebrated festival curated art show


Zeitgeist Gallery - March 2007
Detroit, MI - Group showing of folk artists


The Tangent Gallery - February 2007
Detroit, MI - Erotic group art show


Centaur Bar - August 2006
Detroit, MI - Solo art showing


The Bankle Building - August 2006
Detroit MI - Solo show


Izzy’s Raw Art Gallery - December 2004
Detroit, MI -Group Show of women artists


Pure Design Lab - Sept. 2004-Sept 2007
Detroit, MI - Store that showcased independent Detroit designers.


Ford World Headquarters - August 2003
Dearborn, MI - Solo exhibition


Tastefest Gallery - August 2004
Detroit, MI - Group show associated with Detroit’s renowned music and food fair


The Padded Cell - August 2003
Royal Oak, MI - Solo exhibition


Detroit International Institute Cafe - July 2003
Detroit, MI - Solo exhibition


Museum of New Art - February 2003
Detroit, MI - Part of The Dirty Show group exhibit


Detroit Contemporary Gallery - Sept. 2000
Detroit, MI - Group Exhibition


David Broderick Building - November 1998
Detroit, MI - Gro

Ongoing Shows

Buy my art online from French online gallery Singulart. Click on the link below.

 https://www.singulart.com/en/artist/gwen-joy-18853?campaign_id=1049.


Denver Art Society  Denver Colorado 

They sell my necklaces, paintings and joytoys here.


MOCAD giftshop  Detroit Michigan  

​They sell my necklaces and joytoys  

https://mocadetroit.org/  


The LuckenBooth

3650 Michigan Avenue Detroit Michigan

 

Old Soul Vintage

3627 B Cass Avenue Detroit Michigan



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