joyce metayer | artist's statement | vita

TOTEM TO LUNAR PHASES This piece acknowledges the birth and cycles of the moon. The four slots on each side refer to eight lunar phases from New to Full Moon and back again. 34” Wide x 57 3/4” High x 6” Deep

Joyce Metayer: Vita Museum Exhibitions • Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes - San Miguel de Allende, Mexico 1999 • Owensboro Museum of Fine Art , Owensboro, KY - 1980 • Wistariahurst Museum, Holyoke, MA - 1980 • Berkshire Art Museum, Pittsfield, MA - 1976, 1977 • Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence, RI - 1977 • Bristol Art Museum, Bristol, RI - 1975, 1976 • DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA - 1973 Selected Solo and Group Exhibitions • Galeria de Arte y Diseno Reloj 46 - San Miguel de Allende, Mexico 1999, 2000, 2001 • Sedona Artist Invitational, Sedona, AZ - 1996 •"For Arts Sake", Coconino Center for the Arts, Flagstaff, AZ - 1996 • Waxlander Khadoure Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM - Gallery Representation (1996 - 1999) • El Prado Galleries, Sedona, AZ and Santa Fe, NM - Gallery Representation (1996) • Art Association of Newport, Newport, RI - 1977, 1980 • Fall River Art Association, Fall River, MA - 1975, 1978, 1980 • Providence Art Club, Providence, RI - 1977, 1978, 1980 • What Cheer Gallery, Providence, RI - 1975 • Anyart Gallery, Warren, RI - 1975 • Rhode Island Junior College, Warwick, RI - 1973 Public Collections • Owensboro Museum of Fine Arts, Owensboro, KY - selected by Hilton Kramer, New York Times Art Critic • Mauro Collection of Rhode Island Artists, Providence, RI • Town of Bristol, Bristol, RI • Rhode Island Hospital Trust National Bank, Providence, RI Grants, Publications, and Education • National Endowment for the Arts and Rhode Island Council on the Arts, One-Year Artist in Residence - 1976 to 1977 • MS Magazine Interview - October 1976 • Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI - Master of Fine Arts, Painting - 1977 • Academy of Fine Arts, Rome, Italy - 1967 • University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, MA - Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting - 1966