Artist Joyce Kamikura, SFCA, NWS

This is Joyce's biographical site. For her recent works please select gallery links in the menu to the left.

"My paintings start from ideas collected in my sketch books, photos and memories. My immediate and personal responses to these ideas become the seeds from which my works begin to develop. As a result, although they undoubtedly have roots in my daily life, they are a good deal removed from reality. Florals, landscapes and people continually captivate me. The medium and support of my expression vary depending on a combination of my mood and the mood the subject creates in and of itself within me. They both range from soft transparent watercolours to vibrant mixed media on paper; from gentle brush strokes and texture on masonite to bold brush sweeps in oils and acrylics on canvas."

Joyce is a Signature Member of the Federation of Canadian Artists and of the National Watercolor Society (USA). Her works have been entered in many juried exhibitions and she has had numerous solo and group shows internationally. Her works have been featured and profiles have been written in books, magazines, dailies, etc. Some of these include: "Painting Composition", "Painting Color", "Abstract in Watercolor", "Best of Watercolor"; the magazines "American Artist" (all US), "Art Impressions". "Watercolour Gazette", "Asahi Graph" (Japan), "International Artists" (Australia), "Viewpoint", and the dailies "Vancouver Sun" and "Times Colonist". Her works are also published and distributed worldwide.

Joyce was born in Canada, raised in Japan and now resides in British Columbia, Canada. Years after obtaining her Bachelor of Commerce and Business Administration Degree from the University of British Columbia, she studied fine art at Kwantlen and Langara Colleges in BC. Joyce paints full time in her studio in Richmond, a suburb of Vancouver, BC, Canada. But her work also takes her outside her studio. She has painted large colorful and historical murals in Chemainus, BC and in Kenora, Ontario. She also conducts workshops in Canada and abroad.


Mystic Rain acrylic on canvas, 30x36"	Moonlit Night acrylic on canvas, 33.5x33.5"	Waterlilies acrylic on canvas, 28x28"

Gentle Blossoms acrylic on canvas, 36x36"	Mystic Arrangement acrylic on paper, 22x30"	Golden Lilies acrylic on board, 24x30"

Reader
oil on canvas, 30x40"

Lilies and Fan
oil on canvas, 30x24"

Red Energy
oil on canvas, 30x40"


Grape Vine watercolour, 22x30"	Afternoon Shower watercolour, 22x30"


Rain in Town mixed media, 15x22"	Basking in the Rain mixed media, 22x15"	Kimono mixed media, 30x22"

Selected Exhibitions

National Watercolor Society 73rd, 75th, 76th, 81st Annual Exhibition, California, USA
Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Northwest Watercolor Society 54th Annual Exhibition, Washington, USA
Australian Watercolor Institute Show, Sidney, Australia
Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour, Mall Galleries, London, England
Aim International Competition, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Plus above galleries representing her works

Selected Articles/Publications

Painting Composition, Rockport Publishers Inc., Rockport, Mass
Painting Color, Rockport Publishers Inc., Rockport, Mass
Abstract in Watercolor, Rockport Publishers Inc., Rockport, Mass
Best of Watercolors, Vol 1, Rockport Publishers Inc., Rockport, Mass
Best of Watercolors, Vol 3, Rockport Publishers Inc., Rockport, Mass
The Collected Best of Watercolor, Rockport Publishers Inc., Rockport, Mass
International Artist Magazine, Australia
American Artist Magazine, USA
Art Impressions Magazine, Toronto, Canada
Asahi Graph, Japan
Vancouver Shimpo, Vancouver, B.C.
U.S. Art, USA
Décor. USA
Times Colonist, Victoria, Canada
For Women Only, Vancouver, B.C.
The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, B.C.
Viewpoint Magazine, Vancouver, B.C.
Nikka Times, Toronto, Ontario
Watercolour Gazette, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Credits

Listed in Ottawa publication: Artists in Canada, Queen's Printer, Ottawa R750.3N27a2
BVA - Vancouver Public Library
BVAU - University of British Columbia - Library
OONG - National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Elected Signature Member of National Watercolor Society, (NWS), Los Angles, California - one of three Canadians at the time.
Elected Signature Member status (SFCA) of the Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA) - one of 30 making up the Board of Governors of the Federation of Canadian Artists (of approximately 1,500 membership at the time).
Conducted over 100 workshops nationally and internationally
Mural Painting, 17 x 63', Kenora, Ontario.
Mural Painting, 11 x 31 1/2', in Chemainus, BC.
Nominated "Woman of the Year", 1996 and received Ethel Tibbits Award in recognition of achievement in the field of arts in Richmond, BC.

Gallery Representation

The Avenue Gallery, Victoria, BC
Candler Art Gallery, Camrose, Alberta
Harbour Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
Interbell Inc., Tokyo, Japan
Nunamyuuto Gallery, Shizuoka, Japan
Stephen Lowe Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
The Shayne Gallery, Montreal, Quebec

Contacting the Artist

e-mail:kamikura@shaw.ca
Fax: (604) 261-8594
Telephone: (604) 274-2838