Joan Anderson - Art Résume

Joan is a Photographer, Sculptor, Tutor and Computer Business Analyst.

ARTISTIC RESUME

Current Position: Freelance photographer, sculptor, graphic artist, photojournalist

Photography Subjects: travel and culture, architecture, social documentary photography, nature, abstracts, portraits, archaeology photo documentation, fine art photography

Current Projects:
Series of Eight - Wholeness photographic project
Northern Youth / Elder Photographic Project
Series of articles on Southeast Asia and the South Pacific
Teaching - photography, Photoshop, web site design and creation, photo restoration
Cultural Pictorial book on Bali - in progress

Photographic Exhibitions:
Art Prince – Ottawa 2008 (upcoming)
Memories Restaurant – July, August 2007
Ottawa Fine Arts Festival - Ottawa, 2007
Electric Gallery - Ottawa, 2007
Merrickville Art Festival - Merrickville, May 2006
Metro Toronto Art Expo - Toronto, March 2006
Ottawa Folklore Centre - Ottawa, 2006
Photo Continental - Brisbane Australia, 2004
Artisans Unique - Brisbane, Australia, 1996

Photographic Awards:
Queensland Camera Group, numerous awards - Brisbane, Australia, 2003 - 2004
Photographic Society of Queensland, Australia, 2004

Graphic Art:
Illustration of children’s books - hard copy book - 1999
Illustration of an on-line e-book - Brisbane, Australia 1997
Cover photograph - Bywords Quarterly Journal, Ottawa 2007
Images for sculpture catalogue - National Capital Network of Sculptors - 2006

Graphic Design:
Logos, business cards, letterhead, menus, catalogues, web sites, newsletters, advertisements, calendars, book layout - Australia, Canada

Publications:
Cultural Pictorial book on Bali - in progress
Archaeology paper on Son Mas, Mallorca - Ottawa Archaeology Society, 1990

Sculpting Studies / Experience:
8 yrs study with David Lowe - Brisbane, Australia 1996-2003
Pieces sold - Brisbane, Sydney, Australia 1998 - 2003
Mould Making - Mitchell Webster, Ottawa, 2007, 2008

Sculpting Exhibitions: The Bird Cage, Brisbane, Australia

Wood Carving / Mask Making - for personal collection - Bali, Indonesia 1994
Silversmithing - jewellery commissions, local craft fairs 1978 - 1993
Silkscreen printing - local craft fairs 1975 - 1985

Teaching:
KISS Photography for Potters - Almonte Potters Guild - March 2008
Assistant Photography Teacher - Pangnirtung, Nunavut - 2007
One-on-one Photoshop CS2, CS3 - Ottawa, 2007
One-on-one photography - Ottawa, 2006, 2007
Web site design and development - Brisbane, Australia, 2004

Education / Courses:
Photography Workshop – Freeman Patterson - August 24-30, 2008 (up coming)
Photo Seminars, Digital, B&W, Portraiture - QCG - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 2003 - 2004
Wood carving / mask making - Ubud, Bali, Indonesia - 1994
Inuit Art - Carleton University, 1993
Photography - Ottawa 1987
Drawing - Ottawa 1987
Silkscreen Printing - 1975
Silversmithing - 1975
Sociology/anthropology - undergrad Carleton University, Ottawa

Volunteer Work:
Volunteer photographer for the Ottawa Parkinson Society

Associations:
CARFAC
Arts Ottawa East
National Capital Network of Sculptors